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pers of the week preceding those which | % : |

came by the latter. Our people received

English dates of the 17th one tay, and |

Knelish dates of the 10th the next. It |

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The total average attendance is 110.

The books in use are the Royal Series of |

Readers, the Canadian Arithmetic, Camp- | bell’s Geography and Currie’s Grammar. There can be no doubt that the Normal

very letters to bring about this result are | will be admitted that this state of things | School is & very useful institution. There

| auc sige! ; ie | a Minister of the Interior and the Dominion : ‘KEG ULvEeMpPt to Oat <9 at} 9% at" Government 1” —_ A Utven] 4B) sy i u ee 68 bak % 3 ee publie of the advantages of | & wr OURS SE done!- , : the railway for thenextsix months, The = ‘ ’ ‘, Ch’tewr : x ” = . , brought to Mr. Owen hy Mr. Davies’ That Tar EXAMINER may be brought Hips ote : i articled clerk, as though to warn him within th in fut that he may expect the vengeance of the ‘s ° ’ | } ‘ Opposition unless he is so false to the | itp ’ people of this Island as to play into the | If paic. wit! 5 1 hands of the Dominion Government by , } ° . ’ | sl oe keeping the railway closed to the travel- I EXAMINER W \ ' ee +7 a ie. } ( “4 btn wing @ \ ling puvite until next spring, | ment always iz And an. as we h ive said, the work woes & col s ! S . ! orn hrav ly. EK eh duy brings some new i) ) . . 1s development of this plot between the 20 Domin Government and the Loeal Thes W t Opposition. And, throuch all the wiid- Subseribers, whos counts ings and twistings of their sinu us course, cies int al . “a . he gre: ‘sire to injure Mr. Boyd per- Will find it greatiy to their advantage to the great desire ey . ms ;

. a | petually appears. Last week, after his ay up at Once, and commence taking the a ‘ _—" return from an inspection tour, he was ill YXAMINER at advance or club rates i EXAMINER acta ’ _— and worn out, and they found out that he

-=_— om * i . | actually had the audacity to contemplate OUR RAILWAY. i .

WHAT excuse can the Dominion Gov- ernment now offer ? what reason can be given for delaying the opening of our rail- way a single day after it has been ‘handed ever. Read the following telegraphic correspondence

(coPYy.) Scuuensipe, P. E. Island, 30th Noy. 1874, How. A. Mackeyzis, Minister Public Works, Ottawa,

Am prepared to form a Company and take the Prince Edward Island Railway and run it immediately under Dominion Tariff —take all receipts to which Dominion may be entitled for carrying freight, and

without any Government subsidy, and thus |

afford the people of the Island, without delay, all the advantages which a railroad would confer. Answer by telegraph. James C. Porn. (ANSWER—COryY.) Orrawa, Dec. 1, 1874. James C. Porr, Summerside. Government have no suthority to lease Railway. F. Rracy, Secretary.

(COPY ) Ca’town, Dec. 2, 1874. Hox. A. Macxsnzis, Minister Public Works,

Ottawa.

My proposition to take the Prince Ed. ward Island Railway, was meant for a pers manent arrangement, giving ample se- curity for running of road

Jamus C. Pops. And yet the Minister of the Interior is pro- gressing bravely ino his efforts te prevent the opening of the railway this winter. The road between Charlottetown and Summerside has been in good working order for many months. If trains can- not safely be run upon it now, it may be afirmed, without fear of contradiction, Messrs. Schreiber and Burpee are running freight trains for the convenience of tbe farmers who have produce to sell to the shiy pers, But the have issued the

that they never can.

Dominion Government most positive instructions that no pas- sengers shall be allowed to travel by train. At Summerside, a few days ago, that injunction was most strictly enforced, and many were obliged to leave the cars in which they had hoped to have been allowed to reach town. And yet, even in this, the Dominion authorities do not act

impartially. Jt is not every one who is |

ordered from the train. A dispensing power is vested in the Minister of the Interior. His satellites are plentifully

supplied with passes along the line. |

Those whom self-respect prevents from receiving a favor at his hands, may reach their journey’s end as best they can, save only that it be not bytrain. It takes time to appreciate the advantages of being represented in the Cabinet by such a man as Mr. Laird. The process is slow and painful, but we have not fully learned all yet.

Notwithstanding the flourish of trump- ets, which announced the arrival ef the Dominion Agents here,’ we happen to know that their mission, as stated in their credentials, was confined to two points, first, to buy stationery ; secondly, to or- ganize a staff frem such persons as should be recommended. After the stationery had been procured, for a while their du-

ties were restrained within legitimate bounds, But the Minister of the Inter-

ior arrived with instructions to follow a}

eourse, the results of which have not yet been allowed fully to transpire. When he arrived we who have been handed over to him to rule as he likes—the price of his treachery — we expected that his malice against those who have reason to know him only too well, would not long

lie dormant. And so it has been. To}

delay the opening of the railway, to misuse his position as a Cabinet Minister; to embarrass the Local Government, is his great desire. But his bitter feelings do not allow him to stop here down Mr. Boyd, to follow vim with re- lentless vindictiveness, is sot too low for him to stoop to, and he has not shrunk from it. Mr. Boyd’s character as a gentleman, his ability as an engineer, are above suspicion Although in his elec- tion campaign Mr. Laird tried to traduce him, and slandered him, yet, when a mem ber of the Government, he employed Mr. Bosd to prepare the plans and specifica- tions of the Branch line of Railroad, and to superintend its construction. Now, Mr. Laird occupies either horn of this dilemma: either his charges against Mr. Boyd were true or false. If they were true, why was he continued as Govern- ment engineer. If they were false, how ean he explain his present conduct. The Cree Indians, whom he has iately visited, misled by the accidents of his surroundings, no doubt considered that they were treating with an individual not unworthy of the Government he re- presented. Had they seen him and known him as we know him, they would have scouted him from their settlements as a trickster and a8charlatan.

The plan now attemped to be carried out to delay the opening of the railroad until the spring, is being worked out with the connivance and assistance of the Lo- cal Upposition. The office of the Leader of the Opposition is the place where the caucus assembles to lay their plans. We cannot congratulate this gentleman upon the position he has taken in this matter. The Examiner has offended not a few persons by its plain speaking upon dual representation. But in this case we have a dual representative of the worst pos- sible kind. Mr. Davies, the Member for Murray Harbor district in the Local Legislature, is yet identified with the

To houn d |

| going to New Brunswick tor a few days, 'to make arrangements for the removal of |his wife and femily to Ottawa. Will it |be believed, that these conspiritors |who assemble in Mr. Davies’ office, | wrote, demanding that Mr. Boyd should 'be prevented from leaving the Island. | The letter in which this demand was made is a specimen in its way it treats of many subjects, and has been prepared with elaborate care. But it is impossi- ible to read it without being at a loss to | decide which of its characteristics is most } astonishing—its utter untruthfulness or | its irredeemable insoience. We trust | that the Local Government will treat \these schemers as they deserve. Itisa matter of regret that they did not compel | Mr. Swinyard to confine himself to the | purchase of stationery and the organiza- ‘tion of his staff. But they are bound, | and the country looks to them to defeat | this most infamous conspiracy to deprive | the people of the use of the railway until | next spring _-~ - @¢~— Dee e—-———__—_ CERTAINLY! BEGIN AT ONCE!! | CHARLOTTETOWN is somewhere about | the same size that Weimar was when that little German city was ene of the greatest |literary centres of the world; but to | boast that it is of the same bigness, is | the extreme limit to which even our pre- | posterous vanity can push the parallel. | As the little German capital was at one lend of the pole in all the concerns ot | literature, so the capital of P. E. Island is at the other. This struck us forcibly |the other day, when we reflected that,

| hema (he leisure evenings of a long | winter are at hand, we have no society 'where those who are fond of books can | meet and enjoy such genial companion- ship as a common taste creates. Over | the walls of even the once successful De-

bating Club, “ Ichabod ’’ kas been written, and the list of its members has ceased to

exist, even asthe roll of the law which | Jeboiakim the King cut with his penknife.

There was a time, which many amongst us very well remember, when the discus- |

sions of the Charlottetown Debating | Jlub were included in the most agreeable | events of the week. Nearly all our best |

; ; ‘ | speakers found their practice at its meet- |

ings. There was quite an esprit d'corps }amongst its members. The questions |

| considered were often very suggestive of | } thought. |

{ |

Even counting the practice of}

expressing one’s opinions clearly, as very

| little, the benefit arising from having | the mind exercised on reasonable matters | What we | are coming at is this: is there not en—| terprise onough in any one to make nt

| of interest was considerable.

effort to get the debating club in working order? if any one in particular might be expected to take the initiative, may we be allowed to say to the students and younger members of the legal profession, no doubt, “ye are the people.’”’ The proverb says, “‘A word to the wise is | sufficient.’? In this case, however, pro- bubly more than one exhortation may be in order. Might we be allowed to re- mind them that, while with others prac—

pleasure, with them, it may be said to be a case of necessity.

Rouse yourselves, gentlemen, calla meet- ing, elect officers who will attend to their business, and all will go well. Itisa dis- grace to the town that we do not support some society of the kind. If the work is not undertaken at once, we cannot count on its succeeding this winter. Experi- ence has shewn that if people heve not got |} accustomed to look upon an evening as | given to the meeting of the club, early in | the fall, it will be found very difficult to }ensure attendance when the attempt is | made te commence later in the season. | People fall into a regular routine of oceu- pation oramusement. Skating commenc- /es, and some must gotothe rink. Young

men decide at what taverns they will cxr- rouse and make merry the winter even- ings. The legislature, meets and patriot- ism summons all to waste their time in the House of Assembly; or the town gets wakened up on the subject of religion, and the chances of the debating club are as blue as the Bay of Naples. Therefore, learned friends, waste no time, but move in the affair at once and do not doubt for an instant that your efforts will meet with success. Speak to the people on the subject, in a touching voice, as you very well know how, and they will respond. If not we renounce prophecy for ever, and admit that even the prognostications of the press, like the promise of the Domi- niou Government anent the opening of the railway this fall, are likely to prove “false as dicers’ oaths,”

_—_—_ > ¢ eee

THE ENGLISH MAIL,

GreaT dissatisfaction is felt and ex- pressed by our citizens, because the Eng- lish mail—in which many are very much interested—is received here in two differ- ent detachments, and, «8 it were, “ tail end first.’ The cause of this will be explained on application to the obliging Post Office officials. But it is doubtful if the explanation will entirely allay dis— An English mail for Can- ada is, every week, despatched to Quebec ; and it appears that mail matter for this Island always goes with it. Our mails are, therefore, every week carried past our doors to Quebec, and from Quebec they are sent back by rail and steamer to their destination. The consequence is that the papers and letters which leave England on the week on which there is no steamer to Halifax, seldom arrive here till four or five hours, and sometimes four or five days after those which were mail- ed the following week. For instance, a nail was despatched by the Quebec steamer on the 13th ult.; another was despatched by the Halifax steamer on the 17th ult. The latter arrived here first.

satisfaction.

junder the age of sixteen years.

tice in public speaking is a matter of |

is somewhat annoying.

The present arrangement was made with the view of securing weekly, instead of fortnightly, communication with Eng: land, via British ports. This has been accomplished. An English mail is every week reecived at the Post Office in Char- lottetown ; and every other week English |

¢ e | letters and pepere are obt dined in advance }

of the mail via Halifax. For instance, | the mail which left England in the Que- bee steamer on the 20th ult, will proba- bly reach its destination this evening.

The mail whieh left in_ the Halifax

| steamer on the Ist inst., will not arrive |

until Saturday or Monday next. One week we lose four or five hours—some- times more; the next, we gain five or six days. Annoying tantalizing as it is to have our mail mat- ter carried, past our own doors, several hundred. miles away—we do not see how a better one can be adopted until mail steamers ply between Halifax and Liver-

as the arrangement is—

pool every week. In the meantime, per- sons desiring their letters and papers to come only by way of Halifax, would do well to request their correspondents to mark them “ via Halifax.”

2

OUR SCHOOLS.

THE NORMAL sCHOOR.

Tue Normal School is, if we may use the expression, a ‘teacher of teachers.’ It is the place where our schoolmasters and schoolmistresses receive, or are supposed te receive, a special training to fit them for their peculiar duties. Consequently it is an institution of some importance — a place well worthy the consideration of our

people.

It is pleasantly situated near the Prince of Wales College. In connection with its situation, there is a want, which might easily be remedied, ‘to which we respect- fully direct the attention of the Board of Education. It is that of a larger ‘plays ground’ for the pupils. The very great difference between the size of the place for recreation belonging to the College and that belonging to the Normal School is patent to every passersby. We suggest that the fence between the two institutions be carried along tillittaps thefence om Cums berland Street, and that the fence on the eastern side of the Normal School be taken away altogether. If this suggestion be adop~ ted the spacious grounds on the square will be more equally divided, although the

is also nodoubt that it could be improved.

It is somewhat singular that the students —

those whointend to make teaching a pro-~

fession—have no actual practice of the art | at the Normal School. They are simply | crammed,’ if they need ‘cramming,’ so

that they may answer certain stock ques- tions, pass the Board, and receive their

certificates. g@They cannot tell whether

they posseSs the gift of commanding the

respect and attention of young children;

they are not drilled into teaching on any

system; they are not, as far as we can learn, supplied with any books, from which they might glean ideas which would prove useful to them in the practice of their pro- fession. This we submit, is not as it should be. A student ought to be permitted—nay should be required—to hear classes and ex~ amine pupils. His power to maintain order and his ability to impart the know, ledge he possesses to children, should be thorougaly tested. If he is lacking in these respects he should no more be granted a teacher's certificate, than if he lacked the necessary knowledge. The Normal School should mther be a school for training teachers than for imparting education. We trust that this very desirable reform will be made with as little delay as possible. We also trust thatthe Board of Education will lose no time in providing a suitable library for the institution. In one of the unused ante.rooms, there is a vacant book-~ case. We suggest that it be filled with good books on education and the various methods ofimparting education. These, lent out to the students, would have a very beneficial effect. They would introduce light into many dark places of the student’s mind ; and he or she would not, as he or she is now, be sent out to teach utterly ignorant

of the art of teaching. OT

PREMIER MACKENZIE’'S SOLEMN AVOWAL.

We have already, says the Belleville Jn- telligencer, called attention to the hue and cry that wasraised about the spending of $45,000 during the election of 1872 by Sir John A. Macdeonrld, and pointed out that while the Grits were preaching purity, and vaunting in every place their desire to ele. vate the standard of public morality, they were as corrupt as corrupt could be. In connection with this subject, the Citizen has unearthed some of the sayings and do~ ings of the leaders of the Party of Purity,’ showing still farther the hollowness of the pretensions of this Party. In November, 1873, Mr. Mackenzie addressed his con- stituency, when he sought re-election, and referring to the charge of spending money

students at the College will still h:ve the largest half.

‘The Normal School is entered from Kent Street. There is nothing very imposing in the edifice. It is, in fact. very plain. Compared with the fine public shools of Halifax itis insignificant. Although rather small, it answers its purpose tolerably well, It is divided into three principal compart» ments, with one or two unused antesrooms. There are three teachers, viz.:

Mr. Donald Montgomery, Mr. Roche, Miss McKinnon

The first was but recently appointed. He is a young man of retiring disposition, excellent character, and high attainments. Among educators, he has already made his mark. The second, Mr. Roche, is an experienced and successful teacher. Miss

McKinnon is 2 mode! mistress of the Model School. Mr. Montgomery has the general

| superintendence of the Institution. He

acts according to the following regulations which have lately been adopted by the Board of Education, and sanctioned by the Governor in Council :—

1. The autumn term shall commence on the Ist September, and end on the 3lst January The winter term shall commence on the Ist of February, and close on the 30th June. Students shall not be admite ted after the first week in each term, ex- cept by the consent of the Principal, to whom all applications for admission are to be addressed.

2. That no student shall ke admitted Those admitted must produce a certificate of good moral character, dated within at least three months of its presentation, and signs» ed by the clergyman or minister of the religious persuasion with which they are connected.

3; Students must be able, for entrance into the junior department, to read with ease and fluency, parse a common prose sentence according to any recognized auth-~ ority, write legibly, readily and correctly, give the definitions of geography, have a general knowledge of the relative positions of the principal countries, with their capi- tals, the oceans, seas, rivers and islands of the world—be acquainted with the fundamental rules of arithmetic, common or vulgar fractions, and simple interest. They must sign a declaration of their in- tention to devote themselves to the pro- fession of school teaching for a period of at least three years.

4. The Normal School shall be in session five hours each week day during the ses- sion — Saturdays, public holidays, and Christmas excepted.

5. The students shall be regular and punctual in their attendance in their sev- eral classes, and shall, for any case of ab- sence, express to the Principal the cause thereof. Students not present when the roll is called, or who leave any class with- out permission, shall, in the discretion of the teacher, be marked as absent.

6. The students shall give due attention and respect to the teachers, shall act to- wards each other with becoming courtesy, and shall both within and without the in- stitution, deport themselves in a manner be- fitting their future profession as educators of the young.

7. The student shall take every posssible eare of the buildings, furniture, apparatus, grounds and other property belonging to the institution; and damages caused by any student shall be replaced at the ex~ pense of such student.

8. Any student, showing disrespect to a teacher, or discourtesy to a fellow student, shall be admonished and censured by the Principal ; and if persistent in such offence, shall be expelled. Any student guilty of gross immorality, shall be summarily expel- led.

9- Each teacher shall keep a class-roll, which he shall call at the beginning of each lesson—marking absentees. He shall also keep a reward-book, in which he shall ene ter, at each lesson, the merits of each stu— dents’ recitations, and also the absence of proper deportment on the part of any stu~ —, Record marks shall be kept in parts of 100.

10. Two days in each month of the term, beginning with the jlast Thursday in each month, shall be devoted to the work of re- view. On Thursday, the exercises shall be conducted orally on the work of the pre~ vious month ; and on Friday by written ex. ercises on the previous work of the term. The closing review of the term shall be con. ducted wholly as the Principal may deter. mine.

ll. At the close of each term, the Prin- cipal shall report to the Secretary of the Board of Education, for the information of the Board, all matters of any importance relative to the working of the institution ; and in such report he shall present a classi-~ fication, in two grades, of those students who shall have proved themselves entitl. ed to the same,—such classification to be based upon skill in teacaing, coupled with & prompt, courteous, and successful per~ formance of the work of the session.

There are now on the registers of the Normal School the names of one hundred and twenty-three pupils. These are diy vided among the teachers as follows: Montgomery, 41 Roche, 21

The former brought the letters and pa-

Miss McKinnon, 61

at elections, he said in the most solemn | manner :— !

| ‘I declare to you that the entire story is false from beginning to end, that he never spent money on the election. (Great cheer- ing.) Money was contributed to the gens eral fund for the purpose of defraying miscellaneous legal expenses, amounting to between three and four thousand dol- lars. This is the entire amount spent by the Liberal Party at the elections. I make this statemeat on my own responsibility as leader of the Party and am prepared to challenge contradiction. (Great cheering) 1 trust that those who have been intimate with me from my boyhood in this place, will know sufficient of me and my faults not to accuse me of having made states ments that are not correct in fact. (I[m- mense applause.)”’

* This,’ says the Citizen, ‘was the lan- guage of one, who in the innermost recesses of his heart must have been aware that a secret was concealed, for the voice of con- science must have told him that his utter- ances were false, his professions —a sham ! * * Now we desire to still further trace the evidence in so far as Mr. Mackenzie’s statements are concerned from his public utterances and solemn declarations on the hustings to the sworn statements of some of those who assisted in elevating the standard of public morality both in 1872 and 1874. Mr. Mackenzie pledged his boyhood reputaton and his manhood res sponsibility that the story was false, that the Liberals spent no money during the els ections in 1872, and that from $3,000 to $4,000 would mors than cover the expens ditures But Malcolm Cameron, placed in the witness-box, and the word of God presented to his lips, swears that his elec. tion in 1872 cost him from $10,000 to $15,s 009! Herman Cook, in the same position, swears that in the two elections of 1872 and 1874, he expended about $28 000 !— and so on ad libitum. But more, in Janu- ary, Mr. Mackenzie solemnly pledged the country that he would guard against al- lowing bribery and undue influence being exercised at the election—and what do we find? Walker, of London, (VicesPresis dent of the Canadlan Pacific Railroad.) elected on the Radical ticket by an expen~ diture of fully $26,000! H. M. Cook, of North Simcoe, elected by an expenditure of about $10,000! M. C. Cameron, of South Huron, returned bya majority of eighty-two, and paying therefore $10,000! Capt. Norris, of Lincoln, expending $7,000 or $8,000 for a seat in the House of Com~ mons. McGregor, of Essex, squandering $10,000 in corrupting electors. L. Me. Dougall holding Sunday barsroom levee, and paying out $6,000 or $7,000 to carry South Renfrew, Jodoin, in Chambly, re- ceiving $10,000 from Mr. Huntington, President of the Council, and by its ex- penditure carrying the constituency by one hundred of a majority—in fact, a wide~ spread and universal resort to bribery, underhand .nfluence and corruption, in or~ der to sustain aman in power who had vio- lated his werd as a man, tarnished his honor as a Minister of the Crown, and be- t that sacred trust—the people’s ins teré#t — of which he had been so lately made cusiodion. The fact, then, is appars ent—that besides putting Ontario toa cost of nearly $100,000 for legitimate election expenses, the Premier connived at an ex- penditure of fully $100,000 more in corrupt- ing electors, purchasing constituencies and stamping with the brand of falsehood each profession, each promise he made to the Dominion electorate when appealing to the people at the general election in January last. Appeals were made to the election courts, these wholesale bribers and cor, ruptionists were unseated, but in no case yet have they been rejected by the men whose votes they had purchased for five years, and in no case have the followers of Mr. Mackenzie failed to renominate them when their election seemed at all within the realms of probability. It has long ceased with the radicals to be a question of intellectual power, social position, repus tation, character or merit ; the only stand. ard is—has he money ?—will he rote the straight ticket in the House ?—will he be a party slave? Those ree answered to the satisfaction of Mr. Mackenzie—re. putation, merit, honesty, intellect, are swept to the winds, the sound Ministerial hack receives the preference, and with that preference the entire Radical yote. We ask the electors to weigh well these facts, te compa Premier's fulsome riagerers with his professions and actions ; is statements with the sworn evidence given before a court of law, and then to ask themselves candidly, seriously—Is this

| signation.

1 ed to the “enate and House of Commons, | praying for examination and improvement

CORRESPONDENCE,

CASCUMPEC AND ALBERTON,

To the Editor of the Examiner. Sir,-Your friends in this part of the Is- land are cbliged to you for the notice it has received in your widely circulated paper. They would observe, however, that the name of ‘Cascumpec,’ which your correspondent prefers to ‘ Alberton,’ has always belonged to a district, and has, I believe, an Indian signification. Alberton was known as Caseumpec (ross Roads, uns til its inhabitants adopted its present des

The name of Cascumpec is still retained by the |’ay and Harbor; and it is | to the latter I would call your attention, | In the last Session petitions were present- | as well with regard to the local trade as to its capabilities as a harbor of refuge. We do not expsct much from ‘ The powers that be,’ but we did expect that some notice would have been taken of those petitions, and that information would have been sought for from ship owners and masters of vessels frequenting the Port.

Iam, &c,

Quis. Cascumpec, Nov. 30, 1874.

MISCELLANEOUS. Oe ie i i i i i i i il The Governor of Macao is dangerously ill.

The Chinese have acceeded to every de- mand of the Japanese,

Reports from Rome state that the Pope is perfectly weil.

Itis probable that Von Arnim’s trial wil be postponed till January,

The Viceroy of Canton is dead ; also the Governor of Clum Kiang.

Field Marshal Von Roon, the German Minister of War, is seriously ill.

The Episcopal Church at Sheet Harbor was destroyed by fire on Sabbath, the 22nd Nov,

The Coolie traders at Macao are roiting, being angry at thesuppression of the traffic by the Government.

Castelar has been appointed commission~ er to represent Spain at the centennial exs hibition in the United States.

William James Lamport, of the well known firm of Lamport & Son, Liverpool, died at his home on the 22nd ult.

Two individuals were caught smuggling in London the other day, who really ought to have got scot free, if only for the charm- ing ingenuity of their excuse They had smuggled some cigars, and said they were going to Africa, and they bought the cis gars as a present, and being afraid they would be injured by the long voyage, they laid them nice and flat under the false bot~ tom of the box.

A Calcutta correspondent tells a story of what occurred at adinner table there a few weeks since. ‘ihe party were discussing a dish of boiled duck and oyster sauce, an extraordinary combination which I never heard of before, but there is no accounting for tastes. One of them took a large mouthful of oyster sauce, and felt two hard substances in it. At first he thought they must be shot, but on examination they were found to be pearls, worth abont ten rupees each.

A large number of the leading Freema- sons of London went to Stratford«on-~Avon recently to join the members of the Bard of Avon Lodge in a visit to Shakespear's tomb, and to unveil a memorial window. Stratford Church, according to Dr. Collis, stands in need of restoration ; and, at the luncheon which followed, Mr. Parkinson, the Grand Deacon of the Grand Lodge of England, expressed his belief that this want had only to be made known and the work would be carried out by the English people.

A New York telegram of the 29th ult., reports: The first year of [weed’s im- prisonment expires today. His counsel, believing the sentence of twelve successive terms of one year each illegal, will, it is said, within a day or two, apply for a writ of habaes corpus to bring Tweed before the courts to have the sentence reviewed. He is expected to be brought form Blackwell's Island by Wednesday or Thursday. In case of a failure of the application, a bill of ex- ceptions is said to be ready to present to | the Appelate Court.

A Newcastle N.B., despatch to the St. John Telegraph reports—‘** John Lane, who some time ago attempted suicide at Chats ham. by cutting his throat, started ona ramble through the country back of Chats ham on Saturday last, in a perfectly nude condition. He stripped off his clothes in the vicinity of the Wes'eyan burial ground, where they were found and identified. After a lively chase John was brought to | bay, having in his hand a halter with a chain attached, with which it was suppos. ed he intended to hang himself. After receiving an addition to his attire, John was taken home bythe three men who pursued him. He is now said to be in an idiotic state, the effect of unlimited in- dulgence in ardent spirits.”

Von Mortk’s Hants or Lire.—A French tourist in Germany gives an account of Von Moltk’s daily life in the coumtry. The chateau and village belonging to the old Marshal are situated in Silesia, where they lie amid fertile lands diversified by pleasant scenery. The dweiling house is more spacis ous than elegant, its whitewashed walls and green shutters making it look like the property ofsome peasant suddenly grown rich, Its solitary owner rises regularly at five, warms his coffee, which is prepared over night, on a lamp fed by spirits of wine, and then goes out immediately into the park. His meditative airas he walks up and down alleys, his closely shaved face weil furrowed with wrinkles, his stiff black, long coat and slouch hat, gave him the air of some old Luthrean minister preparing his Sunday sermon. At seven the Marshal commences a general round of inspection through the stables, granary, mills and dis- tillery until he arrives in the orchard where he loves to linger, knife in hand, now prun-~ ing some unruly branch, or anon removing dead twigs. At ten he breakfasts on a bowl of soup or a glass of wine, with a slice of bread and butter. Then he runs through his correspondence. Walking ‘follows, or a drive to visit some neighbor, and the res turn does not take place until eight o'clock for tea. On Saturdays alone he abstains from work, but after going to chureh he spends the remaining hours among his workmen and laborers in pious readings, for he is sincerely religious. Often at night he visits his wife’s tomb, which is concealed by a row of cypresses, on a hillock in the park. She died on the Christmas night of 1868. She was young and charming; and they appear to have been tenderly attached to each other, although he might have been her father. Whenever he arrives at his seat, his first care, prior to entering the house, is to go and pray at her grave.

_ Promiscuovs.—Mrs.Alice Robinson, of Wille lamston, in the county of Annapolis, and Province of Nova Scotia, deposeth and saith thatin the year 1840, she was fearfully and distressingly afflicted witha combination of of complaints, which altogether rendered her almost entirely helpless, during which time she was treated by one of the ablest phy- sicians residing in the County, and part of the time by two physicians for about a year, and still was not sensible ofany material benefit orrelief. And after a time she was recom- mended to a medicine at that time prepared by Mrs. Gates, of Wilmot, which in an in- credibly short time acted like a charm upon her whole system, and she was entirely cured ofall her various difficulties and complainst, and remained, as she considered, a sound and healthy woman for about twenty-five vears.

Mrs. Robinson further states, that in the autumn of 1869, she was taken ill, and was under the doctor’s hands all winter, and in the spring ensuing she was taken with a most obstinant and distressiug cough, which the doctor was unable to cure. She was also afflicted with piles and othertroublesome com- plaints. atlength she resolved to apply to Dr. Caleb Gates for assistance and help, and soon found them all yielding to the power and influence of his justly celebrated medicines, and says she is now completely cured of al! those various difficulties, through the kind- ness of Dr. Gates, and the efficacy of his most excellent medicine.

Mrs. Avice Roprnson,

Sworn to at Williamston, this 9th day of February, A. D. 1872, before me,

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B* AUCTION, at the subscriber's Sales Room,

ON Wednesday, the 9th instant, AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. 25 cases Women’s Felt & Rubber OVER SHOES, 25'boxes ) 50 halfdo + FIGS, 26 drums 50 quarter boxes Large RAISINS. FENTONN T. NEWBERY.

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A Selection of SACRED MUSIC will be Z% given in Sr. PETER'S SCHOOL- ROOM, TUESDAY Evening, the 32nd Dec., commencing at 8 o'clock.

Tickets 25 cents, to be had at the door. Ch’‘town, Dec. 7, 1874.

APPLES. APPLES.

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and for sale st the lowest figures possible,

1,000 Barrels Apples!

ex steamers from Montreal, Boston, and Halifax, specially selected for WINTER. KEEPING. b@™ Orders from the trade solicited. A. McNEILL, Auctioneer. Ch’town, Dec. 7, 1874.—tf

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By order of the Board,

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