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THE DAILY EXAMINER.

FEBRUARY 28, 1888.

Dominion Parliament.

Tue Parliamentary machine is again-in full swing, the adJress in reply to the Governor-General's speech having been dis- posed of on Friday last. As the Govern- ment’s majority has been increased by ten, the Government's psrtizans are, of course, in high spirits, while those of the O pposi- tion are correspondingly depressed. Sir John, we are told, is in his happiest vein ; but Mr. Laurier’s tone was, not unnaturally, had to

congratulate the representative of Haldi-

somewhat despondent when he

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‘the Times.

Some people comment favoxabiy upon an article on the decadence of; fainily, and, l think, weekly prayer, which Wing been going the rounds of the press. The writer de- plores this deeadence and attributes to it the increase im crime and the disregard of moral obligations noticeable areund us. This is all very goud, but it doesn't go far enough, Prayer is excellent buat prayer will not dissipate the gross ignorance ot morality which is everywhereto be met with, anl which leads many to commit serious sins which they would certainly abhor if they saw them in their true light. The people want a little more solid, moral instruction froti their pulpits, and a littl less meaningless verbosity.

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The qhestion is often asked :—‘'Can a lawyer defend a criminal he knows to be wulty?” Could” Mr. Hodgson, for ex ample, conscientiously plead for Millman’s life if he were really convinced of his guilt ? Che answer is an aflirmative one. la criminal cases the accused can always be conscientiously defencel by honest and best means, ail lying, fraud, &., cast asidé, even ifthe advocate felt assured of his client’s guilt. The reason is because the advocate defending bis client dues an injury to no onesand frou his position as advocate, ought to defend to the best of his xbility thuse whose case he has taken in hand,

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partial elections in » England have gone in favor of Mr, Gladstone and Howe Rute. Rumor had it last week, too, that there was sowething exciting going on “ the Government whence Mr. Balfour was seen to emerge hatless and in

The late

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Government to public confilenee while moving the address. Dr. Montague’s speech must have been as gall and werm- wood tot Oppusition and its Lender. | That ! ) Parliament at al), is, of itself a pr hat th ! i bo con ‘ | whatev t L: ae | qiiet froin their own organs in proof of =h r posit ut the co i We rue | aie t i Ad strat i were we ,! u ! Viit vitl tt ol H i } in Can ire ju i | b hopecess Colton, One the other hand, the Goverument have lately had the most convincing proofs that they continue te possess the

confidence of the people; their Leader is strong in health and hupe; the grestest and must vexatious of the questions affecting the country have been happily disposed of; and the political bright, — almost as bright as can be desired.

The absence of the Honorable Alexander

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Mackenzie from his seat in the Commons is to be greatly regretted; and even more re- grettable is the fact that no one in the Liberal ranks is fitted to take his place.

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Dominion Exhibition.

The joint citizens and allermanie com- mittee for holding the Dominion and Provincial exhibition in Halifex next sammer has been fully organized with Mayor O' Mullin et its hea‘; and has energetically gone to work with a detérmination to make the affair a success. The Provincial Govern- ment: has. promised four thousand dollars

nd Mayor O’ Mullin stated that be had every confidince that the Dominion would give i's grant of $10,000. The Dominivn exhibition has not been held in Halifax for ten years and the Maritime Provinces now insists on get- ting it, Special efforts will be made to obtain the largest possibie line of exhibits in every branch of agriculture and manufactures from New Brunswick, and especially Quebec, Ontario, and the Northwest. Major-General Laurie, M. P., is on the executive committee and has promised to render every assistance at Ottawa.

We copy the above from the Montreal Gazette of the 23rl inst, appear favorable for the obtaining of the Dominion grant this year. With such men as Major General Laurie, Sir Charles Tupper and other prominent Maritime Province men as representatives at Ottawa, the chances are that the application for the Dominion grant by the joint committee of

The prospects

Halifax will be conceded,

The Gazette forgut to name our Province of P. E. Island as would send exhibits to the Halifax Exhibi- At the last Dominion Exhibition held in Halifax, exhibitors frow this Islan!

amoag those which tion. in live stuck, grains, cheese, butter, roots, etc., competed fairly well with the larger

Provinces, aul having failed to obtaina Dominion gront for the Island, our people will rejoice at the prospects of participa*ing in the advantages which they will derive from the Dominion Exhibition at Halifax.

Prepare for the Spring Work.

Now is the tims to make everything av that time

will not be lust in waiting upen the black

‘.a0c@ ~ #4} aenring - ready for ** the spring work,

smith and harness-maker when plouvhing

and sowing ought to be going forward,—

apropos of which the dmerican Agriculturist |

for March says :—

* The man who is prepared for a tieak va chain. Wien at wok, when a cham is used at some dis anec from the barn, it is well to take sume of these links along. <A blacksmith will make a dozen, of different sizes, of good wrought steel, for a slight sum. Have the ends bent slightly inward, for the elasticy of the metal will prevent the parts being brought quite togetber, and unless the ends are bent inward they will stand open to catch your clothing, etc. From a piece of buckskin or oil-tanned leather, which can be got ata leather store, strings can be cut which are just the thing for mending broken straps, for splicing broken

has au open link at hand |

istracted state of mind. Home Rule

Hut come soon, theres no use tryimg any

niger to keep out the tide with a pitchfurk. *

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By the look of things we’re going to have

europe turped into a .battlefield when sortug pays her earliest visit. All this bunshog of arws means something.

Czu’s attitude towards Bul-

Besides the raria is Loetiie in the extreme, and as Rassien pretensions are not looked upon voabiy by Austria or Germaiy the

'cassus be li will likely come out of the

Ferdinand coup. But whether or not this way Kindle the flames: of «>. continental siruggle, some pretext will be found quite soon for fight. All the great uns are listening for the first suund of strife from a new Lexington, peace on their lips, but war in their hearts. + *

An exciting scene was that the House of

Commons presented the other night, when |

Wuiiaw O'Brien, fresh from the plauk bed of Tullamore, and weakened and emaciated by the vigors of penal servitude, arose in his place to face his persecutor and the traducer of his country, Chief Secretary Balfour. Hardly «a breath was drawa dur- ing the delivery of his buining - address. Tory, Liberal, Unionist and Parnellitea was awe to silence in the presence and hearing of this sterling patriot, who had not contin- ed his love for fatherland to the use of his gifted pen or the influence of his powerful voice ; but weak, diseased and suffering had uct hesitated to undergo an ineareeration, he believed would result in his death, that he would teach the stiffnecked enemies of his country that theté dre stili those among [reland’ssons whosebreasts heave responsive to the grand old sentiment of the poet,— dulce et decorim ‘est propatria mori—it is sweet and glorious to vie for oue’s couutry. His speech carried dismay into the ranks of his enemies and brought consolation to the heart of every lover of liberty. He de- nounced the Balfourian system of mis-gov- ernment in lreland ; he detied the Tories to kill out the rousing spirit of Nationalism everywhere apparent ; he declared the pre- seut Coercion Act (in spite of all the Goy- erument wight say to the greatest failure of the whole eighity- seven similar enactments passed by. the British Parliament. Speaking of the failure of proclamations, with an eloquence seldom reached by any commoner, except the Grand Old Man himee f, he cr ed-: ** As well proclaim the sun in the heavens, and then go abvut smashing sun dials as attempt to suppress the national aspirations of the lrish people.” Mr. Balfour, although in- tending to reply to Mr. O'Brien’ at once, and aithough repeatedly called for, sat inute in his place, puttirg off his reply to the day following, when the terrible im- pression of ‘the patriot’s words might have been, n souie Measure, removed from the Chawber. <A great blow tu Balfourism was this speech. Speaking of it the London Daily News did not hesitate to say : ‘* Few speeches ever produced such aneffect on the house as Mr. O’Brien’s last night.” May such eloquence find a responsive. echo in Grattan’s restored parliament in the near future. * * *

And what was all this fuss atid feathers about the Fishery Commission ? parties to the Commission are delighted with their work; but the common observer cannot quite see that they’ve done any. Why did they not declare themselves a Commi-siou or a committee to put an viticlal interpretation upon ceitain vague clauses of the old treaty ¢ This isall they've

doue; and the interpretation looks quite |

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The modus vivendi, Presi- evidence of the friendly spuwit of the British plenipoten- tiaries, and so it is; but we complain that it’s rather friendly and pucs us further ftom a settlement of the lishery question than a ** stiff upper lip” weuld remove us. Huw- ever, weil see what Parliament has to say. + #

A good deal of sympathy is everywhere manifested with the youthful murdeter why expiates his crime in April next. It is well to feel for the unfortunate criminal; every heart should go out to him in his dire afiiwiion; but we must be careful that our heart carry not away our head. A foul murder was committed, twelve of the éon- deraned man’s peers, after a careful trial felt satisfied of his guilt, au impartial judge,

one-sided too.

sticks, or even for connecting the parts of a! disregarding a recummendativn to mercy . ' . .

broker chain, until better mending can be based on no expressed grounds, in an im-

done. It is well to have one of these thongs pressively solemn address, sentences him to! elections, aud since the Scott Act elections are

tied to some part of every set of harness, | undergo eapital punishment; and all this, le!d in the same way aud with the by | that his crime may be expiated, the law of | of ofliecrs, that the recent eleetionin Portland

Straps are quick'y and securely mended splicing the ends and joining them with copper rivets. These should have large heads, and eorresponding washers for the eid to be hammered down oa. When an inch o1 more long they ae excellent for holding in place spliced sticks.

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, God and the country vindicated, and a de- | terent given to those who, fearing not the

author of life, would fain usurp His prerog- |

wives. If we would do away wich crime; | £ we would purge society at all, we must | pat aside all morbid sympathy and un- | Hinchingly declare fur justice. "It is not a ; thirst fur blood that actuates us, but the

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It may be interesting to some of our readers to learn trom a study made recently ou the subject by the Atlantic Monthly, that most criminals are young. It is seldom that « grave crime, provided it be the first, is comtnitted after the age of 39. A carefu lstatisticn has proved that of the entire male population of Englandand Wales the largest proportion of* criminals is found to be between the ages of 20 and 25. Five tiniés as many crimes are committed in the tive years between these limits as in the ten years between the age of 60 an! 60. Dividing the whole population into yroups ofthose trom 10 to 15, from 15 to 20 from 20 to 25, from 25 to 30, froin 30 to 40, from 40 to 60, and from 50 to 60, it is ‘found shat from the age of 20 the tendency te cri ee decreases at each successive term 33 per cent. in the case of the men. *,*

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BD. ¢. T. Meeting.

Tne general meeting of this Society will be held to-morrow evening in St. Paul's Schoolroom. It is expected all the clergy of the Island will be present. A service will be held in St. Paul's Church inthe morn- ing, when the Rev. C. KE. McKenzie, of Alberton, will preach. In the afternoon the clerical association, of which the Rev. Mr. Johnstone, of Crapaud, is President, will meet. Several of the clergy will read papers on given subjects. A portion of the time will be spent in devotion, and a dis- cussion on inatters connected with the work of the Church will engage the attention of ‘the members. The officers for the ensuing year will be appointed at this meeting.

An tmerican Princess WINS AN IMPORTANT SUIT IN A GERMAN COURT AGAINST PRINCE CHRISTIAN,

The New York World's special cable says: Prince Christian and his nephew, the Duke of Augustenburg (brother of Prince Wil- liam of Prussiw), have just sustained a severe blow by the judgment which was de ivered last week by the Court of Appeal at Kiel, in the celebrated Noer estates case, which has been in litigation nearly twenty years. These valuable estates belonged to the late Prince Frederick of Augustenburg, who obtained leave many years ago trom the Danish Government to break the entail, se that when he died, in 1865, the property, instead of passing to ithe present Duke, his grand nephew, and to Prince Christian, his nephew, was left by his will to his widow, Princess De Noer, with whom he had contracted a morgantic marriage only pine months before his death. She was an American lady, being the daughter of Mr. David Lee. of New York, and she received her title from the Kmpefor of Austria. ©Prince Christian and the Duke eontended that the Dunish Government had no power to break the entail of the princely domains, but the Kiel tribunal decides that this act was perfectly legal ; that the Princess DeNver'’s title is unquestionable, and that. the plain- tiffs must pay all the costs. The Prineess De Noet, who was born in 1838, | as con- tracted.a second marriage with Gen. Count Von ‘Walderses, quartérmaster-general of the Prussian army. The appellauts, who have Been worsted im every stage of this litigation, intend . to carry the case to the supreme court of Leipzig, but there is very lite chayee that the -previous decisions will be reversed.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

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Leiter From (touncillor Douse.

Sir, Now that the meetings of the City Council has been held, and all passed off quietly, no rivts, no arrests, no ** bear yarden,” will you kindly allow me space in yeur journal to give a truthful and unbiased account of the first meeting—or what should have been the first.

Punctuaily at hali-past seven o'clock (the hour appointed for the Council meeting,) Councillors Morris, Byrne. McCarron anu myself took seats at. the Cvuncil Board, prepared to dv the business for which we were elected. After waiting patiently neariy an hour, and no sign of a meeting, Councillor Horne came into the Council | Chamber. He walked quick!y up to my seat and roughly taking hold of the back of my chair, said: **Douse, get out of my seat.” I replied, ‘* Ll am not aware | am in your seat.”’ Hethen threatened to put me ovt | by force. I told sim if he did, it would be because he was a betier man than I. Dis- gusted with the exhibition he had made of himself, he retreated to the Mayor's oflice, from whence he came to resume dehbera- tions at the caucus. meeting of the other | Councillors, At this time the City C erk istood up in his place and said: ** The time has now expired for holding a meeting of the Cou until to-morrow evening,’ —an act which I am informed was illegal.

The large audience that had assembled to witness the deliberations of the Council, re- mained ¢oate), wand recogniziug among them many t x. payers of Ward 3, 1 took occa- sion to thank them for the very handsome manner in which they had supported me at the lute election, and also to criticise the methods used by my opponents in their endeavor to defeat me. No obscene or pro- fane language was used, and no remarks were wade by the other Councillors pre- sent. These, sir, are the plain, unvarnished facts, which wy maligners cannot contro-

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Yours,

Henry C. Dovssz. Charlottetown, Feb. 28th, 1888.

>in Powts-on Taz Soorr Aor.—Hon. Dr. logsiey has given the Supreme Conrt 8 wc yew pointson the Seott Act for their considy xt:on, points which, if held geod, will /not only void it in the sister city, but give re- |newer hope to the anti-Scott Act party in /Canacd:, Ile held that the city of Portland is | not « separate electoral district in Dominion

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