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oeese (each) 40 to 0.55 MEAT

Beef, (small pieces) per lb $0.06 to 0.12

Beef, per lb (by the quarter) 00.5 to 0.09

0.10 to 0.12 0.44 to 0.09 0.06 to 0.10 0.05 to 0.09 0.08 to 0.12

tlam, per Ib

Lamb, per quarter

Lamb, per Ib

Mutton, per Ib

Pork,(smali pieces) per ib

York, per lb (by the carcass) 0.06 to 0.07

Veal, per ib 0.03 to 0.08 MISCELLANEOUS.

Apples per bushel

Barley per bushel

Butter (fresh) per Ib

Hutter per lb by the tub

Calfskins. per Ib

0.€0 to 1.00 0.60 to 0,70 0.22 io 0.25 0.21 to 0.23 0.06 to 0.10

i Cheese (new milk) per Ib 0.14 to 0.16 : Uheese, per Ib 0.05 to 0.08 3 Clover seed, per Ib 0.00 to 0.00 j Eggs. per doz. 0.17 to 0.20

Green Peas, 0.00 to 0.00

& Hay, per ton 9.00 to 10 00 } Hides. per ib. 0.04 to 0.44 a Honey, per ib. 0.24 to 0.25 t ilomespun, (men’s wear)per yd. 0.65 t 1.00 q iLomespun, (women’s do)per yd 0.35 to 0°48 2 Homespun Flannel, per yard 0.31 to 0.46

0.12 to 0.16 0.40 to 0.42 0.19 to 0.2z 0.03 to 0.04 0.40 to 0.50 2.50 to 3.00 0.00 to 0 00 0.07 to 0.10 0.14 to 0.16 0.17 to 0.25

Lard, per lb Vats. per bushel Potatoes, per bushel Pear) Barley, per Jb Sheepskins Straw. per ton Timothy Seed, per bush, Tallow per Ib

Urnips, per bush. Wool, per lb

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A EPs LOTT ED

COOMBS & WORTH,

| JOB PRE" TERS & BOOKBINDER

5 Lower Queen St. Charlottetown, P, E, 1.

=| Halifax, - - Nova Scotia.

>| 5 per. cent. commission ci arged.

j

‘ St

| convenience afforded, commends itself to

WATER STRE x, 7 5

Charlottetown,

Jan.17'76 ly

E.C. NELSON

IMPORTER & REPAIRER

SEWING MACHINES.

ADD Ess:—P. O. Oct

Box 303, - 25, 1875.—ly

HASZARD BROS,

Commission Merchants & Auctioneers : FORWARDING, MANUFACURERS,

AND |General Gl WATER STREET, i Opposite Merchants Bank, Charlottetown, - - - ~ PEI J. E. Haszarp, | Horace Haszarp.

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REFERENCES:

Messrs. Greenshields, Son & Co., Montreal,

Messrs. W. & R. Brodie, Quebec, Messrs. J. S. Farlow & Co.. Boston, Henry Lawson, Esq., Halifax, N. S.

Hon. Daniel Davies, Charlottetown, P. E. I.

May 3, 1875.

| WILLIAM DODD, Commission Merchant and AUCTIONEER

. QUEEN SQUARE, CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND

INSURANCE,

| MacKENZIE & STUMBLES, ‘Atctioneers, Commission Merchants,

AND

i

GENERAL AGENTS, 77 North Side Queen Square, Charlottetown. - - P. E. Island.

October 18, 1875.—ly

CARVELL BROS., AUGTIONEERS. Commission Merchants,

AND

GENERAL

AGENTS.

i

Gc. W. STEWART, }

| Produce Commission Merchant, | COLONIAL MARKET,

| Consignments solicited. Guarantee Sales made in all cases, and in no case more than PROMPT RETURNS. P. S.—Always on had, to fill orders from the country : Bran, Shorts, Middlings, Feed, Meal, &e.

INTERNATION

Summerside, P,.E. island, JOHN McKAY, PROPRIETOR.

ee

MHIS HOUSE, second to none on the Is- land for beauty of situation, comfort and

the patronage of all who may visit the Island for business or pleasure. Choice Sample Rooms to let. Conveyances from Cars and Boats. Ladies and Gentlemen will find it to their advantage to patronize this Hotel. Feb. 21, 1876.—tf

REVERE HOUSE,

ADJOINING TUE POST OFFICE,

See: 7. 7 PRD

The subscriber has fitted up the above House in good style, and wishes to inform his friends, and the public gene- rally that he is prepared to accommodate

Transieet and Permanent Boarders.

Good Stabling on

Charges moderate. the premises. RICHARD GLADNEY, Proprietor. Alberton, Sept. 13, 1875.

P. E. Island Railway.

SPECIAL RUNNING ARRANGEMENT.

N and afler MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, a Special Steamboat Mail Train will run as follows :—

GOING WEST.

GOING EAST.

sw, P.M. Charlottetown ‘dp6.00 Summerside (dp. 6.46 Royalty Junction 6.17 Kensington | 7.16 Huater River 7.09 County Line | 7.46 Copaty Line 7.46 Hunter River | 8.25 Kevsiagton 8.17/RoyaltyJ’nct.; 9.17 Summerside ar-8 50 Ch’town iar. 9.35

Numbers 3 and 4 Trairs will resume run- ning as per Time Bill No. 5,

W. McKECHNIE, Superintendent.

Chitown, Nov. 6, 1876.—Island pap. [Sins

ARUHTTECT URE.

HE undersigned, being relieved from the

Public Service, will resume his former occupation of furnishing Designs, Plans, Specitications,and estimates tor Jwellings, Stores, Churches, and School Houses, of the most modern aud approved style of Architecture, at short notice and reuson- able ccsts. Having had a long experience in building, he feels thas he can give satis- faction.

RICHARD WEEKS, Late Supt. Pub. Works. Ch’town, Oct. 9, 1876.—times sj tf

MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

PRINCE EDWARD SLAND.

sBOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Ropert LonaworTh, Esq., President, Hon. Jas. DUNCAN, Hon. L. C. OWEN, Hon. A. A. McDonaLb, Hon. J. C- Pork, , THOMAS apenstee. Esq., j R. Beer, sq. hacen rete daily at their office, corner Great George and Lower Water Streets.

TEST.

* BUSINESS CARDS,

P. E. Island.

Charlottetown.

Agents,

ST. LAWRENCE

Marine Insurance So y

| PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

A. KENNEDY, Esq., President. Joun F. Ronerrson, ArtreMas Lorp,

Tuomas Morris,

George D. LonawortnH.

P. W. HyxnpMan,

W. D. Srewart.

OF

Building. FRED. W. HYNDMAN, Ch’town, April 24, 1876.—ly

The Isolated Risk & Farmers

’

Insurance Ce. of Canada.

PRESIDENT, - » Hon. ALEX. MCKENZIE. VICE-PRESIDENT, - GEORGE GreIG, Esq.

CAPITAL, $600,000.

Deposited with Dom. Govt., - $100 904.

(PIS Company insures Farm Property,

Dwellings and contents, Churches. Schoolhouses, and other isolated risks, on the Three Years System, at lowest current rates. Pays all losses caused by lightning, whether tire ensues or not. The ugency having been transferred to the subscriber. he is prepared to take risks and renew oat- standing policies on most favorable terms. FENTON T. NEWBERY, April 24, 1876.—ly Gen’'l Agent fur P.E.I.

- IMPERIAL |

FRE INSURANCE COMPANY

Of London,

[ESTABLISHED 1803] Subscribed & Invested Capital. $8,650,000.

INSURES at MODERATE RATES Stores, Warehouses, Dwellings. Churches, Mer- chandize of all kinds, Produce, Vessels on the Stocks, and other Property. DETACHED DWELLINGS ts#ken for ONE, TWO, and THREE YEARS at spe- cial rates.

Losses Adjusted and Settled Promptly FENTON T. NEWBERY,

Mar. 20. 1876 Agent tor P. E. I

THE LIVERPOOL & LONDON AND CLOBE

LASURAMUE COMPAN)

FIRE AND LIFE.

Invested Funds, Ist Jan’y., 1874, $21,628,356 Deposited with Receiver Gener-

al of Canada, 162,800 Other Investments in Dominion of Canada, 867,091

FAIR RATES. Prompt & Liberal Settlements.

Insurance against Fire effected upon Pri vate Residences, Household Furniture and Farm Properties, for

One, Three or more years,

At Reduced Rates,

Office—Great George Street, Charlotte- town, P. E. I.

R. R. FITZGERALD, Agent Ch’town, July 27, 1874.—6m

TAILORING

DEPARTMENT.

HLL & WINTER CLOTHING.

Beavers, Pilots, Presidents, Naps, FOR

Overcoats & Jackets.

English, Scotch and Canadian TwWEEDS.

Blue and Biack Does, Broads and Worsteds !

We will be at all times happy to show our Cloths and Styles.

G00D FITZ! LOW PRICES!

Shirts, Cardigan Jackets, Ties. &. BEER & SONS.

Oct. 16. 1876.—¢w

i en *

WINTER FRUIT

in store and to arrive, 1006 BRLS. CHOICE WINTER KEEPING APPLES,

Ex Steamer from Montreal, Boston, and Halifax. For Sale at

A. MCNEILL’S Auction Room, No. 1] Queen Street.

4in

Oct. 23, 1876.

AGENCY

FOR

P. E, ISLAND PRODUCE, HORATIO B. SELLON : Commission Mechant Auct’r, &c., Bedcford Rew & Sackville Sreet,

HALIFAX, N.S.

Consignments of Proptce solicited, and Cash advanced, or Goods forwarded as de sired. All kinds of produce purchased fo h. aes for Goods froin Halifax promptly attended to. in Hatifax: ot S. McLEAN, Esq., . President Bank Nova Scotia. -rence in Charlottetown: -_ ‘W.R. WATSON, Esq., High Sheriff, Queen’s County.

F. W. HALES, Secrretay.

Ch’town, March 22, 1875—ly

Risks taken daily at their office, Exchange

Secrelary

CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

TO REPRESENT

Queen's County in the Commons :

} |

The issue:

CABINET ?

DO WE OR DO WE THE

NOT

LAIRD, PRESENTATIVE VINCE ?

THIS IS THE SQUARE ISSUE NOW BE- FORE THE PEOPLE OF QUEENS COUNTY.

OF THIS

Ghe Graninet.

Chariottetown, Nov. 20, 1876,

THE

SQUARE ISSUE.

Ler the questions upon which the people have to decide next Wednesday be fuirly understood. They are no mere local issues, but eoncern the policy of the Domiaion Governmnnt :

Do we approve of the base attempt to rob one-half of the electors of this Island of their franchise ? Do we approve of P. E. Island being deprived of its only seat in the Cabinet ? Do we appreve of subsidizing a Bank with $20,000 to $30,000 a year of the public mor ey, because its President came down handsomely to help in a “ Big Push ’’? Do we approve of subsidizing the Speaker of the House of Commons with eight thousznd one hundred and seventy doliars, contrary to the spirit and letter of the law?

Do we approve of subsidizing a Cabinet Minister (Mr. Vail) with a fat printing contract, contrary to the spirit and letter of the law?

Do we approve of paying four cents a pound more.on sugar, only to put money into the pockets ot Yankee sugar refiners ? Do we approgeof the Steel Rail trans. action through which the country has lost $900,000 ?

Do we approve of Mr. Cauchon as Pre i+ nt of the Council ?

Do we approve of Mr. Laird’s sloping off to the Northwest with a parcel of beads and looking-glasses for his Indians, for, szkiog the interests committed to his care, without sayiog one word to his constitu- ents ? ,

Do we approve of the hypocrisy which leads a Party to brawl about © purity” aod to “ elevate the standard ’? in such a way as to luse FORTY SEATS FOR BRIBERY ? To vote for Mr. Welsh says ‘‘ Yes ”’ to these questions,

To vote for Mr. Pope says “ No.”

We have little doubt bow the gence und honesty of the free and inde- pendent electors of Queen’s County will dictate their answer.

intelli-

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MR. DEBLOIS’ LETTER.

WE again publish Mr. DeBlois’ letter for the benefit of the Patriot: To the Edilor of the Examiner.

Sim: — From the action taken by several members of the Local Governinent in the present Queen's County Election for the Do- iminion House of Commons many of my poli- tical friends may be surprised that I, a staunch Liberat Conservative, should, up to this time have kept aloof from ell party meetings. My reason for so doing is indeed that given by yourself in the article, which ap- peared in the last issue of your journal, heated ** Meeting in the Athenaeum,” al- though your words express a littie more than my views. You say:_ “ Local politics have nothing Whatever to do with Dominion Politics ; and Mr. DeBl-is feeis, no doubt, that Local Government Officials should take no acliveqart whatever in Dominion Elec- tions.” Now, if these words are meant to bear simply upon the present state of Loca! Politics in this Province, | entirely concur in them, but not in their more extended sig- nification. | maintain that the first duly of a consti- tutional government is to look to the inter- est of those from whom their power is derive ed, and to carry out to the best of their abi- lity the measures upon which they were al- lowed to assume the reins of state. Now, to do this effectually, harmony should exist to the greatest possible extent, at least amongst the members of the Executive. Our present Local Executive is composed of, I think, five ‘‘ Liberal Conservatives ”’ and four “ Retormers.”” Now, suppose the five « Liberal Conservatives’ or even one of them had met the four “ Reformers ” at such meetings as that atthe Athenaeum, where would have been the harmony in the Executive, and what might have been the résult to the object for which its members had been elected ? Feeling, then, that my duty to those who brought the present Government into existence, was, if possible, to maintain harmony in that Government, I have up te this time refrained from taking any part in Political Meetings, and may still continue to do so, although I do not hesitate to say, that, as an individual elector I shall record my vole in favor of the Liberal Con- servalive Candidate, the Hon. J. UC. Pope; and shall advise any Liberal Conservatives who ask my advice lo do the same thing. I am, sir, your obedient servant,

G. W. DeB ois, Devonport, Charlottetown Royalty, 7

The Best Man

JAS. C. POPE

WILL WE OR WILL WE NOT TAMELY SUBMIT TO BE UNJUSTLY DEPRIV- ED OF REPRESENTATIONSIN THE

APPROVE ACTION OF THE DOMINION GONERNMENT IN REMOVING MR. AND NOT EVEN OFFER- ING HIS VACANT SEAT TO A RE- PRO-

nll

f | JHE STATESMANSHIP OF THE | PURITY PARTY.

( Frow the Toronto Mail.] The infinite versatility of the Party o

| Prince Edward Island.

port

amazed, Not long ago, Mr. David Laird was head

Island, In the session of 1875 he, then Minister of the Interior, introduced and passed through Parliament, 38 Vic., Cap. 49, entitled, ‘An Act to amend and consoli- date the laws ‘respecting the Northwest

Territories. Section 11 of that Act provides as follows :—

*‘When, and so soon as any system of taxation shall be adopted in any district or portion of the No:thwest Territories, the Lieutenant-Governor, by and with the con- sent of the Council or Assembly, as the case muy be, shall passlall ordinances in respect to education; but it shall therein be always provided that a majority of the rate- payers oc any district or portion of the Northwest Perritories, or any lesser portion or sub- division thereof, by whatever name the same may be known, may establish such schools therein as they may think fit, and make the necessary assessment and’ col« lection of rates thereof: and further, that the minority of the ratepayers therein,whether

Protestant or Roman atholic, establish arate Schools, and that, in such latter case, the ratepayers establishing such Protestant or Roman Catholic Separate Schools, shall he liable only to assessments of such rates as they may impose upon themselves in respect thereof ,”’

The Roman-Catholics on the Island who are as 46,000 to 54,000 Protestants of the population of 109,000 souls, asked to be grauted the same rights and privileges with respect to Separate Schools as were granted to the Metis in the North.West by this Act. They said to Mr. Laird: “It is apparent that you favour Separate Schools in the region where you are going as Lieut.-Gov. ernor; grant us then a like privilege, for we desire it as fervently as our co-religion~ ists in the North-West do, . And “inasmuch as you hold that you are justified in grants it to the minority there, Low can you be justified in refusing it to the minority here?’ But Mr. Laird and his friends on the Island did refuse it to the 46,000, Roman Catholics, and not only that, but trotted out Mr, Brown's old Protestant horse, al- though the North-West Act faced the charger at every turn; and to~day these frightfully inconsistent purists are calling on every Protestant voter to vote down Mr. Pope in Queen’s because he ventured to believe that if Mr. Lai d’s Metis were wor- thy of Separate Schools, the Roman Catho.- lic minority on the Island had an equal right thereto! Mr. Brown, of course, defends the action of the Island Purists. He approves of Separate Schools in the Northwest, but dis~ countenances them in Prince Edward Is, land, and calls on those who gave them to the Metis to vote down those who would give them to the Irish Catholics also !

Mr. Brown’s infinite variety of ‘action has} not been so clearly shown since he wrote solemn denunciations of bribery with one hand and held out the other to those who could ‘come down handsomely,’

“POPE and Representation in the Cabinet JSorever,’’—Electors, let this be your motto n Wednesday next,

ADVICE TO VOTERS. The following is from an address issued by one of the State Central Committee during the late Presidential election. By substituting our party names for theirs and making some additions to suit the lo- cality, the advice is worthy the attention of the electors of this County on Wedness day next,

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‘* Each member of yoar organ zation shonid constitute himself a committee to secure the attendance of voters at the polls, and see to it that all attempts at fraudulent voting be frustrated without regard to those participating in euch disgraceful ac-~ tion. Watch the polling places with uns tiring vigilance, and see to it that no un- due advantage is taken from the opening of the polls which takes place at 9 o'clock, a. m., until the close, which takes place at 5 o’clock,p. m. Be at the polls early and get in your votes if possible be- fore 12 o'clock. Watch your ticket closely and be sure and make your mark X opposite the name of James C. Pope, and not on the line. See to it that those who are placed on the inside of the polling places are reliable, and that a Grit in disguise is not permit- ted to occupy a place that should be filled by a Liberal Conservative. If you knowa man is a fraudulent or illegal voter, chal- lenge him and prevent his vote being taken and depos ted in the box, if possible; unless you do, many of our votes will be neut~ ralized. Keep your men from partaking of any intoxicating drinks;on election day, and particularly have them abstain from wordy discussions at the polls which will be ats tempted by the Government. Party only to confuse and distract, and in the result of which we would be the losers. You will have no time on election day for any thing but seeing that every Liberal Conser vative voter does his duty at the polls, and that he is not robbed of the valne of his privilege by a lack of careand watchtul- ness. We cannot afford to lose this fight by loss of blood received in the house of our friends, and the only way to prevent it is for every man tu feel and act that upon him and him alone, the result depends, The issue is a magnificent one—the rght of Prince Edward island to representation in the Government that imposes taxes upon us, and administers our affairs,’’— | New Era.

Ses keneteanien anLaeee coroners Hon. John Ilillyard Cameron Toronto on the Lith inst. The Medical Society of Savannah have declared yellow fever to be at an end in that city. Sentence was passed on Dr. Strousberg, lately on trial, at Moscow, condemning him to banishment from Russia.

died in

The position of affairs in regard to the Presidential election remains in silalu quo, everything being remarkably quiet in the South, considering the immé@use. interest that attaches to the result of the vote in the dis- puted States.

Ecucrors, stamp the act of the “ Breaker of Pledges’’—vide Saturday Review—in depriving you of Representation in the

November 9th, 1876. j IS THIS FAIR REPRESEN- TATION? Ontario 5 | Quebee 4 | Nova Scotia 2 New Brunswick 2 |

Prince Edward Island oO |

itish Government keeps on in- | uaa tee size of their great guns they will haye to hire & continent on which to experiment with them. They now contem-

Oct.J 1876, — city papers Im

late the construction of a gun of 160 tens, |

| Purity is just now being exhibited at We in Ontario who | have seen the Purists denounce and sup> Coalitions, and anathematize and practice corruption, do not wonder at the sight ; but the good people by the sea are

| and front of the ‘Reform Party’ in the

POSTAGE

MINER

, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1976.

PREPAID,

—

NO, 51.

HOW IT Is }

| THAT OUR YOUNG MEN HAVE Now tar PRIV- |

KLEGE OF VOTING IN DOMINION ELEC TPIONs.

; I cannot endorse the action of his Govenr.

| election will be ran. I can never forgive | them for placing a clause in that Bill mak- ing provision that no young man in this Island could vote at a Dominion election unless he has a property qualification, that is, unless he owned $325 worth of property. Was ever such a thing heard of, that when & country had once received manhood suffrage, ite representatives used their in- fluence to deprive their constituents of it ? Mr. Stewart stated that if your local Parlia- ment passed a law providing for a registra tion of voters, you could get back your rights, again. Are we to be deprived of our rights, because the Government pro. misé to restore them tous? In the name of ail that is just and reasonable, we -ay, no! Under the terms by which we enter- ed the Dominion, the voters qualitications were to remain as they were, When that Bill was introduced, I raised my voice against the glaring iniquity sought to be imposed upon us. | was told that there would be no hardship in the clause for our young men, The Dominion Government were under the misapprehension that we had a law making provision fo: the registra- tion of voters for the Legislative Council. I showed that such was not the case, and pointed out the injustice sought to be imposed upon us, as a Province; and when the Ilouse went into Committee I moved that the objectionable clause be struck out. The Ministers of the Cabinet stood all on one side when the divis on was called for ; but there wasa suflicient sense of justice and a love of liberty there, even among those who believe in a high property qualis fication, to suppor the principle for which 1 contended. Twenty.two Senators stood on One side and twenty-two on the other, My motion was carried by the casting yote of Hon. Mr: Hamilton, Chairman of the Committeee, who belongs to Ontario. The Government held a Council to consider what was best to be done in the matter; and they found that unless they gave way, the whole Bill would be lost! This was how the privi- lege of voting in Dominion elections was pre- served to our young men. We should now show our disapprobation of this act of the Mckenzie Government by recturning a man to fill the vacant seat in the House of Com- mons, who is opposed to them. We want a little more life among our representa- tives in the Dominion Parliament. The latter have hitherto been too dull and life~ less in their representation. While our half a dozen members are all on the one side, they feel dull and lifeless; and want some one to stirrthem upalittle. No one, in my opinion, would do this better than the Hon. James C. Pope. When the Do. minion Government found that no provis- ion had been made by the Local Legislature of this Provinee for the registration of Do- minion voters, it was their duty to have made provision for it, and not to have put this Province to the great expense of caus~ ing a registration of voters tu be made for the sake of the Dominion elections. ‘heir attempts to deprive our young men of their franceise was a cruel wrong to us. [am asked why I support Mr. Pope in the pre- sent contest, when high words passed bes tween us at the recent local election, | would ask you if that is any reason why a man would stand by and see the cause in which he sincerely believes, crushed to the earth, I know other public men between whom high words have passed, but who still fight for the same cause. What has a private, personal matter to do with your vetes at the approaching election? No

thing whatever. Let us, then do all inour power to return to the House of Commons the man who, we believe, will, if elected

do more for our interests as a Province than any other.—Senator Haviland.

MR. POPE THE BEST MAN TO SEND TO OTTAWA. —I believe truly and consci- entiously that Mr. Pope will do more good Sor this Province, at Ottawa, than Mr. Welsh, and, therefore, feel bound to support him as a Candidate to fill the vacant seat. —Senator Haviland.

2-2. Cuar.Lortetown, Nov. 16, 1876. P. R. Bowsrs, Esq., Sir,—In reply to your letter of this date I may say that in conversation with Mr. J. H. Fletcher on Tuesday 8th inst.,1 remarked that the Argus was very non-committal regarding the approaching Partial Dominion Election, Mr. Fletcher said that his neu- trality was owing to an agreement made between him and members of the Local Government, in which it was decided that if the Argus remained neutral throughout the campaign Mr. L. H. Davies would not take any active part in the contest. Mr. Fletcher said he considered Mr. Davies had violated his promise in the matter, and that he (Mr. F.) was determined to appear in the next issue of the Argus in favor of Hon. J. C. Pope, as he considered the agreement was broken, and it was his duty to support the Liberal Conservative Candidate, as he had always been identified with that party. As Mr. Fletcher made this statement in a determined manner, | certainly thought it an item of news and considered it my duty to inform you of the fact as many rumors were ir circulation regarding Mr, Fletcher’s political consistency. I thought the publication of his state- ment would serve to heal the matter and show that he was still a good Liberal Con- servative. I feel confident that had Mr. Fletcher been on the Island at the time the last number of the Argus was issued the para- graph bearing on this matter would aot have appeared. Tne sub-Editor has evidently been un. acquainted with the facts of the case and carelessly inserted the denial.

[ am yours truly,

Treo, L, Cuarre.ie.

_—— __- - It appears that the declaration of Lord Lytton that an Englishman whojmaltreated a native in India onght to be punished for it, was the result of representations made to the Queen by the Prince of Wales, who was scanalized during his visit to india by the discourtesy with which the native princes were treated by British officials,

ment when they carried the present Repres | sentative Bill, under which the approaching |

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|MORE GRIT “FREE

PROMISED.

TRADE”

| A McKenzie-Cauchon organ—the Kinges ton [Ont.] Whig, of late date says :—

“ The probability is that the Government ; will, DURING NEXT SESSION, VERY MATERIALLY INCREASE THE TARIFF in order to meet the requirements of the times.

vipineniatai nied crsins SENATOR HAVILAND ON THE LIVE ISSUR.

Another reason why I cannot support Mr. Welsh at the approaching election, is that the McKenzie’s Government, which he supporis, have been guilty of a breach of promise with regard to allowing us a seat in the Cabinet. When the Representatives from this Island gave them their support, it was upon the understanding that this Province was to lave a Representative in the Cabinet. We have had this admission from the [Ion. Daniel Davies himself. [ went to Belfast. the other day to show my con-isteney in foliowing my present course, and that their ws nothing wrong in the Liberal Conservatives going back to their old standard. | am now accused by Mr, W. LD Stewart, of intermeddl ng in the present canvass; but he had not a word to say respecting the Hon. D. Davies, a Mem - ber of Parliament, being present at all the Beifast meetings! Nor did he say a word respecting the attendance of Mr. Manoah Rowe, a Dominion official, at those meet. ings! But | am glad that I went to the meetings for I never had a fairer or more Impartial hearing than I had there. 1 was much amused at a statement which I lately saw in the /afrivf dec'aring that this Pros vince would be just as well without Cabinet minister as with one! As thie Dominion is a federal union, it is o that this Prov: ce should have a voice ia the Government. Looking at our position, we are in every way entitied to to be re- presented in the Cabinet. | do not blame Mr. Laird for taking his present high position; but | do not think he has acted as he should have done with reference to this Province. He should not have left his constituents, who lifted him inte his present position, without a voice in the Councils of the country. Have we been deprived of a Representation in the Cabinet because we have no supporters of Mr. Me- Kenzie in the Dominion Parliament who are fitted for that high position? Where is Hon. D. Davies and Mr. P. Sinclair? If they did not care to run their electionover again , where was Hon, R. P. fiaytaorne, a gentle~ man who could make his mark jin any country,in any Government’? Either of those gentlemen whom I have named would have filled the vacant seat in a creditable manner. There are Gentlemen re t- ing Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the Dominion Legislature whose chief mark is their sslaries. As matters now stand, we have no man to bring any matter of impor. tance to us, before the Dominion Cabinet, We have no one to express our views with reference to free trade, in the Cabinet, dure ing next session of Parliament. The Do« minion Government can settie their whole campaign for next session of Parliament without consulting this Province; and we might a3 well be buried in the waters of the Guilt of St. Lawrence, tor all the part we shall take in the turther government of the country, under the present Adminis~ tration. We are told by some of Mr. Mac. kenzies supporters, that if the right man is returned, we shall get fair play, and that the seat will be restored to us. This is only # little game to tickle the fancies of the electors during the present contest, —it means nothing. I believe that when Para liament meets we shall heve no representas- tion in the Cabinet. Do you think Mr. Mills will resign if Mr, Welsh goes to Otta- wa? There is not the shade of a jeason to think that he will dose. We are told that Mr. Geoffrion has resigned his seat on account of ill health, that vacancy is not yet filled up, end we may get that seat. That seat belongs to the French Canadians, and will be filled by one of their Repre- sentatives. The government are only wait- ing forthe right man to turn up, with whom to fill it. Ihe Government want a leading French Canadian there, to counteract the influenceof Mr. Cauchon, whose morale is not quite so high as the leading Grits of Ontario wish for. Butat the end of two years, the McKenzie Government will re- quire to buckle on ell their armour to rea sist the influence of the Liberal Conservse tives, and they are now looking out for the rising men of their party who will be likely to render them the greatest assist~ ance, when the time for « trial of strength arrives, At present they seem to favcr Monsieur Leflamme. Mr. Geoffrion was ae gentlemen who ,stood high. and they want amen of the same stamp, and possessed of eloquence and power, that he may be able to raily around him the forces of Quebec. Ido not think the 100,000 people of this Island are such slaves as to suffer any in- dignity at the hands of Mr. McKenzie withe out showing that they resent it.