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MARCH 7, 1873.

Mr. Braxke’s retirement from the Mc- Kenzie Cabinet, has been the cause of much speculation. ‘he Premier paid a_ tribute to the memory of the departed Minister, and bemoaned the precarious condition of the great man’s health. It was believed that sickness had made such devasting in-

roads on Mr. Blake's constitutions that he|

would be compelled to abandon not only the Cabinet, but the Parliament, and seek, in milder latitudes, repese and strength.

Now, it appears, that it wasnot Mr. Blake s| on this subject, and when on my way here,

h-aith, buc his temper that was affected. | H- has ideas of his own worth as a states-. man, which George Brown, of the * Globe” | and Premier McKenzie do not endorse. | Blake wis'ies to lead—Brown says he must) follow. Blake says he will rrsign—Brown | says he must serve. This and this only is the cause of Mr. Blake's secession from the Cabinet. His sickness is not that of the body—but it comes from that deferred hope of becoming a Cabinet chief, which sickens the heart of an ambitions man. Mr. Blake's retirement, in fact, marked unmistakably a fatal rent in the Government. He has his sympatiisers and supporterst and with these he expects some day to reign and lead. The Muii, on this pumt, remarks :—

Let there be no mistaking the signs of the times. Mr. Blake is just Sick enough to play a part, aud well enough to be ready for any emergency which may arise. Couscivus of tie weakened condition of the Cabinet and aware of the desire for changes which exists within the Reform raiks, he bas freed himself from Governmental eutanglements and thrown out his bids for tue first position. But the nature ot his game is known. Between Mr. Blake and Mr. Brown there has never been a coral feeling ; at times they have openly assailed each other. Mr. Brown does not hesitate to declare Mr. Biake untit to lead a Party—ani in this we do not think he is far wrong—and Mr. blake in retura taiks of the base iugrati- tude of Mr. Brown. A cordial rivalry exists between them. li Mr. Blake dares to show his head above water, Mr. brown 1s ready tu push it down. ordination in the ranks. Indeed Mr. Brown will hunself go into the Government rather than permit tais Auroral politician, who would not remain in a Reform Government of his making, to take the reins into his own hands. We are inclined to think that Mr. Blake has miscalculated his strength now as he has be- fore. iicreis a burning desire among the Government followers in i’arhament tor great changes in its personnel, There will be some changes, we are inclined to think, before the electiou takes place, but they wiil not be in the way of Mr. Biake’s ambition. He deserves no consideration. Fickle, disloyal tu hs party, asa Minister selfishly bound to lis own De- part.nent, and indifferent to the fate of his cudeagues, cold, imperivus, trucuieut—he pos sessea uo strength wuich will cause the party to rush to him in a time of distress. ‘Lhey wi. have to put up with Messrs, McKenzie and Brown; and while we would not in the sligit est degree shrink irom fighting Mr. Blake in cvajauction with them, tiey are the men who are wialuly responsible for the Government oi fae past uve years, aad they are the men we Geaie w face in open combat. We look to a aquare issue of both men and principles and prepared to face it in fair aud manly fight, Wita no fear whatever as to rhe redult.

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The Civic Report.

A Very comprehensive and carefully got up Report of the City of Cuarlottetown has been issued by the Mayor. A great number of comparative tables of outlay and Incume are given, aiso reports from the diilerent committees, and some exceedingly quaint and curious extracts from the muunutes. We give the foliowing passages respecting a aupily of water for the City, as good watei appears to be the most urgent want at pres- ent :—

The sixty-one Pumps and Wells of thecity have been waintaiued in an eilicient condition, at a cust of $1,10/.30.

Ibis to be regretted that so much moaey should have to be spent, to provide water, which scieutilic men have declared to be ‘* unit for human use ©

Luder these circumstances, the subject oi providiug the city, with a copious supply oi pure water, demands your earnest cousider ation.

‘l'une question appears to have frequently en gaged tue attention of ** the Uity Council, ” but more especiaily was this the case iu 10/0, when tue services of Mr. Cnarles W. Fair- banks, au Haginaeer of ability, were secured to @.am:.e aud report upon the subject.

kiis report is daieu ijth December, Wheu presented, it was considered ** able and satis tactury,’ aui the thauks of the City Councu were avoording!y voted.

‘The survey, with plan and report, cost £256 ($900. SU).

Mr. Fuirbanks unhesitatingly recommended that the suppiy be drawu irom Winter River, about 5} muies from the city.

hie says ‘‘ ican see no good reason why Chariotsetown should not have Water Work: of a very superiur construction, and at a very moderate cust, ©

He estimated the cost at $100,000, which is equal to an expenditure of 36,000

He says “ithe Water Works of every City should ve the property of the people,” aud he might have added, the people o: every U:t) should insist upon av abuudaut supply of gove water being provided for ther, seeing that, a he states, “ine City sutiers from many dis eases Which a good supply of water will pre- vent.

lt is apparent that if a system of Drains and Sewers 1u the City could be flushed with water, it woulu, as Mr. Fairbanks remarks, ‘‘carry away the impurities which cannot otherwise b removed.”

‘Yo tiese great and important considerations he adds otLer acivantages, as follows :—-

Fire Plugs will be ‘most ejfective’ and ‘‘Jn- gurance on property will be reduced. ‘** The Strects wili ve watered from the Fire Plugs. ** Fountains, ’ a) which to water horses, would be erected at convenient places in the Streets, and he hopes ‘‘the day is not distant when « goed bath can be had. ’

There can be no doubt that manufacturing industries are stimulated ‘‘in cities having plenty of pure water.”

Steamers and other vessels in the Harbor re-

wire, and are always willing to pay, to be

There must be no such insub-|} ; ial ‘and many persons send for water to Spring

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need a large supply, and when the advantages,

r ‘ . i D ALL Y I XAMIN ER as in this case, are manifest, the authorities City, during the summer months, there are - are willing to pay handsomely for the service,

as well as tor the protection aiforded.

Oa the 24th December, 1872, Professor 5. iD. Hayes, the State Assayer tor Massachu- _ setts, io whom sealed samples, ia bottles duly | numbered, were sent, reported, that the water | from Winter River is ‘tis @ good water of aver |

‘that Spring Park water is ‘‘in-

lage quality, |

jerior to it,” and that the “City pump water ‘is ‘very impure and unwholesone.” se

Referring to the Artesian Well, Mr. Fair- banks says: ‘‘Manuy think that water is to be had by tae simple process of boring into the soft standsteme rocks; or making what is called an Artesian Well.

“) have taken much pains to inform myself

met with the much lamented C, Hartly, Ksq., a gentleman whose untimely death isa loss to acience. He was employed on the Geological Survey for the Vomimon Government for some time in Nova Scotia, and, as be had visited this Island, we, on cousultatioa, came to the

conclusion that, as the strata of the rock here ut horizontal, water for a supply to a City was | impracticidle, and my examinations since made, confirm that opinion.

This testinyny was considered conclusive, but, as many persons thought differently, the City Counci determined to test the matter, and accordingly in November, 1576, entered iato a contract with Mr. James Harris of St. John, N. B., to bore for water beyond ‘*Mount Edward.”

The Contractor soon after commenced, and coutinued at intervals to prosecute the work until November list, when his men left the island without notice, having to all appear- ances abanduned the work.

‘There was paid on account of this contract, $5.0.

As the Contractor has not fulfilled his agree ment, | recomment that it be cancelled.

With regard to Spring Park water, Mr. Fairbanks says : ** Spring Pagk is, say tea (10) feet above the tide level, and although it may be, at this date, good water, the time is not distant when even the small supply derived trom it will become almost as bad as the water iu the City wells, so that, in fact, the day has come when tue Capital of the Island must draw an ample supply from Winter River.”

He further says: ‘Water is now sold in this City for one penny, currency, per three gal- ions, at the doors of those wav can pay for it,

Park, while water is sold in New York for one cent per hundred gallons.”

During the autumn olf 1877, the City Coun- cil authorized the erection, at Spring Park, of a Tank, to be filled by means of a Steam Pump, operated in the Factory of Messrs, McKinnon & Fraser, to whom they authorized a payment of fiity (50) cents per day, fur pumpiag.

‘Tue Tank which has since been erected, and has a capacity of 12.935 imperial gallons, was put in operation early in January of this year.

it cost $1,037.14, beside 3250, for the Steam Pump. tho payment for which latter is not yet due, .

Before the erection of this Tank, the water was taken trom the spring by means of an ordinary wooden pump, and it fre- quently happened that fiteen to twenty teats Were Waiting their turn to fill.

At the present time water can be sup- plied, without labor} at the rate of one hun- drei (100) gallons per minute.

The etfect has been, that watermen have multiplied, and the number of other per- sons seeking water at this spring has in- ereased, so that last month the quantity de- livered per day averaged not less than nine thousand (9,000) gailons. On Saturdays and Mondays the quantity supplied reached 17,000 galions per day.

Nine tnousand gallons per day at one pen- ny per bucket of tree gallons is equal to £12.10 ($40.55) per day, or for 313 days $12,692.15, which represents the least auount the citizens of Charlottetown pay directly for the water now taken from Spring Park; add to this, $1,107.35 paid for keeping the Pumps and Wells in order, and say $id, for operating and repairing Spring Park Jank, and you have $14,112.50, as the direct annual cost to the citizens, of the present insuiticient supply of bad water for the poor, and good water for those who can atford to pay fur it,

T'o this snould be added the difference be- tween tue premiums paid for tire risks at che present time, and the amount which would be paid, if there was a good supply vf Water.

Tie amount of insurance existing on ouildings and contents, is $2,569,304.

Having recently obtained this informa- tion from the agents in this city, lamina position to state that, if there was a good system of water works, the annual premiums uow paid on that amount, would be reduced vy $9.840.

The insurance agents further state, that $2,509,594 is much less than one half the value of the burnable property in the city, aud that, therefore, the owners of property carry risks which represent an annual sa- ving in premiums ot much more than $9,545 additional.

in short— ‘Vater from Spring Park now costs Ste RS foi a 5 wh bine a5 0°04 $12,692 15 Pumping and Reptrs to Tank, say. . 313 00 deeping the Pamps and Weis in QRUGET .0 « vin.0.60in8 + 42.0.9.9°2° *.:9008 1,107 35 Aduitional rive bisks:— un Policies runming...........-- 9,545 00 Un Properties uvt insured (at ces sks hens ek 5s St 9,845 00 ye «| pep Ty: $33,802 50

which, at six per cent., is the interest on 2564,575, the cost ot the present CHARLOTTE- LoWN VW ATER WoRKS.

In the face of these facts will it be said that the citizens of Charlottetown cannot affurd to construct Water Works, when, for less than ow third the annual amount for which they thus tax themselves, they could not only be abundantly supplied with good Water in their houses and on the streets, but would have the satisfaction of knowing chat the poor, and those who cannot pay ior it, would be relieved from the necessity .or using water ‘‘unfit for human use.”

‘The sanitary conditionof the city depends so much upon the water supply, that of it 1 need only say, the medical «en aflirm there is a constant increase in the number of cases uf fever, including typhoid in its worst form, and that, in the great majority of instances,

ally supplied. The Governmemt Railway Works slways

} the cause can be traced to insuflicient drain- age, and the use of bad water.

'netice among the

On the low lands, in some parts of the

pools of stagnant water, which emit uu- healthy vapours. Some of these places can be filled, but the great remedy is an abun- dant supply of water.

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Mr. Barle’s Concert

Tu® programme for the above entertain- ment, which touk place on Tuesday evenm- ing, was of a very choice description, and well calculated to gratify the lovers of elas- sical music. ‘There was in it an aspiration, at all events, after higher and better things than we have been ordinarily accustomed to here; and for this, Mr. Karle deserves the thanks of the public. ‘To the Charlottetown Amateur Orchestral Club were assigned three numbers, which were well rendered, more especially the two selections from Donexettt. We observe, with pleasure, the progress of the Club,and feel contident that, with perseverance, they will, in a short time, be able to delight, still move, their audiences with really good performances. ‘he Ciub needs more members. ‘This, how- ever, cannot be accomplished in a hurry,/ as the training of recruits is not a task to be accomplished easily or hastily. The three choruses of the .programime were fairly rendered—they were, however, lack- ing somewhat in force and precision. ‘Under the shady green wood tree,” was the best effort of the chorus. Mattei's Galop, for Hute,violin, cornet and piano, al- : though artistically inverpr.t:d did not find that favor with the audience, wich was so warily bestowed on the ‘* Trio” for flute, violin and piano, from Martha. This was, indeed, a choice moreeau, given with great delicacy and appreciation. ‘The Pil- grims Chorus, from ‘lannhanser, arranged as a Violin Solo, would, we fear, fail to rec- commend itself to a mixed modern audi- ence, however artistically performed. It may possibly find more general aduiuirers in the future. ‘The air and Rondo, trom Pleyel, a flute solo, was well performed. The only piano solo on the programme was a fantasia from *‘ Robert Le Diable’— played by Mr. Karle with much spirit, although he must have been tired, having previously played the accompaniment to seventeen pieces. The song ‘* Dreaming still Dreaming,” was pleasautly rendered. ‘‘ Ye pretty Birds” was executed by a lady gifted with a voice, not, perhaps, powerful, but of great sweetness and tlexibility, ‘The audience called for its repetition. ‘* The Village Blacksmith’ was sung to a harmo- nium accompaniment. The passage where the ‘Old Hundred” is introduced gained by the arranagement. The ever welcome Bass Cavatina, from Sennambula was delivered in excellent style—the only drawback to its excellence being the harsh English words which have been clnmsily crushed in to suit the melody. The old Trio ‘Dawe Durden” was on the pro- gramme, but was not brought forward, Mr. Beer supplying the number by singing ‘Pm Afloat.’ It would be untair not tu song-singers Master Ernest Earle, who received a rapturous encore.

The. attendance was not so large as the excellence of the progranme seemed to warrant. The fact, however, that there was on the same evening another Concert in the Reform Club, may account for the thin attendance at Mr. Earle’s entertain- ment.

Union Bank of P. E. Island. Tue AnnvuaL Meerine of the Sharehold- ers of the Union Bank was held yesterday. The following is the STATEMENT.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation.............. $233,925 83 Deposits bearing Interest........ 277,330 27 Deposits not bearing Interest... .. 1U9,682 69 Balances due to other Banks...... 11,413 61 Liabilities to the Public...... 632,352 40 Capital paid up.........,-02eeee: 162,222 22 ee ies cee 65,000 GO Dividends unpaid..........,--.-- 2,494 02

Reserve for Interest on Deposit Ke- CSipts, Reh 7. F.. WT. 6,962 58 TF ee er ee 5,532 77 $874,563 99

ASSETS.

Specie, and Dominion (Legal Tend- Oe) Beeb lil Gas. . Hea bs wedi $ 70,479 71

Notes of, and Cheques on, other Banks. . (ii'-acsi2 ia]. Jevsn» 27,265 76 Balances due from other Banks.... 86,609 7s Bilis of Exchangs.............++: 39,734 66

Assets immediately available.. 224,089 91 Notes Discounted, Loans, and other

Att talecis) cial ocdey ss 619,037 98 Bank Premises in Charlottetown and Summerside............-, 31,436 10

$874,563 99 PROFIT ANT LOSS ACCOUNT.

To Dividend Moi B6i6is ei 1. ce $ 7,300 00

we! a 8,111 11 ‘* Amount transferred to Reserve

Re ok an Lue donee ke 20,000 00

6 les Oh WE 5 oni. 5 oe Fo 5,532 77

$40,943 83

By Balance from last year........ $ 4,049 28 ‘* Net ordinary profits for year, aiter providing for bad and

I nec eeeess 36,894 60

$40,943 88

GEORGE MACLEOD, Cashier.

To Dorsey & Jost's Debtors

_ ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO US,

we hereby g ve notice that after the ‘ienth Day of March next they will be liable to law expenses for the collection of their accounts,

We would rather not adopt the above course, but we have payments to make, and must positively collect our outstanding accounts.

DORSEY & JOST.

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LECTURE.

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FFNMAE ninth Lecture of the course j nnee tion with the Y. M. C. Association wilt

be delivered on

Friday Svening, March 8th,

BY— REV. J. M. MACLEOD, SUBJECT: ‘Harmony Between Natural Science and Revelation.” !

Lecture to commence at eight o'clock. Ad. mission 10 cents ; ladies 5 cents.

JOHN McLEopD ’ March 7-3: » Rav.

TAILOR'S NOTICE.

JOHN BELL wishes to inform the public that during the present dull times he is prepared to make up to order Gentle. men’s and Boys’ Cle. thing at a reduction from former prices of twenty-five per cent, Please give hima call and bring your cloth and trimmings,

Fitzroy Street (West), March 7, '73— th & sat pat fri & tu tf

THE COUNTY MEETING,

DVERTISED to take place at George. town this day, is postponed anti} TUESDAY next, the 12th March, at two o'clock in the afternoon, then to take place at the Court House in Georgetown. MICHAEL McCORMACK, Sheriff.

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BUTTER! BUTTER!

FEW Tubs good Home Made BUTTER —not fmported,—-made by some of our

best Butter-makers—can be had on opptention

Sheriff's Office, King’s County, March 7, L578.

to JAMES BARRET’ Dorchester Street. « Ch’town, Mar. 1, 1878—tf

Anniversary Service,

HE ANNUAL MEETING of the P. BL

Island Auxiliary Bible Society will be held (D. V.) in the Hall of the Y.M. C. A, Charlottetown, on MONDAY, the 11th inst Besides the usual programme, some choice pieces will be sung at intervals during the eve- ning. Chair taken at 8 o'clock, p. m.

DONALD McNEILL, Secretary.

March 4, 1879—t meeting.

Tenders for Poor House.

ENDERS, marked ‘* Tenders for Poor House,” will be received at the Poos House, until SATURDAY, 9th March, from persons willing to furnish the following sup supplies :—

FISH,

KEROSENE OIL, SOAP,

HOMESPUN CLOTH,

7 FLANNEL, UNBLEACHED COTTON, WHITE ” WINCEY,

SHIRTS and DRAWERS, HATS and CAPS,

Also for performing the following services: TAILOR’S WORK, SHOEMAKER’S * UNDERTAKER’S “*

All necessary information can. be obtained at

the Poor House from the master,

The Commissioners do not bind themselves

to accept the lowest or any tender.

GEORGE W. HODGSON, ; Sec’y Commissioners. Ch’town, Feb. 25—dy pat 3taw till 9th

ADDRESSES

‘Messrs, Palmer and Longworth

in the case of the QUEEN vs. MARTIN CARROLL, for Riot, are now on sale in the Bookstores, in Pamphlet form.

PRICE, 3 CENTS. Ch’town, Feb. 19, 1878.

OUR GREAT

CLEARANCE SALE

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Several Lots of that

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Remnants at half Price !

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