-

oo

ssatistaction and discord Jn “d States many parents are “State Schoola,”’

cause Of UNCEASING d Ireland and the Un

compelled by law to pay for

which thet do not patronize, and com pele d by cenecience to pay fer Distinct Schools,” to which they send their children Others, again,

Nova Scotia, can

frequently done Ww and convert a

»of the law paper mtlo @ one of all the eehaela in

tially dewominational; many

aly Phia uw, of course, eo far it has precluded the achools, aud

as travene the intent *State School” o School" in fact. N thie province is jud of them are practic againet the law ; bul eitpense of maintal saves MANY peepie

tax ever and above

al purposes. Phe learned Doctor

axsumes that the Cily ot Halitax is ty where the tthe law .@ preserve d while ite epirit ie violate There are other sections in thi province suntlarly situ ited, and as the population mere crease in preportic Phe Ball will remedy the diserepaney all lawe should, euch popular tendencies as can net be curbed withe

« Dutinet

ng separate be maepesifivn of conscience % annual lewy tor educating ' ainerror it te the ently loca

words « several

ir number w in Hon. Mr Flynn's

and recognize as

asses, the

it Vielating conecienee

Toe Rew. De Cramp mainutame that exieting echeole are net “godless.” i maintam that i apite of the law, and net in

they are not, it te i virtue of it. Our lem in every form f tranity in practice i* eithre nething Gut an emp!y fame at all, be must believe in a specified number of articles; and eur law, by excluding the mnculce tien ef any and every form of specified articles, excludes Christianity altegether. It availa little te request a teacber to Incule ate the precepts of religion if thease very precepts constitute a peculiar form of religion, and he dare net inculcate any peculiar form Ae well ask bin to teach the alphabet, and forbid bim at his peril to whteper the name of a single letter from @ te zt, vowel or conesnant. He ia requested to teach religion and avoid tems, and yet |! be essay in any imaginable manner te teacn if, (hat manner Will ef her coin eide with seme preexisting ism, ur form & lew ts of hie own invention

Tre Unitarnan re«

tional wn the echool roam Chra r devominationalism ot

aw excludes denomina

It one be a Christian

uisee in the Saviour of men a mighty prophet at the most: the Catholic bows before bie divinity, and acknowledges in long series of dogmas Hie utterances all equally sacred, ene with another. iletween (he (wos vast space of intermediate greund ie eecupied by other de- ne ninations, differing accerding as they appreach wearer, or diverge wore Temolely from eitter of theee two extremes If one teach the minimum ot religion, he toculcates an tem, that of a Deist or the Unitarian; if the maximum, that of the Reman Catholic, if anything tmtermediate, he lighte on some intermediate ison ; aad outside ot iams he would be outside of Christianity iteelt, by being outeide of anv and every ferm it haa been made te assume Exclude all the tas, and yon exclude all Christiauvity, for it doce not exist except in the shape ef some rs. Our law, and every law that sel.des denominationalism, are phereture * g. divas,” | { by being “godless” ie meant the prohibition of religious teaching. The Hon, Mr Fiyen’e bill, eo tar ae it will be effective, will remedy thie evil also; and the reproach will be removed, that we, a Christian people, have scbools that are athe atic.

The length of thie letter preventa me saying mere than a word on the teral aspects of our schoel-iaw Morality mast be based on relignen Ii it ie not eo based, tC existe only ae an titation —agrim caricature It will reset ou secondary motives, net en the deep religious impressone that have their reet in the conscience. Such inerality as that may keep @ cautious villian out of the penitentiary, or clothe a sly hypecrite with gfonveotienal sanctity; but as it dees uot awaken religious conivetions. it will add little to the ag- gregate stock of iuterior worth that gives beauty | te individual life, and to seciety its perennial sta bility.

la my next letter | will show that the learned Deetor’s objections to the Hon Mr Flynn's bill are either comparatively unimportaat. or wholly irrelevant; that, in (act it will be attended prac- tically with nene of the ineouseniences he imagines, Add te this, that only by passing it or ® similiar measure inte law, can liberty of con ecience aud freedom of education be secured ; and i is evident that every reasen exists for ifs favor able comeideration in the vest seasion ef the pro vincial perliament. Lhe jaw virtually asserts that ech subjects are uot freemen. | Alas the reproach |*

present

&c., J. Cameron, D. D

ure,

Arichat, Dec. 19, 1°63 ‘i enggiliaiaaaiiata =e OUR GENERAL POST OFFICE

Is no credit to the Inu fact we should

ilearn that Her

iluny. It is not one quarter

an’s Hy

all teel ashamed of it.

na spacious as “Jom All tel at the

Unpe.” This ia saying much; but it is no ex- aggeration. Itis asecond * Black hole,”* ard if the “powers that be’ were desirous of

shortening the existence of four criminais in a

very quiet way, perliaps no method would be

more effectual than that of incarcerating them in our “‘ Post Office’ for ten or twelve hours aday. We believe that all our citizens agree

with us on this point, and therefore it would be time lost to prove what every one admits Within a few deaths of the two heads of the Postal Depart-.

that their untimely and

months we have recurded the ment, and we believe damented demise may be, with justice and truth, attributed to the dis rraceful dungeon in which they had to perform their laborious duties. Too more civil and accommodating officials we have never met than Messrs Owen and Byrne, and we question whether their superiors can | be found in the entire think that two such valu-

Government staff. It is, then melancholy to able lives should be cut short by the supine- ness and negligence of the proper authorities We don't blame any man or party in particu- lar ; should rectify it without delay.

any suitable, well-aired, eommodious building for

bet if a Government has a conscience it Matters can- nat remain as they now are longer, <A a Post Office should be immediately rented

until a new building for the special purpose gan be erected. Nothing less will satisfy pub- tie feeling.

Besides the building, the Postal ‘System’’ must be changed. No public department gives We don’t

There should be more

£9 litjle satisfaction to the publie. blame the officials, delivery boxes, or ‘‘boles,” if you prefer the ex- pression. [t is absurd to suppose that the popu jation of Charlottetown and the surrounding eountry can be served through one. The custom now is, when @ mail is being ‘‘made yp”’ no let- ters or papers are distributed. This must be remedied. Thig is not done, we believe, in any n the world. If the work

js the Post Office is too much for four officials

other civilized city

we would gay appoint another, and if five will not be capable of doing the necegsary work, appoint a sixth. and done promptly too.

The work should be done But we believe that | four emart officials, when they shall have a proper opportunity, will do the work of the Post Office to the satisfaction ot the pudlic The Office is, we believe, opened at 8 a’ clock,

a. m., and closed at 7 o'clock, p,m. There i¢ great room for improvement here. In Hali-|

fax and other places, the office hou:s are from | We are of the di ‘cided | Opinion that the Assistants in the Post Cffice | are shamefully remunerated for their services. Messrs. McDonald and McKenna do as much

work, we think, as Mr. McLeod, and yet they receive only half hie salary. They should re- rewe £150 or £200 each, per annum. We) > have more to say on thia aubject, but perhaps | ¢hese hints will suffice for the present. concluding, however, we will call attention to

5 a.m , to 9.30 p.m

Before |

# aoterious abuse which must be remegied im-| yaediatelys We allude to the custom of letting Tom, Dick, and Harr y into the Sanctum of the Utlice. in the city who can gv into @ room through a §* key-hole.”” Whether such ia the ease or not the officials of the Pust Office can easily take effectual meagures to preyent ‘loafers’? of his stamp from reading wewgpapers or examining | letters in their oflice. The shuse to which we allude has arisen, we think, jn 4 great measure, | from the good nature of the officials ; but that!

is no reason why it should not be insenediatels|

discontinued. |

it is said that there is a certain person |

}Goveraorship of the Colony would,

city a member of the i $825

'good wishes of our friends.

From the “Islander.” MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY OF LATE MR. WHELAN.

At a meeting held in the Market Hall on Hon. James Warburton in the

for the purpose of raising funde for the

THE

Tuesday last, Chair, erevtion of a Monument do the memory of the late Hon Eo Whelan,

the support of his Widow and only sen, the fol

and to contribute tewards lowing Resokitions were submitted aud agreed i

1. Maved by the Hon. Mr. by the Hon Joseph Hensley,

‘Thata C an Executive ¢

Tiowlan, seconded Attorney General—

ommittee of nine be ted, as with power to appoint

append ‘ommiltee,

others throughout the Island, fer the purpose of precuring ubseriptions en behalf of the widow ind orphan of the late Hon EF Whelan, as well

‘ta auitable Monument to bis memery Owen Connolly, eq. Hon, P. Hon. Mr. Haythorne How. Mr. Haviland,

ua to eres viz: Col. Gray, Walker, len Mr How/’an Andrew Mitchell, Exq.,

Hon Joseph Hensley, and the Hon. James Warburton.” 2. Moved by the Hon. Mr. Hensley, seconded

by the Hon Mr. Haythorne,—

‘Phat the Ce money tor the foregoing pur pose, future meeting,—one half of the sum se collected to be funded tor an annuity to the widow, and the balance (except £50, for the benefit: and education of the child) to be appropriated to the erection of a suitable Monument,”'

womittee be requeated to colleet

and report at a

The following letter was read by the Chairman To THe CuatrmMan, &, &e, Xe.

Sirn.—TI much regret that a severe bronchial attack, which has confined ime for the last ten

days, w'l! prevent my attending your meeting to-day. When the notice was brought to my house, some days since, by a distinguisied mem-

ber of the Liberal Party, requesting my name should be signed to it, L assure you, | acceded to hia desire with the ulmost sincerity. minent member of the Couservative Party, and politically opposed to Mr. Whelan ter the period of eight years, during which time | held a seat in the House of Assembly, out as an object of virulent attacks iu the eolumus of the * Examiner” newspaper, of which he woe the proprietor, [ would be wholly wanting in that bigh sense of justice and tair play with which Lever wish to treat those with whem 1 may differ, olitieally or privately, it Ll now retrained from bearing willing testimony

either p

to the zeal, untiring energy and fidelity with which, for nearly twenty yeors, Mr Whelan gave

hia time and talents in the service of his adopled country, Phe people of this Island are under a heavy lead of obligation te hin, and his metery eheuld be held in vratetul respect, i ouly tor twe te the accoempliskinent of which he devoted himwedt—the Education and Land Pur- chase Acta —which, bowever capable of improve ment, will alwaye staud amid Colony, reflecting the highest credit upon those who initiated them. Privately, [ had seareely any acquaintance with Mr. Whelan, but | never heard, vor do IT beliewe he could be truthfully eharged with having, under any ameunt ol popular clamour, proved untrue to hia honestly recorded convictions. [ have been somewhat surprised that the Legislature have not taken up this question on public grounds, instead of leaving the triends of the deceased the task of inter esting private individuals ou this behalf; and, although | bave no desire te enter inte com- parisors.~—ner indeed, can it for ene moment

treasures,

the archites of this

be expected that a very emall and poor Colony, |

such as ours, should attempt to imitate or rival

the liberality of a powerful and wealthy country | In & proportionate | example trem the conduct of the| people of the neighboring Dogynion in the tribute |

—yet I am of Opliion Wwe may, degree, take

they paid te the memory of statesman, Mr. D' Arey Meee ; Dope The result of your meeting will be such as shall continee every man among ue that bonest and taithtul serviees te our common country wall never be lost sight of by a graieful people. lam, Mr Chairman, Your eb't. servant, JOUN HAMILTON GRAY.

their lustrous and | earnestly

Inkerman H. use, Jan. 12, 1369, -—_—- ° SIR ROPER! HODGSON

the Colonial Office, we Najesty hus been pleased to coufer honor of Knighthood upon the Hon. Robert Hodgson, Administrator of the Government. This mark of Royal favor is well deserved, and we are sure all cl; this $s community will liment th

By a desputeh from

the

vracetul Islander, whose ong-tried fidelity in the public service, ined with all the character of the Christian gentleina , come mands universal contidesce and respect, [Twenty three Atturney General of the

appreciate the com thus paid tuo an com- which adorn the

yraces

years

Island, eleven years President of the Leyis!a tive Council, twenty-two years a member of the Executive, seventeen at the head of our

judiciary, and now for the second time Ad. winistrator of the Government, few public men in British Amecica, can look back upon a more varied and career than the venerable Knight. In the lifetume of the iate Chiet Justice Jarvis, Sir Robert temporarily filled that eminent jurist’s place ' the Bench, and afterwards became his suc cessor. We hope that the appointment which he now holds, may be followed by promotion His

successtut

upon

a corres elevation to the we are

ponding

sure, g.ve general s.tisfaction

Sir Robert Hodyson was born jn Edward Island. Hise father, the Hon. Hivdsson, a native of Cumberland, England, was speaker of the House of Assembly in chia from 1806 to ISI1 On the mother’s he is a grandson of the late Col. Robin- son, a loyalist of Scotch desce:t, who distin- guished himselfin the American Revolution: APY Var. Sir Robert was educated in the Academ- ical department of King’s College Windsor, of which Dr. King was President; he studied law in Halifax with Hin. Simon Bradstreet Robie, then Solicitor General and Speaker of the H vuse of Assewbly of N va Scotia, and alter- wards Master of the Kolis in that Province; was admitted to the Bar of Nova Scotia ard ?, E. Island in 1819; elected by his House of Assembly in 25; appointed Attorney and Advocate General in i824: made Surrogate and Judyze ot Probate the same

Prince Robert

Colony,

side,

native

As a pro

end oftentimes singled |

SUPREME COURT.

The Hilary Term of the Supreme Court for Queen's County was opened with the usual formalities on Tuesday last, His enor Judge Peters presiding, The following compose the Grand Jury :—Jobnd foreman; Robert Nay, J. Alexander Ross, Colin Holua, J aun s Peake, l he aus Dodd, \ifred LePage, Wiluainm Weeks, Samuei| Match, Joseph Kenne dy,A lexander Kobertson, John doh ston, J. B Pollard, JB. Stewart, George Douzlass, and J. Stordy, squires,

| His Houor Judge Peters, in his charge to the Graud Jury, siated that the Criminal Calendar but that -here were which would | atatal case of stab- attempt to shoot with yrievous bodily Ihe pwn the law, as applicable cuses, t'e Judze informed them that t was their duty, as the Grand Tu quest of the C to present any parties whom they might individually know to be wuilty of any flayrant breach of the Jaws of the in order that all such payties mide tag | be brought to aud suitably punished It was also their dyty to en juire and ade Judic red violauion of | the License laws that might be brought before | them nomiiatigu of | suitable persons to act as Feuce Viewers and | Constabies throuzhout the ( ‘ounty for the ene| | suing twelve mouths, comprised the principal! | matters to which they were expected, as Grand | to direct their attent.on.

ventlemen ive, Msquire, Burrett Co per, Donald Paliner, Wiliam Swabey,

was lisht, two

cases of a very serious nature

come before them,—one and another au Intent to kill or ao some

After laying d

to these

bing,

jury learned

ou ity,

country, justice ’ nto ‘ate upon all cases of alle

These matters, with the

J urors, |

} On Monday last the Grand Jury found true | sills avainst Edward Gay and George Dowey the former for shooting, with intent to kill, and the latter for murder. <A true Bill has| also bees found agaiast Georze Lund .for shoot- | ing a horse, the preperty of James Taylor, St. Peter's Island.—ZJsé. ° -—+e- oe - For the Examuuer

AN ADDRESS TO THE CITY FATHERS |

I would be a teetotaler!

I woul i, indeed I would!

The Jimpid spring | much prefer— i'd drink itit L could.

I take my beer

I take my wine— Ltake IDY Spirits Loo

But oh, itis no wish of mine—

What can a fellow do! i From that jutenxieating bowl | With herror still J ehrink— j I fowthe strony fiquors, on my soul! |

Bat then a ebap wust drink.

Oh nothing I to my lips we ie t then, pure s Just the thing | That Ll cau never get! |

, but the pure rietad set, Wile!

, pure spring

The wellsin towa my barrels fill And when I turn the tap, The « which these distil A dog Would scarcely lap.

leweut

Just leave it for a day unstirred

Within a bottle clean—

You ll find next morn the glass is farred |

With sediment of green. i

Now Doctor Jenkins says ‘tis bad,

And with all filth is teeming,

fheretore the Mayor, they say, has had

Jt analysed by Leeming Bat cloacina’s wand bas sure PuMp't in onr wells primeval, And made what once was good and pure A NkCEssaky evil,

That ever I this water bad Ceuid use, ‘twere vajn to hope; j Lt might be useful if lL uad by chance a mile oseope, What lote of animalcule Would without doub* previ nil— | Like »« while some might be | The image of a whale.

Orplotie some

| I wor ald be a teetotaler, } From wine and beer wo nid shrénk, { | Pure water | would tar prefer, Bul cannot pet to drink. | F.U.N. ~~ —— + >

kee W 6 oniie rstand that the case of Dowey, for murder, will Come up for bearing to-mor-

isses in|

ow. —— -_—_ - — UNION BOAT CLUB Ata meeting meld at Head Quurters, (Wm M Donald's) Queen Street. on Friday evening ust, Jan. Lath, it Was resolved to term a Boat Cinh. te be called “ The Union Boat Clab of Charlottetown The followjng gentlemen were | appointed officers of the Club, viz, Ber) Davies jr Esq. President. J. bk. White, kusq., vice do SS. Lee Treasnrer and Secretary, | Wm. Medonald, Assistant do 4*ommittee of Management, — Meesra Jolin MeKinnonu, Lsmnel Philips, Samuel Martin, Jola

Sentener, Jun, 1S,

and John Lewis [sos. 8 S.4.¥8 Sceretary, > =_-.

CONVENT EXAMINATION —A few days ago, the Pupils of the Congregation de Notre Dawe underwent a searching examination in English Grammar, Rhetoric, History, Geography, the Use of the Glober, Natural Philosophy, and General Intermation One of the gentlemen who dis- charged the task of Examiner, expresses to us his satisfastreon at the result. He had never visiied the Convent before. and was unacquaint ed with the particular lestone whieh the young ladies studied —The questions propesed, there- tore, were vot selected from any of the clasa- hooks in use in the Convent: yet. rotwithetand- lig this fact, the anewerr, in aivet cases were given with a readiness and aecuracy truly eur- prising Difficult probleme on the Terrestial Globe were accurately solved, and the auswers to the questions proposed in Natural Philosophy and Science showed that the curriculum or course of instruction adopted by the Convent was based upon a solid foundation upon which the lighter accowplishments of a finished edu- cation for ladies wight be safely built. We re- gret that we were net present on the oceasion ,

but we hope to have that privilege extended to us at some future time.— Her. j j - <--> <> -e o————___—_.

Catuotic YounG Mex 8 Laterany [nstiteotTe — The Catholic Young Men of Charlottetown, feeling the necessity of re-oryanizing the * Catholic! Young Men's Literary [istitute,’ met for that purpose in St. Andrew's Hal], an Weduesday evening last, the 3th inet, whea the following yentlemen were elected as oilice-bearers for the eleusyhy year:

year; became a member Hos. 1). Breoan a of the Executive and Legislative Councils in| Rev. A. MeDouald : eo | 129; President of the Lezisiative Council in! - oe one -“" President,

1340; acting Chief Justice during Mr. Jarvis’s | -- Reilly, Fog. ice do

' J ° aoe sa W. C. Grant, 2d do do.

absence in L841; on the introduction ot Res- John S. O'Neill, Treasurer,

ponsible Government in 1851, he resigned Daniel McDonald, Secretary -

every public office, except that of Surrovate Managing Commitiee- -Mesare. H. MelIn: vre,

and Judze of Probate, which he held until 1852, when the party to whom he was political- ly opposed, offered him the Chief Justiceship; in 1553 received the appointment of Judge ot the Vourt of Vice Admiralty ; in 1865, during the absence of Lieut. Governor Dundas in | England, was Administrator of the Govern- ment, and now avain occuypnes the same res-

ponsible position under similar circumstances, |

To receiye, in the evening of his days, this

}mark of Her Majesty’s appreciation of his |

services, must be a source of geatification ta | the recepient, while the public regard it as a fitting reward for his industry as a politician, his integrity as a judge, his prudence as an ad

| ministrator, and his auth as a private gentle- | Man. | a}l shades of ojnnion, we beg to congratulate | Sir Robert on the honor which has been con- |

in common with our fellow citizens of |

ferred upon him, and hope he may long live to enjoy it-— Jaf. i - —t— ee

THE EXAMINER.

ee

M. Blake, J. Walker, H.- G O'NeillandJs Bvyrne. The IJnstitate will open in St. Andrew's Tall, on Wednesday evening next, the 20th inst.. when seweral addregses, int terspersed with music, will be wiven. | Admiseion—Ge entlemen 9d; Ladieg’ compliment- | ary. Doors open ut7 o’cloe ic, to commence at 8,

Daniel McDonatn, Sec'y. Jan. 14, 18:9. i

McKenna, C. Qairk,

sm Oe

| °

Government Notices.

| His Honor the Adonunistrator of the Govern- /mentin Council has been pleased to wake the | | following appointments, vis : |

Allan E McDougall, E-quire, to be a Com-| missioner of the Court fur the recovery of Small | | [pebis, at Charlottetown, in the place of the Honorable Daniel Brenan, resigned.

| Andrew Mitebell, Eequire, to be a Commie-

siever af the Court tor the reeovery of Swali

| Debts, at Charlottetown, in the place of Jobo

| Trenaman, Esquire, deeeased.

Mr. Edward Grant, of Townahip No, 50, to be |

a Commissioner of the Court for the recovery of

| Smatl Deota, eatabliahed for Towushipa Nos. 43,

| 49, and 50, in the place of Allan E. McDougall, |

We have lately received many kind and en-| £ squire.

éouraying letters from friends in all parts of

the country, but the pressure on our space prevents us from inserting them. We feel very grateful, and our efforts shall continue to he directed to secure a coutinuanece of tlhe The ExaMInen is second to no Weekly Paper ou the Island, and we hope that ali our Subscribers will as sist us, by their punctuality in paying up the

jamount of their subscriptions, to keep up the | high character which it has once more gained

for itself. Many friends are urging us to make it a semi-weekly. We are not how ? repared fur that ; to give every Batisfaction to those who are giving g us such warm encourage ~

_ - >> —- +--+

TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS

Our Travelling Agent, MR. CAREY, will call upon our patrons to the Kast. ward, during the present monty. We

trust they, one and all, him the amount due us. 2. =

We understand tha, gohn Andrew Mee | Donald, Esqrs, has ‘been appointed Post- g

will cheergubiy pay

master General of thig Island, in the place of the late Thomas Qwen, Ksq.

The Cheapest and Nicest Bonnets are bought at Fatconer & Patrick’s, South Side Queen Square,

but we hope inthe meautime ta be able!

| DANIEL.

edgar Craawell. Exquire, to be a Commissioner | of the Court for the recovery of Swall Debts, at} Saint Eleanor’s, in the place of Johu Haszard. Esquire, resigned.

Honorable George Beer, to be a Member of the Board of Education, in the place of the} | Hon. Charles Jeune, LL. D., soeignea

“ae

|‘ youNG MEN'S CHRIStIAN ASSOCIATION,

| At the Annual Meeting of the Young Men’s| Christian Association, held on Monday evening, | _ the Ilth inst, the following were elected,office bearers for the year 1869;

President —W B Dawson, Esq.

Vice Presidents, —Hon. Josep lkeueler, William Hoard, David Laird, James DesBrisay, J. W. More Fison, aod J W Pickgsd, E-guires.

Secretary —K. W. Sprague.

"‘Treasurer.—H J. Cundall, Eq. |

Commitee —Thomas De:Brisay, J.D Mason, Le; G. MeNeitt, Kebert Toombs, Joh 1 Soutt, 4 resb.) ‘Thomas Pic kard, Charles Palmer, L Beer, Erquires, Hon. it. J. Calibeck, ~ ily Davies, Awbrose Brown, Jolin Keunedy, Esquires. | Labrary and Rom Committee —William Full, Erq., Me W F Dawson, Mr UH. Tremain.

The 5 cretary aud Treasurer's Keporte for the past year, will be submitted to the puviic in a few

days. | B. M. Srxacue, See’y. | Ch’town, Jan 15, 1869. hae

'

\** Whether wae Borne i

| Dee

| Suuomerside lina WNW. gale j}the wheelhouse and wheel,

be the | bowsprit, | dumuye to the bows

| Esq

| Charlottetown, by Archdeacon Read,

| Infaatry, aged 57 years } native of Coventry, England, and for some yeare | past a resident of this place.

Do Sere el ali ea ee ds to Se) me Oe a es i to 1Us | Shingles, par Mh .0c 00 ssc cos cece cvee 108 to Lie Sundries. may O0P C8... s,s on seok coke ceee » 70s to S8e | SER, POF OWE.200 0006 cece cvce sees secceesses Me I os dds bbks ces seeccee BORO Ulover Seed per Ib......... O10 cece coe cece noue |

We have seldom seen a Gner display of tallied | Dress Materials than that exhibited by onr friend | Konent Youxe. They consist of ap almost end lews variety of Fancy Dresses, trom 104d per yard | upwards, Coburge in abaneas every shade and | quality, Winceys, good and heavy, from Id per | yard. French Meringses, in all the lending e plore, | very cheap — Prints from 8d per yard wery good, | and nice Ginvhams from 9d. Ladies would do wel! to make a note of this,

} _—-~

CHARLOTTETOWN DEBATING

On Friday evening last, the Report of the | Executive Committee for the past year was read and adopted. The question tur the evening — ron the greater | Poet,” was opened by Mr . Hall, and after | a very interesting and Sea . a bate, was de- | cided in favor of Byron, by a small majority.

After the debate was close djthe Hon George W. Howlan addressed the Club on the subject of = Whelan Memorial, Ile suggested to the meeting, the propriety of giving @ special entertainment, under auspices of the Club.the proceeds of whic | should be handed to the Comittee having charge of that memorial, as a special sybacription frou | the Club. The euggestion wae cordially received by the meeting, and the Counnittes was requested to taken such mesures to Carry jt wut as bhey should deem best.

The question for Friday evening next, the 22d inst. willbe ** J the character of William the IIT. | werthy of our aduration.”” To be opened by | ’ RK. FuizGerald

CLUB

F. L. Haszarp, See’y eee = s ee Arrivals at Georgetown. ENTERED. Dec. 28—Seli Amateur, Hobbs, Halifax, flour Octaya, Loyie Bay Islands, ber Jan 5~

Marygavet, Hylward, Nova Scotia, bal. CLEARED

Elizabeth ,———Sonris, bal 30—

Brig Fanny Gordon, MeLaren, Pe

oats. $i—Sch Jane, McCormack, Sonris. |

bal Octavia, Hlobbs, Boston, oule and fish.

Janu. 3—Meurietta, Goff turvips

28—Sech

Shipping Intelligence.

By Cable to Peake Bros. & Co —Arrived at Queenstown, Hilena. Loudon, Tassoand Amphion. |

By Cable to Peake Bros & Co.—Dee 20, ar rived George H Peake, at Queenstown, 16 days Evelyu at Plymouth.

Swansae, Dec. 10,—Arr. Richmond Bay. avenstown, Dec 13—William & Annie Newport, Dee —Ship Eliza eth Yeo, Scott, pat in at Milford, Dee I1, sailed 13th put back loth | By Cable Despatch to Mr. P. Hyn !man.—Arriv- | ed at Waterford, oa the 7th jnst., burque, Roval | | Alfred. 14 days from Cuayso, the quickest passage | of the sexson Report of the Barque Undine, from Prince | Edward Island at Queenstown; suiled from | Novy 19. Nov 24, while rauuing | pooped a sea, which smusbed | Washed uway the |

Trott Owen, from

binnicle and compass, aud filled the cabin with |

- . |

| water. Kept ship rapping until daylight, ateering | her with trekles; theu hauled her io the wind to |

repair dauimayes, whieh occupied about six hours | 1 Dee ,3, ato 30 p om. when three miles east of] Kine. fe Head, in charge of a brauch pilot, was ran into by a brigantine, which afterwards proved to | Belle Walters,’ of st Jolin, N B. Lost foremast, and sustained considerable | ‘The pilot conducted himself } ina very improper manner previous tothe vessels’ bel osing. and as soon as opportunity offered, he | jumped on bourd the brigantine, knowing her, it ls believed, to be timber laden. Three of the crew | follewed lis example, not knowing the extent of the damvge. Directed my attention to putting the | pas-enyvers on board the brigantine Succeeded in | getting # lady aud her childon board. The vessels | then ae pirated A passenyer, ame d Samuel | Durant, in attempting to re: seh the other vessel, was drowned. The captain of the brigantine acte H

nobly thronghout, and kindly sent the * Undine’s

men @n board avain about (we hours after 54 callision. The pilot, however, pointedly refused. {Liverpool Mail, Dec. ia, |

Married.

On Thuraday, the 71h iustant at Saint Joeeph’s Chaieh, DeSable. by the Rev. P. Doyle PLP, Mr Thom ws Ande raon, of Crapaud, to diiss Sarah | Gorman. of DeSable.

At Crapand, on the 30th Noy , by John Hall , assisted by Donald W. Palmer Esq, Mr. George W. W. Cameron, to Sarah A. Clark, both | of Tryon

Ow the Mth inet , ay the Free Church Parsonage D. D.. Mr

\‘villiam word, New Koud, to Mise

Catherine McInnis,

were ee

Glarevow Knatico Road.

SEN Diced.

On the l4th inst., at the residence of ber son. Charlottetowa, Mra Elizabeth Verrlizzick. aged | S8 years a native of Devonshire, Enuland.

At Murray Harbor, Dec. Yeth John Hyde, Eaq., inthe S3rd year of his age. An Old aud respect: | able inhabitant of that place

At Georgetown, suddenly, on Saturday, 19th ot December, of disease of the heart, Serjeant James Hegygs. formerly ef the G&th Light | Tie decreased was a

All who had the | pleasure of his acquaintance, whilst they do moat |

deeply sympathize with his serrowing wife and

bis ix erphan children they do also regret the loss of a traly good neighbour.

one

PKICKS CURRENT. Ch’town, Jan. 15, 1868.

Provisions,

Beef, (small) per Ib.... 1.2. ee cecesovee4hd to id

Do by the quarter.... 00... cso sees obgd to 5d!

Pork,(carcass) ... + eedid to od)

Do (aimall).. oe 0+. 44 to el

Serer ere wees

Oe meee eee eee wees

Mutton, per Ib. 0s eeu ObO6+ BO Oe Oe 00 64 34d to 6 Veal, per Ib.. iaanwaid ooseonll cas Haw, WHO 6600 20-06 H660 OO00 0088 4006 e000 6d to 7a | Lomb OPT. cece cies oes coc ce cces cone oe I, CORD oo osk cdawiieccs ce «- Is3d to Is 5a OPW GED Need babes, ck sees cas Is 2d to Is 4d | Cheese, per Jo........ bade 600s cece ane 3d to 6d I ON ks ehclss wees bode “9d to 10d Bes Oe ick, eae ba, eo hcuc o6nee ewan 8d te Yd ia 20g 2)s et 0 BP OO iss cnoe acoeccee ee 14s 1Ud1 9s ctssrpatseienaraadbecnce og Po CS - 24 3d} BGS, POE Comes 26. - os dose ose ++-lsSu to le 6d Vegetables,

Potatoes, per bushel .......000. .ece0-1 Gd to 2s BOicicce ces cedeinescteseieeccssccs OF Poultry.

PE bad can been bale Scan +++ 18 3d to la Od Ce ee ee ooee ceeee- 38 tO 75 Gd Ga i006. c00% o0e0 2046 e000. cc cans chdess ET ee +: seeeeesns dbee 2s to Qe Bui Chickens per pair ......... 060 - opeceesecs GHD Fish,

Codfish, por qth... 00+ sree cece coe cece 208 t0 308 ne ee Sn aks occ ceen ce 25s tu 30s | Mavkerel, per dozen........ sees cecee cs 38 tO 4p Lumber. | Boarde, (Hemlock).. oa 06e 0bee bes o--- 36 6d to 48)

Momeepes, per pard.... «. «0s cece ce cees cht Wwe! cs. ceence dean auld 7d to 9d Me OE WON ion nik bw abe ccs ban , -ls to 1s 6d Sheepskins .... jie obid oa te Bs GEORGE LEWIS, Market Cierk.

TO Hee OOH eee eee ee wees

Lost. Lost.

OST on thursday evening the 7th inst., be- tween W heathy Kiver and Curtis Dale, a MUOSE SKIN SLEIGH ROBE. The finder will be suitably rewarded by leaving it wt the * Ex- | aminer Oltice.’ Charlottetown, Jan. 18, 1869

BRE ~

rt Subscriber begs to inform the citizens of Charlottetown that he is now prepared to drive isread (o any portion ef the City.

Persons being desirous of being supplied with a good urticle, will please leave their orders at bie. Store, Queen Street:

B. D, REDDIN, Old Stand, Ked ‘in’s Corner. Jan. 18, 1869. 3i

BAN K sT02 =. - a to Purciiase, 9 Shares in the Bank of P.E.1., 20 do inthe Union Bank. | Apply to WILLIAM DODD,

Steck Brok-r, Queen Square. | > town, Jan. 16, Is69 isi & pat 2w |

poate Os 'DP, N FRIDAY EVENING last, a STONE! () MARTIN BOA; the tinder will be suit ably rewarded by leaving it at the Ewaminer | Office. Cc h'town, Jan. 18, 1869.

Beard of i cdueation.

7 Monthly Shesting of the Board of Bivcation |

will be he.d at the Colovial Building, on Thura- day, the 28th day of January, inst., at the hour of 2 o’elock, p.m The Examination of all Candidates | 3 will begin at the same pi, aGe, at the hour ef 10 of

| the forenoon of the Rape day

OMS MCNEILL, See’y. B. .

Jag. in, 156@ din |

i treat with the

‘Charlottetown - - -

‘Timber and Scantling

WANTED FOR A

BUILDING 80 by 56 Ft.

Parties ng to above,

" oan the Subseriber. P, W. HYNDMAN.

, 18Gy. 6in

MUD DIGGER CHAIN

ALL SIZES

Wheels § Sheaves

For Sale, Cheap, at the CITY HARDWARE STORE.

A LARGE ASS ORTM ENT OF

SHOVELS b 4h, AT TUE MNTY HARDWARE STORE.

A LOY OF A. CUTIPER’S SUPERIOR | AMERICAN AXES, |

Just received, and will be JOBBED at ex- ivemely low fizures, at the

CITY HARDWARE STORE,

BRO OADS’

| | wisl.i will | }

OW toms: Jan. 13

CELEBRATED CHOPPING AXES, 3

CITY HARDWARE STORE,

HERRING TWINE, SALMON TWINE,

COD LINES. SETT LINE: HOOKS MANILLA ROZ In Large Variety, at the CITY HARDWARE STORE H. EK McBWEN & CO. 1869. 31

MCNEILL, Reading Room Proprietor, CUMISSION WikCMANT

AND AUCTIONEER,

Charlotte town + = = © Pt