‘ tut-ul- i.| lindolndry. llnd plain» tllal urnnuvd

d We‘lll‘lll" tidings ol’grcat promise in Idinihv harvest. I1. seems as though

Estimate of the Pacific Railway.

Speaking of the commercial prospects. lil'lhe Pacific Railway. the London I/‘l‘illlitm mist NI)S:—’J be opening III the Atlantic, and Pacific Railway. which has now been completed. may be expected to illaslr t.- by tin-experiment oil the largest. scale the competing powc‘“ ill rail and Wall. coili- inuliieutiou tor ve y long distane he luv as-expc "ence has yet gone, a. 11‘ can beat the raill ay tor evi ry thing \‘\(it'l|l mail illld passenger ll'allic, lhongh in re- gun] to [Misseiigcrs. tllo exception is not complete—the chi-aplicss ol the water ceminuui ioli compensating largely lol' the comparative slowness oi the travel- liiq3 It Scents to be ilnnbllnl whether the Atlantic and Pacific line will not. on ae— cnuut at its enormous length. all'ord Ll e llinxiouun of d advantage to passengers. and thus favor ting inutl-s by with ‘Il short land p age. The wholcdi lance is given as 3005 miles. and the, timeol lhc continuousjourney days scvi-nlci-n am! a half hours, wliicll isprobably a long-

er strain tllall the human coilslitulion can;

stand. The railway journey trnlii New York to San l’i nciseo may be bcyolld the capacity (it ill I largcliia lity ol mi ii. an lcss willl bre: {5. which. however, Wlll greatly lengthen or diminish the. rpccizll value at the railway. Iilll. apart liom lla.‘ ditlii-ulty, the expense “ill be a great lll‘ll\\‘b:|ul\' in colilpclilicu with the Sea routes. Eliiigrallts is stated. can now (1 avcl front New Yln to Calilornia by the Isthmus lor tcli pounds, and the change at present contenlplatcd by the vailuay is iqlprcxiiiiately iit thirty pounds. alid i.~ cu be reduced alter the tirst et .Iulyto £23 As this is one ofa penny and two-thirds per mile. a lower rate may be posstble; Hit the expense of the Isthmus route may also be reduced. so that the relative por. tion will be preserved. The railway is certain elioligh to be of immense scrv . but. it seems hardly possible that it will ever get more than a share of tllo New York and San l-‘runc' c0 passenger trallle. These dilliculties will apply with greater torco to tho colilpctitioli of the line for thorough trullie between Europe and China. Where the tillio is equal, or nearly so'. theprospe‘ct oi the lollganll expensive railwayjouincy will keep travellers away. and this prospect will be a great: obstacle to the use of the line. even where the ad~ footage at time is eonsidc ible.

MEXICAN PROSPEers. I ‘

lly one of these maps (Ia (lice/re which have for many years constituted the his tol‘y ochxlC‘o, Juarez becomes invested with new power at the head at the (lov- vrnmeiit. The Congress adjourns. leav- ing him at the bald ol atlhirs. with a selected committee of its members to ad- vi c assist, and, it may be. to watch him. This I. ill eurrcat phraseology, termed a mop want of Juarez. illid no doubt it is an attcliipt iii tbatdirectioil. But perhaps the inqu correct way to describe it would be as the commencement of a new and bitter-civil war. Quart-taro is described as arrayed in arms against him. and iii many of the States his authority is openly llt’lll‘ll.

’l‘he ditliclllly ln Mexico is that. ever at war with the Central Power, there is a chronic tclidcncy to a perverted exercise nt Slate rights. (.‘ouccntralioii of the Government iii one hand has been. lrom this circuiiislalicc, iliipossilile. Its opcric lion is toward the setting up of chief alter thief. who represents some paiticular locality, ilnd who. having gained a quasi ,iiiilitary force to his side. aims at nothing less than the Presidential chai . Ill-lore the expedition ol‘ Maximilian this was as true as it is now; and tho yx-rpctnal and bloody divisions among the Mexican people seemed almost. to jnslily his enlerpi'i. (‘i duly it may lairly be claimed that under his ru there was some hope ol ultimate ipe from anaichy. "l'rl-s— , trom without“ spoiled that prospi ct. - niiliaii was sacriliecd. and Mexico to- da_v is probably on the eve of a struggle more. terrible lllnli that. which his hatchery telliporar' pciided— 'unllisli.-linericua.

Lopez Sammoncd to Surrender l l

The answer of President Lopez of the Ill-public ot' Paraguay to Hill summons b the allies to surrender. dated Ili label .54, IBM has been ri-c vcil at \\ hingtou. the MINI he is delerlllined to carry on the will without tll' and id consequences; that ]’ gliay has ililposcd on him the duly ol llclcndiug her. alnl it is his glory to liillill it to the] st lixtl'clilily, and he adds" “ alld lol‘ tllc l‘csl. leaving my ilcnds to llisto'y. I give an account only to my (ind; aiid it it he that blood must be shed. be “ill take llote of it. and where the responsibility Il‘th. I. tor my par aiii still disposed to at lor a termination of the war upon a - as equally honorable toall belligcrclits. but I am not, disposed to hear one word as to the III}; down nl my arms called ftll' Ig‘ytllll'fillt'b ‘inordertotreal. for peace.

Maximlllali‘s island I'elzllt' ill the Adriatic

been sold . The well kept furl-eta will be ciil. down to give place to “no: kilns, and the castle bliilt by Jill hard Ca-ur dc Lien will be made a i tithing house.

The insult given to the French Secretary of chalinli has been duly apologized for by tilt-.l‘hincsc (invcrllmcul. 'l he imlii ill will have Mlllll‘llllllg worse piobnldy than his nose pulled.

'l'he Nail; I'm-1r Sun s'ys the identical haili- mi-r whicll drove the l ' pike ill the Pacific railroad is linw on exhibition in seventeen ot‘lhe principal cities of the lfnitcd Males. ’l'he spike (ll gold being fast ill lilo wood is t'tllh‘illl‘l‘utl too costly til duplicate.

Tun Moaunss nnlzlalvn tin—It is statrd by those who have rec itlv been to l‘lah and birch personal observation to the matter, that die Mormons, as a religious and excla- sive connin.nily are rapidly breaking up. It seems that a large portion ofthe rank aild lili- hill c for years fcll that they were little licltcr than alarm, lltlil have groalicd alidcr burden. toil grievous to be borne. And how that lla- ,l" 'ilic r. ilt‘oail and the great influx and rush ol travellers give tllciii iqvpnrlunillcs to dc .-l rc their wrongs and escape from the d potic jurisdiction of llrigham Young. they have become elumorous for their rights aiid

hold ill asserting them. It is said that scores and hundreds of them |c.lvc l'tall c ~ry month, and settle in adjaccnl States and 'l‘cr- l-llnries, where the iiilolcrabh- tyranny liild bigotry of the Mormons leader cannot reach] lla la. The Women are especially eager to return to Christian colimiunilii-s, whither the clinic, ol'pnlygnliiy cannot lolliiw tllcm.

(‘illzlr Illll‘..\ll.'~-*I“l‘llnl all quarlcn of

lllc , tilll'l our

mother Earth were going to distribute hi-rl I‘tl'Oll‘ Ilonillieli with lavish h.qu among ler

l li‘lldren.‘~ From the llilllnl hid hills of Mninel to t‘ullt‘orliiii'a ulddcn shores , the connilgl crop: are described an unprecedented ill thelr‘ promised. The war-scarred bosom of Uldl V l’filllltl bl again adorned with waving wla-alwl iii-Ion. growing more and more golden under

the ripening Liam's of the summer sun; and

all IlllillIL’lI the I’l‘CCllfIy dcltnlatcd Sinilh the} “'l-tlllllll" at war lIl|\t' been turned into iniple~

under harvests ol death alc nou- bonnie”... in, their mmribatiua: to lllt' snsienuiu-l» ot iil.iil_l ,\ll lhcne llll'il'llllllllf ,ulls i-l l‘rnrldi-oi-i- glla' .,.."rnnm- ui I‘lll'd]! limit that mmi lulporlant Mental l..i'l to limit.

Iiilld I‘ll/1'10]I|t‘\\'e|l.|]l\'fl‘,\Hlullkt'Wlhltlll'lltlhll'

(‘()Ai{l€jtll;1‘(_ieriitlfiills GREAT BXOITBMENT IN THE WEST.

The ‘SliperiorOflieer‘ Smother-ed in smoke-

l ‘ Ma. Eniroll '— Morc than an ordinary degree ofbllstlc and, excitement was in.iliitc~teil on the Port llill ,(‘ilmmolL on Friday but, by reason of tile l end-lag.~ of the able-bodied men ill the ‘Inrt lllll Muster district. 'I'llc “ Superior lillliccr.“ Licllti-Ilillll. l'nl. Donald Mellonnld llhhlicld. presented hiiilselt'on the iilclliorahlc on siou, iii his usual bravc illid warlike sp- pearallce. At all curly hour no fewer llmll ilour hundred alld iil'ty persons might be seen i sscmblcd on the lnilullilli, to pay respect to‘ l the veteran from Ashticld. and to submit to l his authority and inspection. The. colonel l was cvtreilli 1y caretal to ex: t all hollol d , respect due one in all exalted military pos ion

In obedience to the commands of the “ su- pcrior otticcr,“ the plain Ufcat'll company, placed his iiicll ill lilies, nml formed thclil Ill-i tie a square. In this position the names tlllll‘ laces at each company were called, iiiiil cil- rolled by the «dwarfs secretary, who is a good peillliall, but whose llialleillioll was llllt‘ll sailicicnt to kindle the ire of his lniughly illid lierce superior. The oath of allegiance was also submitted to the men of each companv.

Un llle l'iirt llill lollimoli, there are no other arliticial improvements liiid decorations . than a forge, owned by a lhriity, industrious, aild ingenious little tradcsnlali. It is saidl lhat Lieutenant Col. Ashlicld h ~engaged the; ewilcr of this structure to forge L anon halls; for the use of the men, under his authorityfl lllltl it is also reported that thegallcntcoliinel has secured the only ornamental building on the common, all a iinlgnziiic for alilnlumtioli. Evidently, the “ superior etllcer ” is preparing for liii emergency!

Towards the close of the day‘s proceedings, a bnnlire was ha i: by some ot the merry youth for their own alllusenlelit. A large hamper of wicker-work tilled wtlh straw an 1, wet sea-weed was set en tire, alul from llllsi Issued out thick black clouds of smoke. The colonel standing immediately before the crate, was completely enveloped ill lliliiiil vapor, which was so awfully dense that he was an- able to find the key-hole ill'his “ chest," when he wished to lock up his “ gas-its," aiid “ Her Majesty‘s papers." At this the colonel he. came highly indignant, mu] tell his h troops," and the parade ground. llut through the persuasion: of his inferior otllecrs, he again returned to the field, and ordered the C‘I )ldins to reform their companies iulo on open square, and taking his stand iii the centre, delivered the following nraliuii to his subordinates. It is said that t‘ol- Ashtield spoke cluqllcntly; alul iii a dignified mamlcr. Ile aid .—

“ Ulllcers aliil Men! I thank you for your attendance here to-day. I am proud thatyou have shown that you are loud sal-Jc ts, by swearing true allegiance to Her Magesly, the Queen. 1 was indeed very liaicli annoyed by some here to-day; but let it go, they were nilly buys, aiid we will compute it to their ignorance. Men.’ I thank you for your at- leildalicc, and your loyalty. I aiil sure, it Iler Majesty saw the number of able bodied men, underlay ceillniaiid, she would be high- ly pli used. I am proud, to submit your good conduct to the adjutant general. Let. us gtvetlirco cheers for Queen Victoria, (cheers) three for the "inferior otliccr's, (cheers) Lieutenant. colonel Ashlie-Id Mellollaldt'euiil- lag with excitement, thcn dismissed his " in- lcriiirs." success to the Lieutenant Colonel.

Yours &c., Lot 12, July null, halo.

I

1’.\.\'. LAYING OF THE CORNER STONE Of the New Catholic Church.

This interesting cvclit occurcd on “'cdlics- day last, and deserves more than a passing notice at our hands. The day dawned alts- piciously, ulid our Catholic fellow-citizens turned out to outch to be present on the in. tercldiilg occasion. ()wing to the indefatiga- ble exertions et‘thc very ltev. dailies Mc- llol lil, who personally Sllpcrlises all the arrangements in connection with the building ot'tlie new Church, ample preparations had been lilade tor the reception ot ll large cell- course of people. Ilis Lordship, Iiishop lv'ngcrll, of Clultliam, N. IL, llilvllig been in— rill-d by the Ilisllnp of Charlottetown to lay the corner stone of do: new Church, arrived here on Wednesday morning. Ilis Lordship was accompanied by the ltcv. lloliald Me- l)oii:ild of Helen, N. 5., mid the Rev. 1’. Doyle of Sulllcrsct. llis Lordship the Iii - hop of Charlotlttnwil illid a number of his clergyhadprcviuusly arrived. The lliehnp iliid clergy having aeseiliblcd in the side chapel, which is on llle south-east corner of] lhe lliniii body of the church, proceeded to robe tllclllrclvcs, ilild the ISL-hop oi Challiam having l'eslliiied the epls opal vestmeiits,fl pro in was thrilled which w: headed by ltev. 1. Doyle healing the crlicitlx, then came, the Bishops, attended by Rev. Angus Mellemild. Rector of St. Dunslan‘s. as Master of Ceremonies. llev. .l. E. McDonald, of C: climpcc, lollowcd bearing the crozicl‘, ltev. Mr Lamont, ltcv. ltonald McDonald, llev. llonald I". Mellolluld. llcl‘. Mr. Me ille, Very llev. Jami-s McDonald, lolluwcd by the singer in surpliccs, brought up the rear. The pro ssioii having arrived ill the south- west corner ol'lhc irliul'ch, Ilishop lingers proceeded to bless the salt and w or to be used ill the ceremonial, after which he otl'er- \'|l up it prayer for the perpetual sanctity of the place sprinkmd Wllll water. He tiicii mingled salt with water ill the l'ormol a cross, and otl'ered up it prayer. " 'l‘lllll. wherever it shall he sprinkled, all the molestation of the, unclean s] rit may he rclllo\ ed, hill] the terror nt'ihc venomous serpent may be driven aw: ' The choir tIchl chillllcd the Autiphnil. ‘ liiliil Salutls pone," and the erd I'sallll “QIIEIIII dllcctil taterliacu ‘ "’ The olllciat- ing prclatc there upon tillcrcd ii prayer forl the Ilivilic favour. The corner tlttllIU—ll llzlllllrlllllL‘ block iil‘Nova Scolm ll‘t't‘eltnlc— was then sprinkled with llnly water, the Ills- tmp marking the four corners with the sign of the cross, ill the liailie ot‘tln-dill'ercnt persons ol the Holy Trinity. Ilis Lordship lltll'illg then kiicll,lhi- Lilany ol the Saints was recited ill'tcr wll h lhcrc was it prayer, and the I‘Jtli I'raltii. ‘ Nisi Iliimmua lutllllU.l\'t‘l'll Iloiliulil," was chanted. 'I'llc Ilishop then act the stone. alul sprinkled it with holy water, 'lllu " thoil shall sprinkle me. it Lord, with hyssop, and I ldlllll he cleansed, thou shalt. thnll mc, illid I shall be whiter than show." 'I'hlI FllJth l’salni w s then chanted, after which a pro~ cc ion l'ilrilicd round the foundations, the Iiishop sprinkling holy water upon them. and the ('lillll' singing all they went along, lla- Milli I'salln. Ailcr making the circuit nl'thc rlihrch, the procession again alrivcd at da- slime. \ hcie the hymn “ Vt'lll t calor" having bccii snug. tlic ceremony of laying ll“. corner stone was lillishrd.

A largebottlc was inserted in the corner slotlc, which colitiiiled a Latin inscription written on p-irchhicnt, ll tr; islnlcd copy ill ahlcll is givi-il below. 1‘ collection ill tllc coins most. Ill “50“” copy i'ai-Il oi the I'm- v/rrsx,.lollmul. [slum/Ir, li'nluilurr, I/crolil,

a.

cd in the blltllc.

Ills Lordship the Bishop of Charlottetown then celebrated Mass. on a lastetully coll- hll'lll'ltrtl altar. which had been cri-clcil by the; Ladlclt ot'tlie colivi-llt, llll llliI alorc-uailled (Tlcrgymcn llssislmg. limilcdialcly alli r Mass, the lli~v..\lr. Lamont. of St. lhiiillliiil‘li College. preached all eloquent and impressive discourse, of which we aic unable to give the nit-rent oalllnc, having ll chalice only to catch a few iii-iilcnccli as they tell treat the eloquent hp» at the preacher.

At Illt' conclusion of the Rev. gentleman‘s

arrivingand found the a all: lvcll filled up. The large audielie scented, to us, very timo- ably impressed, as indeed they could ilot well be otherwise, with the prolli, cncy of the pupils. and lhe readiness with which they allswcrclllhe question-i put to them. The singing. music, l'ecitalions, illld the drama towards the close, were ill] admirable in the manner iii which they were done, and reflect-

,cd the hi- best credit on lhe teachers. who

must hale ed the greatest ussiduity ill their duties et't .iiIiing. Want at space forbids lie to go into t'hi'lhlr details on this subject V and it is now enough to any that the t'xlllllllitlll made by the pupils til the Convent gay.) the utmost satlstatlton.

The amountcollected for the hem-lit oflhe Church was one liilildlcd and eighty-live pounds, which. together with the amount {thirty pounds) taken at the t'oncert. will make a total ot two hundred alid liftecn pounds.

In some future number. we intend giviaga particular description ot this licatllillll Church which is now bcginuing to assume sut'h stately proportion, through the able mechanic [skill at Messrs. ltndd and I’l’ellt, the lllasnas, lilid .\Ir. Matthew llcllipscy, tllejoilicr—lfl'oyi'css

Lo ':|I, {be

At its rising on Monday the Supreme Court adjourned untilyesterday,whcu the arguments wurc taken up and disposed of. In Lccd, np- pellalit rs. Clow, Ilcrylollilc. t, Judge Ilcilsley llccldcd ill favor ot the latter, on the grill-lid that the preponderance ol'cvidcilcc was ill his favor, and also, because the lillldaviton which the appeal is granted was not subscribed by the appellant. Mnrtili (. rroll was sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment for stabbing William I'inc. In consequence ot atlidavu. prodllccd by his At'orncy, Mr. llodgsoll,rela- live to the pi ’UHL‘I‘ ll ek state 01 lleallll the Court did not, in this instance, carry out its previously expressed determination of adding whipping to the punishment ill all subsequent stabuiiigcases. The July term of the court for king's County will comment: at George" tuwli on Tuesday, Mr. Justice Hensley pre- siding. ——l‘o1.

The llaplist Convention of Nova Seotia, New Brunswick iliiil Prince Edward [slime “ill hold its Twenty l'enrth Animal S ion with the Granville Sirch t. hnrcli, 1 commencing lit 1 o’clock, 1’. LL, on halnr- day, the 21st. day of August, lava—11; .llrs- sulytr.

We understand the Government are about fto purchase Lut (ill for 135000, being .lllesal'ri Ilavilanl and Ilclllols‘s latest till'er. At this rate the township will cost about thud. an acre. —1‘ul.

It is estimated that there was front YI500 to 200‘.) persons present at the Orange Tea and llcnleiistratinn on the tillh instant, at h'ustico Itond. Coed Urdcr, we understand. prev-lib ed; the tea, cake, etc, were cxeellenl, and everything passed ot' "Merrily as ii. marriage bell."—Isl. ‘

Queen Victoria intends visting Switzerland again this year, aild will also proceed to Sici- ly iiild Greece. The trip will be probably \ltl Genoa and l‘alerine by Steamer. ‘

Falcon. W. Wi-zanial. terlilerly of Char- lottetown, illid a grandson of Watson Duchemili. Esq. was recently ordained Pastel-of First. t'arish (Unitarian) Church ol b’towe, Muss.

\\'i-: are told there is splendid fishing at Dunk River This is only a low mills lvolli Slulinicrside, aiid gentlcliiell coming here in the Stealiier ‘au be supplied with good teams ill ally ol the livery stables iii the Town.

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I‘lenioruudn.

Ily cable message on Monday to Peaki- Ilros. drCo. we learn the arrival at London at the brig Amp/mm alld the bark Lelia. Alive. The latter is the London trader of which we spoke some weeks since. She Ielt here six days after the .l/Ilp/lltlll, iiiiil reached her des- liiiatioii before her, a circullullullce which tells strongly iii favor of the sailing qualities of the Lcll'u Alice—lid.

To the [Jill/er (If (It: I’ali'i'ot

Dear Sin—As Captain Spatl'urd, of the Schr. " Flying I"ish."fc|l in With the wreck of the Schr. “(‘harh-s Napier."ot’ Georgetown, t’.E.l., I herewith transmit. you the report for publication :-— ,

.luiie club, at ('ow Bil '. Captain Epdl‘iml. of Scllr. " Flying Fish,” reports having fallen in, a lew days ago. in Lat. 4i.) = l? North, Long. :lll : 20 West, being on the seuth~w ' nfb‘t. l‘icrrc Ilalik. with the Schr. “ Uh: Napier," at Georgetown. 1’. E. 1., bottom up, both masts gone. Captain Spiill'ord took her ill low, but was obliged to let her go again, as ll Irong gale came up from the lieullicastwaril at the tune, Ilc could not lice anything wrong with the “all, except some ot' the bulwarks gone on one side.

By giving the above report publicity, if not reported previously, yell will oblige me, and let the friends of the liiil'ilrtlillcte have all idea. of the fate ol' the “ Charles Napier."

Iicspceltully, yours, , Janus Mcl 'rvn Master. Sebr Flying Cloud. Cow Ilay, Cape, Breton, July 0, total.

Very Lates_t_Tele-gralns.

London, July 15.

The II'iSh Church Iiill was taken up in the House ol (.‘omiliolis last evening, and all important anicudmeiits made in the House of Lords disagreed to, including changes in I‘rcalublu and ill (late of “15‘ estalilishlm-lit. The debate was opened by Mr. (iladslono :iiiil continued by Ilisl'acll, Ilright, Sir l’uluudcll I'alliiei'tliiol others.