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PS NOR ee SERVO mee ROR ee eee

LOST. Once on a time she came to me, As Some small star from heaven might flee,

fo be & mortal’s sole delight,

A love by day, adream by night The sweetest thing on land or sea, My littte darling crept to me.

A trembling, tender, fairy thing,

Too grave Loo smile, to sad to sing, Aware of earth with grieved surprise. An alien from her native skies,

A baby ange) strange to see,

My little darling came to me.

But love and loving taught ber smilea, And life and living baby wiies—

The way to cling to coax to kiss,

To fillmy soul with deepest bliss;

My heart of hearts, my life was she, rhis litle love who came to me.

What word she stammered, soft and low, No other ear but mine could know:

More gentle than a cooing dove,

More fond than any voice of love,

So shy, so sweet, so lenderly,

My little darling spoke to me.

I know not how to tell the grace

That dwelt upon her wistful face—

The tinted skin, the lip’s pure bloom, The clearest eyes that knew not gloom, The hair as soft as moth wings pe,

My litUe darling showed to me.

Alas! I know that all is gone, That here Il sit and grieve alone, That every fair and gracious thing I! loved and lost is bat a sting; ‘ Another thorn thy imemory,

My little darling, brings to me.

But kindly night doth pity pain; In all my dreams she comes again; Her precious hexd is on my breast; My happy arms caress her rest;

I hear her words of tender glee; M) .ittle darling kisses me.

Ai! sweet is night—too sweet, too brief— W Len day recalls our bitterest grief, The hungry heart, the longing dire That burns the soul with vain desire, The ancient cry of wild distress. The Rachel-mourning, comfortless, O God! once more that face to sce! My little darling, come to me ! —Harper's Magazine for April. : . ? LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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Marcu 22—(Continued. )

Hen. Mr. Strong said that the advan~ tages of our railway might be considered a small thing to introduce in the speech, but they were referred to in the speech from the throne in the Parliament of Canada, and therefore the Local Govern- ment had followed a good example. The speech at the opening of Parliament was not supposed to refer to all the measures which the Goverament intended to intro- duce. If the paragraph was intended to reflect upon any Government, it would apply to the Owen Government, the Hay- thorne Government and the Dominion Government, for all were more or less at fault. Even when the Government were desirous of doing what was fair they were censured, as in the matter of the appoint- ment of Mr. Davies as Council for the tenantry. The land purchase act was not intended to be a party measure,but it was one of a very difficult aud unusual nature, and they had recourse to the assistance of the Leader of the Opposition. It was right that the best council the province could afford should be employed, and he (Mr. S.) had proposed in the Exccutive Council that Mr, Davies should be the man, not because he was Leader of the Opposition, but because of his known ability. Even for their good intentions and good deeds his honor was prepared to censure the Government, ith regard to the Centennial Exhibition, it was known that this province was not ina position to act separately from the Do-~ minion. The apartment was appropriat- ed to, and the expenses were to be borne by the Dominion. His honor was a member of the committee who had charge of the matter. It was true that $80,000 were voted last session to build a new Lunatic Asylum. Plans were called for and they were submitted to the best

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POSTAGE STAMPS Hon asked the leader of the Government

ing in the hands of the Government when | the Island entered Confederation—if they were sold, to whom, and the sum realized, _ and if sold by public competition.

Hon. Mr. Strong could not state the exact amount, and did not consider it of | Consequence as the facial value of those |

| stamps amounted to nothing. The cost 'of them was merely for printing. They were sold for $1100. It was not consid- | ered that they were matter for traffic and | the treasurer was authorized to sell them _to the best advantage. | that the parties whe purchased them might make some profit by taking them to different parts of the world. Hon. Mr. MeGill said he knew a man

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| who would have given three times that |

| amount for them. PACKET SERVICE. Hon. Mr. Strong also said, in reply. to

a question by Hon. Mr. McGill, with | but he wanted to be consistent with him. | respect to a contract with captain Neil | self and with the principles they were |

| MeMillan, for running a packet between Charlottetown, Pictou and Wood Islands in 1873, that there was no such contract in the hands of the Government. It was | the prerogative of the Dominion Govern- | ment to pay for such service. | been paid for any service performe | the Local Government. | INDEPENDENCE THE LEGISLATURE. Hon. Mr. Laird rose and said that he had given notice of the introduction of a Bill to secure the independence of Legislature in perfect good faith. No such Bill was referred to in the speech of his honor the Lieutenant Governor at the opening of the session; and it was also reported outside that the Government did not intend to introduce such a measure. He therefore considered it his duty to

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| proceed with the Bill, and would move

that it be now read the second time.

The Bill was accordingly read the second time and referred to a committee of the whole House.

Hon. Mr. Dodd took the ehair.

Hon. Mr. Laird said it would be ob- served that by this Bill members of the Legislature holding office as heads of department must be members of the Ex- ecutive Government, and must be elected after accepting office. There were now

missioner of Public Lands, who were not members of the Government, and there- fore were not in a position to assist in carrying on the business of the country. In fact the Bill simply proposed to carr; out Responsible Government. It was important to have heads of departments in the Government; not having them there led, in several ways, to injurious results. necessary that the Commissioner of Public Lands should have a seat in the Govern- ment. We should also have a Minister of Education holding a seat in the House, so that explanations, which otherwise re- quired time to obtain, could be readily given. The Local Government of Onta- rio consisted of five members, and they were all heads of departments. Heads of departments upon the floor of the House could speak with authority as having the sanction of the Government. thing was wrong with educational mat- ters the teachers would throw the blame upon the Board of Education, and they upon the School Visitor; so that, as mat- ters were now, it was almost impossible fur one of the peoples’ representatives to arrive at the parties really to blame.

Hon. Mr. Strong said the measure be- fore them was a very important one, and

would meet the end which the promoters of the bill had in view. He did not see why a distinction should be made between

medical authorities, who thought proper to alter them. They had to be sent back |

‘for confirmation, and only came to hand

| islature.

_ | made by his honor were too true.

| one of the most important offices in the | province, and required the services of the | best men that could be obtained. | present appointment was not intended to | be permanent. | soon be placed in such position as to be | satisfactory to the country.

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: Poor House was not in a satisfactory

Ch’town, April 25, 1876. BREADSTUFFS. Buckwheat Flour, per tb 0.03 to 0.34 Flour, per bb! 5.50 to 7.00 Fiour, per 100 Ibs 3.00 to 3.25 Oatmeal, per 100 lbs 2.70 to 8.00

FISH,

Vodfish per qtl 3.50 to 5.00

Herring per bbl 4.37 to 6.49

Mackerel per doz. 0.48 to 0.72 BOARDS.

Hemlock, 100 feet. 0.81 to 0.94

Pine do 1.62 to 2.40

Bpruce do 0.97 to 1.80

Shingles, per N. 2.11 to 2.48

POULTRY.

Chickens, per pair #0.50 to 0.70 |

Ducks, (each ) 0.24 to 0.35 | Fowls, (each) 0.25 to 0.40 artridges, (each) 0.00 to 0.00 urkeys, (each) 0 80 to 1.75

Geese (each ) 6.50 to 0.75 MEAT.

Beez, (small pieces) per Ib $0.08 to 0.16 f, per lb (by the quarter) 0.06 to 0.10 8, per lb 0.10 to 0.12 aid, per quarter 0.00 to 0.00 “iad, per Ib 0.06 to 0.09 Matton, per Ib 0.07 to 0.12 tk,(small pieces) per 1» 0.08 to 0.12 ors. per lb (by the carcass) 0.64 to 0.09 #al, per Ib 0.04 to 0.08

MISCELLANEOUS.

Apples per bushel 0.00 to 0.00

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Roperr Lonaworth, Esq.. President, Hon. Jas. Duncan,

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FirE AND LIFE.

ow per bushel 0.00 to 0.75 om Cae ) per Ib 0.18 to 0.26 tler per !b by the tub ; .

Calfekine, per ib “ 0.08 4 0.10 Invested Funds, Ist Jan'y., 1874, $21,628,356

Cnt Gow mith) per ib 0.14 to 0.16 | ae ee Gener- a

» per i by : ! a, -

Clover snd it oe oe = | Other Investments fu Dominion

» per Ib 0.18 to 0.92 ae pebite |

Green Per dos. 0.12 to 0.16 of Conade, wes

sy Pn 0,00 to 0.00 oe ia. n 8.50 to 10 50— j

Home , . 9,25 to 0.32 Homespun’ fuente wear)per yd. 0.65 to 1.00 | Prompt & Liberal Settlements. Homespun’ Flannel, oan —" res pas <i Insurance agulnst Fire effected upon Pri- Oar’ ber lb ’ 6.12 to 0.16 vate Residences, Household Furniture and | Peta ent bushe. 0.34 to. 0.40 | Farm Properties, for | Pearl Barjee™ baste! 0.88 to 0.40 Three er mere yours Sheepeki ley, per lb 0.08 to 0.04 One, ee y ’ Straw, ten a a At Reduced Kates,

Timothy Seed, per bush. Seden cae Otfice—Great George Street, Charlotte- |

Tornips, 5 lb 9.0T to 0.10 town, P. E. asia

Woot, pap at bush. 0.20 to 0.24 R. R. FITZGE » Agent wr 0.17 too

26 Ch’town, July 27, 1874.—6m

‘their address to His Honor the Lieuten-

yesterday. As those plans would call for |

| an expenditure of probably $200,000, the |

Government did not feel justified in pro- ceeding without the sanction of the Leg— With regard to the land office, | he was sorry to say that the remarks |

lt was |

The He hoped the office would

Hon. Mr. Walker was aware that the

condition, but the Government were not to blame. Applications for admissions were freely granted, and the accounts, generally furnished through the keeper, were promptly paid.

Hon. Mr. Bolger said that although some of their honors said there was not much in the speech, yet, it appeared that a good deal had come out of it. With re- gard to the depreszion of trade, although it was felt here to some extent, yet we were in a better position in this respect than the other Provinces. Importation beyond the requirements of the country, and the early closing of the navigation had caused commercial depression here. He believed a measure providing for the registration of yotes would be satisfactory to the country generally ; but he preferred open voting to voting by ballot: He was aware that the railway had not given entire satis- faction, especially in the winter. A part of the road at St. Peter’s Bay was des- troyed by a storm last fall, but it might have been repaired in a few days instead of taking five or six weeks. The delay was a great annoyance to those engaged in shipping oats. He hoped the bill to be introduced this session would have the effect of finally settling the long agitated Land Question.

The Address was reported from com- mittee agreed to without amendment, and it was then read the third time and pas- ed.

Adjourned till three o’cloek, p. m. AFTERNOON SESSION. ADDRESS PRESENTED.

At four o’clock the Council presented

ant Governor in the Legislative Library.

His Honor was pleased to make the fol-

lowing reply :

Mr. President and Honorable Gentlemen of the Legislative Council.

Accept my thanks for this address, and for your assurance that the measures brought to your notice shall receive your earnest and careful consideration.

VICTORIA BREAKWATER.

Hon, Mr. McGill, according to notice, asked the leader of the Government if he would lay upon the table a copy of the specifications for the repair and extension of Victoria Breakwater, Wood Islands.

Hon. Mr. Strong said he would reply to-morrow.

a fixed salary and « salary taken as fees. It was not his intention to aim, in his re- marks, at any individuals. Me would be sorry to legislate amy useful man out of the Assembly. His object was to have such a bill passed as would, in reality,

| make the Legislature independent. Ac-

cording to the billa man who received a salary of $1090, from either the Local o General Government, would not |

elegible to a seat in the Legislature, while another man who received $200, in th

shape of fees, might sit therein. He could not see how a man received a fixed salary of $100, would be less independent than a man who received $200 in the shape of fees. Under the late Government of th Dominion, fon. Mr, Gray was appointed to codify the laws, and his salary was paid monthly. By that means the law was

seat as a member of the Legislature. If a man were to receive $500 in that way,

year? The Judge of Probate, for in- stance, might, for aught he (Mr. 8.) knew, receive $1,000 or $2,000 a year, and yet he would be eligible for a seat in the Legislature under this Bill. He did not want to pass a sweeping measure, but | if a man were an aspirant for legislative | honors he should be prepared to make | some sacrifices, Hon. Mr. Laird said it appeared to | him that his honor who had spoken on | behalf of the Government had a fair trial | of having office-holders on the floor of the | House, and that the system,in his opinion, | was found wanting. Consequently he, was now prepared to discard his friends after they had assisted him to carry on | the Government for a number of years, Perhaps he considered that everything necessary had been attended to, that he (Mr. Laird) was not aware that any extra | talent was coming to the Island which | would render occasional outside assistance | unnecessary, If the measure were made as sweeping as his honor had indicated, | our best men would be precluded from | entering tie Legislature, A man who| would even let his horses go to assist in | getting the cars upon the tract, in case | they should run -ff, would forfeit his | seat in the Legislature. We require the | best men the Province could produce in | the Legislature, and therefore we should | not make this measure too sweeping. A) man who was occasionally calied upon, would necessarily have some other means of support, but a man in the service of the Government with a fixed salary might be dependent upon his connection with the Government for his subsistence. It was rather strange that persons should h one thing and practice another. e Government had practiced one sys- tem for four years, and now his honor was condemning that system. Hon. Mr. Balderston said that when he was first elected he took an active in excluding office-holders from the islature, but our circumstances had changed since that time. Some of our best men had now to be sent to the Do- minion Parliament, We should endeavor

Adjourned,

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Mr. MeGill, according to 3 tice, if he would lay upon the table a return, show- ing the number of postage stamps remain-

It was possible |

the }

heads of departments, such as the Com- |

He looked upon it as absolutely |

When any- |

he approved of it in the abstract, but he | did not think the paragraph just read, |

evaded, and he was allowed to retzin his |

would it not destroy his independence as much as if he received that amount per |

to make the Legislature as independent | introduced a Bill to disestabli

as possible, but if a man were to be ex- cluded for taking a small amount of fees an injury might be done to the country. At present no member of the Legislature was allowed to enter into a Government contract, either by himself or by a second or third party. If aman had an office he should attend to the duties of it, and he

could‘not serve in two places at the same |

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not too late to reform. He admitted that there was some necessity for the Bill. Dual representation should be abolished. However perfect a system of Government /might be, it would require alteration to /suit the times. If he now expressed a desire for a reform it did not follow ‘hat the Government were insincere in what they were doing. According to the Bill, |a man who would reeeive 20s. a year as | salary would be disqualified from sitting in the Legislature, while another receiving | hundreds of dollars as fees would be al- | lowed to retain his seat, He saw the dif- ficulty. A sweeping measure would drive many useful men from the Legislature,

| laying down. a man would be allowed to take and retain his seat might be limited, but there was | difficulty even in that.

Hon. the President said the principle

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He had | of the Bill was the same as one which was | be no objection to laying such report upon | the table, and he would see that it

exclude all the | — |

fully discussed in this house last year, A measure which would officers from the Legislature would be too A measure which |clude a man from the Legislature tor taking afew dollars in the shape of fees, might Le very injurious to the country.

{ sweeping. i a

He would limit the amount of fees a man |

| would be allowed to take without forfeit- | ing his seat. |of postmasters in the country who were | receiving small amounts as tees, and many

| districts in the Legislature. It would be

going a great length and would almost | | be eurtailing the privileges of British |

| subjects to exclude such men, and all | others whe would take a small amount of 'fees from the Legislature. There was greut necessity for such a Bill, more especially with respect to dual represen- tation. He was aware that there were difficulties in the way, and it was difficult | to suy how far they should go without | going too far. Hon. Mr. Bolger was in favor of the | | principle of the Bill, but to exclude a man from the Legislature for taking a small amount of fees would be too sweeping. He believed, however, that a man who. received fees from the Government to any considerable amount should be excluded as wellas a man who reeeived a salary. | He believed it would meet the approval | of the country to have a Commissioner of Education appointed. Hon. Mr... Me(ill agreed with the | principle of the Bill. To adopt the sug- ‘gestion of the Leader of the Government _ would be going to extremes, The Bill did He did not expect any

not affect him. office, but if the suggestion of his honor the | Leader of the Government were adopted _he could not sit upon a court martial, if

ithe Dominion Government shoald offer

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| him such a situation, without forfeiting

| his seat. He would support the clause as | it stood | Hon. Mr. McEwen considered that the |

clause before them was sufficiently string- ent to suit the requirements of the country |; at present, and he would support it as | read, flon. Mr. Balderston was of opinion that the difficulty might be got over by allowing | members of the Legislature to take fees to a certain amount—something like a living. Hfon. Mr. Laird said that would look like putting a price upon a man’s independence, but still they need not fear that, if it would be considered a benefit. Ue believed ‘country postmasters sometimes accepted office for the benefit of the country around | rather than for the sake of the emolument. He was not particularly wedded to the clause under consideration, and was willing to accept an amendment. tion. Mr. McDonald would rather see the clause more sweeping, but would support it as it was rather than any one bill passed. | There must be very little independence in the country if representatives could not be found who would be willing to give up small and paltry cffices. Ilon. Mr. Balderston was of opinion that the independence of a meimper of the Legis»

lature would not be effected by holding of- fices unaer the Dominion Government ex~

‘ept in very rare instances. iion, Mr. Munn approved of the principle he till, It was not too sweeping. If

ountry postmaster were elected to the Legislature he would require to resign his | office because he could not act as postmas- ter while he would be attending to his du- ties in the Legislatire.

llon. Mr. Waiker considered that the act passed at the introduction of Responsible (iovernment was sufliciently stringent. It was not necessary to exclude those from | the Legislature who held minor appoints ments.

The bill was: reported from committee | agreed to, and was ordered to be engrossed.

A bill to confirm the registration of cers | tain deeds and writings was brought up from | the House of Assembly, by Hon. Mr. Sul- | livan, and read the first time. | Uon. Mr. Strong laid before the House a copy of the Treasurer’s Accounts, and of the Government classified accounts of the | year 1875. Also, copy of Correspondence, | Orders in Council, &c., respecting the Land | Purchase Act of 1875. Adjourned.

} Marca 24,

A Bill further securing the independence | of the General Assembly was read the | third time and passed.

REGISTRATION OF DEEDS.

A Bill to confirm the registration of certain deeds and writings was, according to order, read the second time, and order- ed to be referred toa committee of the whole [Touse on Tuesday next. Adjourned till Tuesday next.

Marca 28, REGISTRATION OF DEEDS,

On moving that a Bill to confirm the registration of certain deeds and writings | be referred to committee,

Hon. Mr. Strong said it appeared that’ officers had been ener for the purpose | of receiving the a vits of witnesses to certain documents, and recently it had been | ascertained that some of the persons so appointed had not been sworn in according» to law. The consequence would be that there would be legal defect in the registra- tion of the documents. The Bill was in- tended to remedy thisdefeet. The officers appointed had been requested to take the oaths of office before subscribing to any more documents.

The Bill was passed through the several stages without amendment.

PUBLIC PAPERS.

Hon. Mr. Strong laid before the House the report of the committee of the Legisla- tive Library for the year 1875; papers re-— lating to certaim claims of the railway con-— tractors referred to arbitration, with the decision of arbitrators; reports of the Sup- erintendents of Public Works tor Prince. and King's Counties, and correspondence in reference to the Land Purchase Bill of 1875. Adjourned.

Maca 29. CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

ion, Mr, MeoGill, eooerdins

Hon Mr. Strong said that if they did | | not practice what they preached it was_

Perhaps the amount of fees |

| er named Ferguson who was suffering from | an offensive disease.

would ex-|

There was a large number |

| of them might be capable of representing |

| ing law has passed

|in Mr. Preston’s

| acquired

to notice, me the guinea! the Church | t’other ‘fore I cams here.’

POSTAGE PREPAID,

NER.

1 EDWARD ISLAND, MONDAY, MAY 1, 187%.

of England in this Province. Said Bill was

read the first time and ordered to be read

the second time on Monday next, METHODIST CHURCH.

Hon. Mr. Strong, according to notice, presented a petitionof Robert Longworth and others, praying that an Act may be passed to vest in the Methodist Church of Canada all real and personal property in this Island, heretofore held in trust by the

+ W esleyan Methodist Conference of Eastern British America. Laid on the table CIVIL SERVICE BONDS.

Hon. Mr. McGill asked the Leader of the Govt, if he would lay upon the table the

| security bonds given by officers of the Civil |

| Service for the performance of the duties

| Of their several offices,

, Hon. Mr. Strong replied that it was in-

| expedient to lay such bonds upon the table

| of this House. They could not be taken from the office where they were preserved, but his honor could obtain any memoran-

_ dum of them which he required

ViCTORIA BREAKWATER.

| Hon. Mr, Strong said, in ceply to a ques- | tion by Hon. Mr. McGill, that orders had

| been given for certain repairs to Victoria | men

| Breakwater, but no specifications had been prepared,

REPORTS OF VISITORS OF JAIL.

Hon. Mr. McGill asked the Leader of the Government if he would lay upon the table | the report of the visitors of Queen’s County Jail in reference to the condition of a prison~

Hon. Mr. Strong replied that there would |

i

would

Si ieonesiiieishspistee ieee Aihiiibdiaeeb i | SRearnn . 2 "eX 4 ‘* | MISCELLANEOUS.

The father of all newspapers is the vener. able Pekin Guzeife, which is over 1,000 years old. Itisa ten-page paper, with a | yellow cover; has no stories, no ‘ ads,’ no | marriages or death notices, no editorials, no subscribers. It simply contains the official | notices of the Government.

In a lumberman’s camp in Colorado, | a diapute arose as to the proper pronuncias | tion of ‘Newfoundland.’ The two con- | testants sent a man ten miles after a dic- | tionary, but while he was gone the dispute | changed to aquarre!. One knocked the other down and was immediately sko:.

A few days since, Sheriff Wiseman, of Mitchell County, N. C., attempted to arrest |

/an illicit distiller, aamed Barner, who was

with a party of friends, Barner shot Wise- | man through the shoulder, and the Sheriff | in return sot him dead, and wounded five |

of his companions, and then, his ammuni- |

tion giving out, retired in good order.

Rouen on Liquor Deaters.—The follows | the New Brunswick | Legislature :-—

“ Whenever it shal be proved on afti- | davit to the satisfaction of the Police Mag. | istrate that any person is an habitual drank- | ard, or is injuring his health by excessive | drinking, or neglecting his family, it shall | be lawful for the said Magistrate to cause a written or printed notice to be given to all persons licensed to sell liquor within the limits of the City of Fredericton, probibit- ing all such persons from supplying such habitual drunkard with any intoxicating | liquor for any term not exceeding two, years; and if any persun shall, after the | receipt of such notice, supply such habitual drunkard with any intoxiciting liquor, the person who so supplies shall be liable to a |

| penalty not exceeding One Hundred Dol- |

iars, or imprisonment for a period not ex ceeding thirty days.”

From present appearances it seems pro-~ bable that emmigration from Europe to) America will, toa great extent, cease next | summer, Owing to the present commercial depre:sion. The correspondent of a New York paper, writing from Germany, says | that the tenor of the letters received there frem Germans lately arrived in the United States, is of the most discouraging and | gloomy character, and the same remark applies to the experience of those who have | left the more northern nations of Europe tor homes in the West. ‘The tide of emi- |

| gration from the British Isles is also much |

lessened from the same cause. For several | years past there has been an influx of a! class of unthrifty people entirely without | capital, who are not as a rule able or will-

| ing to become pioneers, and make a living |

for themselves as farmers, but on the cons | trary have depended for subsistence on the | casual income derivable from jobs obtained | in cities and towns, The present long con~ tinued trade depression has rendered their condition extremely miserable during the |

) past year, and New York, Philadeiphia, ' Baltimore and other large cities are crowded |

with medicants. The same state of things