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BR LETTER FROM MR. HODGSON.

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Viel Jail Erainiwn To the Edisto) l J Nir —_| have been absent from the [sland Se . last fortnight, and «at that

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during the

time I have not seen any —

newspapers. | irse taken by the Government or rd to the illegal acts which

The cot gaps with res the Execulive 3 Schooi Bil is curious and instructive.

+e Nonsense,”’ ** Hypocrisy,” «Jesuitism,” “Wickedness,”” ‘‘Rebeliion’’ are among the

performing under the

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flowers of rhetoric showered upon me. | do not desire to be understood as ob- jecting to ‘his, On the contrary, | frankly

admit it to be their editors’ right to adopi this ine of argument (2), a3 they would no doubt, call And to render it the more easy for them, I freely concede to them full liberty to abuse me :n terms the and the most elegant to be

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mo:t chuice found in their v: cabulary,.

[wo undergraduates at Cambridge were mwoversy. The one who we

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being worsted became very angry, and taking up & glass wine, dashed its con tents into his opponent's face, The other

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taking out wiping his face, replied: “ That, Sir, wa 4 digr. ssion; now for your argument.”

| would say the same to the Governmen supporters, but I feel it would be to n purpose. The point in dispute is too clea for argument —it only admits of “digres- sions.”’

[ have tha very highest respect for Mr. Haviland’s legal opinion, and I very much regret that it was not formally given to th City Council, upon the illegal appoint- ments.

I say “formally,” for it, in effect, has been given, inasmuch as he refuses to act unless he is appointed after the Ist day of July.

This @xactly embraces my contention, | do not think the City Council have any right to nominate School Trustees until the Act comes into operation. Mr, Haviland is evidently of the same opinion; and, be- ing apparently unwilling to occupy an il. legal position, he refuses to act as Trustee unless tuere exists a legal right to appoint him.

| am accused of recommending people to break the law. But this is entirely an in- vention of the Editors of the Government organs. fhe law must be obeyed, no mat- ter how hard, or cruel, or unjust it may be. The Legislature possesses the power to take feom a man his property, and for no reason drive him from the country. And if such a law be enacted its victim must not and ought not to break it; he must give up his property and go. [I am noi alluding now to laws which touch questions of Faith and Morals, which it may be one’s highest duty to disobey and then willingly bear the penalty of non-obedience.

But my contention is, that the Publi Schools’ Act is not the law. I go further. ! maintain that evenon the Ist of July ii will not be the law, for it is in direct con flict with the 93d Section of ‘*The British North American Act” and because it is so it is illegal and void.

The editors of the Government organ: my never bave heard of an Englishman ci led John Hampden: but many of us have

He resisted the payment of taxes soug!! to be enforced by an authority which he denied. He apperied as I advised the people of this Island to appeal, to the courts of law for protection; and the stor) of his resistance and whit be said and did is gratefully remembered by Englisbmew who value the liberty secured to us by his constitutional resistance to what was cailed “law.”

I never have advised nor do I intend to advise the people to supply themselves with tin trumpets to give warning when the sheriff approaches to execute the proces- of the courts to assault bim and _ his offi. cers in the execution of their duty, and to commit lawless acts of violence. I leave this to those of the Executive who, not so long ago, were able to reconcile to what they were pleased to call their conscience, this evil advice to the tenantry.

The struggle will be a bitter one and we shall soon be in the midst of it. Am ap- peal to the law is the strongest weapon we can have and ‘hat by a strange oversight the Government fortunately omitted to de- prive us of. No one should neglect to use it. As I said before a iawyer’s assistance is not required to enable a man to apply to the courts to protect him from being com. peiled to pay an unrighteous and an illegal tax.

Yours, &c., Epwarp J. Hopeson,

tlilsborough House, 12th June, 1877.

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Drownep.—On Saturday a sailor fell overe

board from H.M.S.. Bellrophin and was drowned,

) fathers are public property, and that we

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POWNAL WHARF, New A

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previous day. Now we all know that the City N addition to a

Ladies’ and Children's Hats, Bonnets. & General Millinery,

we invite attention to a special line of Fancy Gocds just received, comprising in part,

hold & Silver Perforated Card-Board,

for fancy work. BLi.ACK CARD-BOARD, for ball jackets, etc.

Scripture and Other Mottos,

in beautiful designs.

MOTTO FRAMES,

very cheap. LMBROIDERY SILKS,

in all shades.

itug Needles, &c.

| hayes right to pitch into them when hey act imprudently.

we think 1! 1 now de- sire to make your article a text to say

Loy something on the subject to which it had but on this occasion in coms mendation of In the first place 1

reference, them. would state that the City owned a most valuable site for a wharf at the end of Pownal Street, extending to the channel, on whioh site has been erected a substans tial wharf, partly by the Government pre- vious to the city being Incorporated, and since umprved by the City, And I would ask you, Sir, would you, if you were the owner of such a site, even though no wharf were “rected on it, sella 25 year lease of it for t sum that $300 a year would be the inter- est of? LIthink not. Then, if you look at he cipital that has been expended on it, what more oucht the City to expect for it.

Having made a specialty of these Goods, we are prepared to furnish them at very low prices.

Old Union Bank Building, opposite the new clock, North Side Queen Square. June 13—ne ah pat pres 2in

{nd then again, if you look at the recent

purch:se of the City Fathers, at a cost of

some $4000, and which has set at rest aii

iisputes as to boundary, would it not be

vorse than madness to have sliowed this

valuatle property of the City to have gone

ato the hands of a private specuilator for

so smitilasum. This wharf property of the City 1s of infinite value ; and ought now to

ve mids to return to the citizens a large

revenue, sometuing equivalent for the value of the site, and to reimburse them for the capital that has been expendeder theon,

And | trust that the City Fathers will at once make such additions to it as will en-

able steamers and other large vessels to Use

it, and from time to time as returns come in from it, such further additions and build-~

ings thereon as will prove to the City a

source of income in all time to come. An

outlay of some $4000 will make it a wharf superior to any in the city. [ would re-

commend that it be made a whaif where

the coal trade could be conveniently car

ried on, and this it would be if the City; erected suitable sheds and scales over the

place that is now spoken of as a nuisance

between the barrel factory and the head o}

the wharf, I may return to this matter at future time, but will await the act:on of our City Fathers.

DAILY EXAMINER

-—SOLD ON—

Streets and in Trains,

AT

CENTS PER COP),

WHOLESALE at the rate of one dol- lar and fifty cents per hundred.

June 13, 1877.—4i

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PUBLIC NOTICE,

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An Attractive Sale of

GENERAL DRY GOODS

Messrs Dorsey & Jost’s Old Stand,

QUEEN SQUARE.

SPECIAL BARGAINS

IN WHITE & GREY COTTONS, DRESS GOODS, SHAWLS, JACKETS, PRINTS, LIGHT CAMBRICS, STAYS, ANTIMACASSERS, RIBBONS, GLOVES, & other FANCY GOODS.

Lweeds, Cloithings and,

READY-MADE CLOTHING. |

TERMS CASH. NO SECOND PRICE.

Charlottetown, June 12, 1877,

BAPTISM A: A THREE-FOLD TESTIMONY,

Water Baptism, 7 Spirit Laptism, —AND THE—

Baptism of Fire.

BY REV. J. LATHERN.

FOR SALE BY

H. A. Harvie, Theo. L. ae Brem+ ner Bros. and SAMP. LATHERN.

__ June 12, 1847.~—2w

VIIN BiG A. Ee. 30 Casks. CARVELL BROS. Ch’town, May 31, 1877-—39

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A Citizen. Charlottetown, June 12, 1877.

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1HE BATTLE OF DUGA PASS,

A correspondent at Castel Nuova gives the following account of the figat at Duga Pass :—

After his disposition with great care, and seizing several important positions in front of Kristaz, and at the immediate entrance of Duga Pass, Suliman Pasha advanced with several battalions and mountain artil- lery to force the defile held by Montene~ grins, there being only one available road, and that leading directly through Duga Pass. The Turks sought, by sheer dint of iighting, to seize the bends of the road so 43 to place their guns in position to support the advance of the heads of the column. ue ground was favorable for this plan of operauons, For the first two days the Montenegrins s.owly retired before the well- depioyed Lurkish line, until the narrowing of the ground and increasing difficulties of the road forced the Turks to reduce their front. Then a concentrated fire of Monte- negrins delivered from every rock and gul- iey of the rugged mountain slopes began to tell with frigatful effect on the Turks. Amid a perfect storm of bullets the Turkish infantry struzgled onward, encumbering the road with dead aad wounded at every step. The guns posted before Goliah shelled the detile in advance, but with little effect, as the M ntenegrins were well covered, and suff+red oniy when the Turks “esperately charged on them from the recks and brushwood,

The fightmg on the third day was almost hand to hand combatant; firing in each utiers faces at a tew yards distance but al- tuough the Turks g.inei ground siow:y, it} was ata terrible cost ot men. Their su- perior numbers enabied them to push up supports to take tae place of the slain, and it seemed as if the bead of the Turkish column of attack was melting away as bes ‘fore a furnace. Notwithstanding the stub, born bravery of Suliman Pasha’s troops, the fourth day’s fighting found them no neare: the key of the pass, and they had already iost nearly 3000 men, Siill they endea- vored to maintain possession of the ground they had gained at such fearful cost. The effort was hopeless. The hardy Monte negrins repulsed every attempt to advance, andit became now « question of covering the retreat of the exhausted column. ‘This was commenced by a furious siaughter of the Montenegrins by the troops further in| advance, but which was quickly repulsed | by a murderous tire. Retreat now became | general, and the victorious mountaineers

speediy followed the retiring Turks, killing) : : ah immense number and re-occupying the KR have been appointed Agents for the

former position. ee | Sale of T. RANKINE & SON’S In this prolonged and bloody combat, | Favorite ——

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NEWFOUNDLAND PORT WINE

Diamond, for Medical use, at

ITALIAN WAREHOUSBF, M ay 22, 1877.—t a w for] mc

RANKINE’S BISCUITS,

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Yo the Editor of the Daily Examiner. _ ik Sir;-I1 notice a short article in your METI IN kext paper of the 9th on the subject ef Pownal —ANv— Wharf, in which you appear to censure the City Fathers for not having let the wharf go Fancy (500 S, for what it would fetch at the sale on the ——

good Assortment of

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JUST RECHIVED

Rin. 4 aie o e . Po Ex. Spring Ships from England, a general

ASSORTMENT OF ENGLISH HARDWARE GENUINE & NO. i LONDON WHITE LEAp,

(warranted.) A general assortment of Colored Paints, Glass, Putty, &¢., &e..

Also by Steamers from Boston a large Stock of AMERICAN HARDWARE.

0-0 Disstons Celebrated Saws of all kinds and size

8 comprising

Butchers’, Hand, Panel, Tennon. Compass. Cross Cut, Pit, Mill, & Circulars.

Which we offer at prices that cANNOT BE BEATEN.

We; Sole Agents for Campbell & Fowlers’ oo

Celebrated Tempered Carriage Springs,

used largely by our leading Carriage makers, and whic Temper and Finish cannot be equalled. Warranted. Steel & Iron Axles

; h for Every Spring all sizes.

MN Few Pairs 7 3-£ & 2irn CRANE AVL BS Jor Slovens,

0.0— NALS & SPIEK BS OF ALT. KINDS, AT LOWEST PRICES,

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Intending pnrchasers will find our Stock of Hardware com-

plete. | BOURKE, SON & CO. Ch’town, May 51, 1877.—tw wk 4w ap

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THE

STADACONA FIRE & LIFE INSURANCE CO,,

Head Office: Quebec,

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AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, . $5,000,000:

Government Deposits, $100,000.

J. B. RENAUD, PrRmSIDENT. HON. JOHN SHARPLES, Vice-PresipEn’. GEORGE J. PYKE, Generan Manacer.* CRAWFORD LINDSEY, Sxcexrary.

CHARLOTTETOWN BOARD,

Feq,; Chairman; | Jomn Quirk, Esq.; |Joun F Joun INGS, Esq.; | P. W. HyNnpan, Ese.

CARVELL BROS., Agents.

ta Charlottetown, P. E. Island. Local Boards Established throughout the Dominion. Fire and Life Policies Issued at Moderate Rates. June 7. ‘77—ly

C. PaLMER, Roverrson, Esq.

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WERCHLANTS MARINE INSURANCE C0'Y,

OF CANADA. Capital $1,000,000, with power to increase to $2,000,000.

HEAD OFFICE: MONTREAL. Risks Taken Daily at the Office of CARVELL BROS.

Agents for P. KE. Island.

Charlottetown, June 7, 18 77—y

Merchants Bank ef P. E. Island!

nana -

Wants, ete., ete.

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Ba" Advertisements under this heading,in space not ex- ceeding half an ineh, will be inserted tor TEN CENTS pcr day.

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NSECE is hereby given that a Divipsanp “gt the rate of Ten Per CENT. per

annum has been declared on the CapmiTaL Stock of this Bank, for the past half year, and is payable at its Banking House here

lasting over five days, the oo lost —

4000 men, and @ quantity of arms were left . J

on the field, The eiaeetete Montenegrins | aioe : now landing as geportinent' com lost 700; the disproportion in the casual- * ~~ S:

ties bemg due wholly - ~ natural PILOT, GRAHAM, strength of their position and to the neces-

sary cxposlise of Fhe Turks during the at. WINE, SODA, tac< and retreat.

. The failure of the Turks to force the

Duga Pass is believed to insure capitulation

of Nicsic within a short time, but it is lke-

ly that Suliman Pasha may again attempt

to relieve the town,

BUTTER, ABERNETHY

For which we so licit orders from the trad¢ F. NEWBERY & CO. |

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ANTED IMMEDIATELY—A _ Cowpost- ron. Constant employment given. Enquire at Tue Parnior Office. June 12, 1877.

on demand. WM. McLEAN, Cashier. Charlottetown, Juve 5, 1877—2i 5 and 12

Sole Leather !

Get it at CARVELL BROS

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\ TANTED, a Decent BOY from fourteen to sixteen years of age, as an appren- lice to jearn the gas filling and tin business. Apply immediately to A. HERMANS & SON, .d8une 6, 17.—fiin,

May 21,1877.