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LOCAL AND OTHER MATTERS. LOCAL AND OTHER MATTERS, THE ELECTIONS IN GREAT WISCELLANEOUS. ee ee ei ereratty | NINN ER enon sp sen antares BRITAIN, Perr idem pdt cndatt mie nh, Rewewner the “ Penny Readings” at St ACKNOWLEDGMENT.-— The Rev. Mr, Fitz Great Britain hes condemned the Ad. Mr. Walty, M. P., having refused to pay |

Peter's Schoolroom to.morrow (Tuesday) Gerald thankfully acknowledges, from the ; . }

evening.

Haurrax has imitated Charlottetown In Would it not be well i Halifax ina “City

Penny Readings.” if Charlottetown imitat Library ?”’ Mains. rived at the Post Offic day night, at 11 o’cloe

et. A mail from the Mainland ar in this city on Sun the first since the preceding Monday.

e iges the receipt of

Mrs. Lorp acknowk ten dollars tor the We eyan Doreas Society, being a part of the p: weeds of the Concert for the Poor, under tl lard’ Lodge, British ‘Templars.

Diseracerut.— A large pane of plate glass in the door of the News Room was deliber- yesterday (Sunday). Mr : 1 of $5 to any person tion which will lead

» auspicies of “‘ Stan.

ately broken McNeill offers « rewar who will give inform

to the arrest and conviction of the man

who broke the Sabbath by breaking his |

door.

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‘“ Marimg Trape Review. ’—~We have re-~ ceived the first numt and interesting publ to the industriai and the liberally patronized by all engaged in trade [t is published monthly, in St. John, N.B. ~— Price $1 per year.

*r of this neat, useful ation, ommercial interestsof Provi and should be

Maritime ces,

-<- “ Brackwoon’s Mavazine"’ (for January) is athand. Its contents are : —part the last. Th: and his Brother—part I. Vanities—No. II ~— Mill—an Autobiography. the Story of the Missing Bills. Heather—by H. B. Merivale. Mutiny—Sir Hope Grant, Political Aspects

The Parisians Story of Valentine

International Stuart

Note relating to

orms. John A piece of The Indian The New Year's

—— “CHARLOTTETOWN Ponice Marrers.’’—Un- der this caption the St. John Telegraph has a paragraph from a Charlottetown correspondent ~ which contains two or three slight errors. that a man

from the country who had broken h's leg,

The statement

“was conveyed io the police station, where | lutely refused admit- |

he was almost abs tance ”’ by the ( hief in the following part was not from the co second, the Chief of him admittance, for he was at home, and probably in bed, at the time; third, Police officer cCabe, who bad charge of the sta- tion when the accident occurred, did admit the man, and, moreover, kindly nursed him all night. The Teicgraph should be sure that ite correspondents are reliable men.

of Police, is incorrect First the man ntry - he was a citizen

culars

Police did not refuse

aan dca : Tag Rasvir.—In King’s County the elec- tion has resulted in the return of Messrs. Davies and McIntyre,—the latter by a small majority of thirty-one. Davies, 1,692; McIntyre, 1,523 ; McDonald, 1,492. In Prince County, Messrs. Yeo and Perry are elected. The figures are :—Yeo, 1,609; Perry, 921 ; Ramsay, 757; MeNeill, 248. The following is the return from

King’s County . McDona

The figures are : —~

p, Davies, McIvryre.

Mer.Har. South,45, 173, 130, Mar. H.. North, 125, 115, 78. Mont. Bridge, 122, 161, 54, Georgetown, 141, 64, 33, Cardigan. 209, 98, 47, 18 mile Brook, 117, 83, 39. Edmonds, 39, 23, 16, Dundas, 159, 149, 130, Souris, L. Rd. 120, 141, 259, Bear River, 71, 192, 193, Red House, 55 70, 69 Carey's, 24, 100. 101, St. Peter's, 88. 214, 211, Morell, 110, 74 92, East Point, 67 66, 71, Total 1492 1692, 1523, Majority of Davies over McDonald, 200. ” McIntyre ” 31.

CoxrgepeRaTion IN NewvrounDLanp.—Con~ federation with the Dominion is the policy of the New Government of Newfoundland but there is to be no legislation upon the subject until the people are again appealed to. A late despatch (evidently somewhat partizan) reports :---

The Bennett Government, after clinging

to office as long as possible, was finally |

Itis devoted |

forced to relax its devil-fish grasp of the |

Treasury benches, and Mr. Carter, the widely-known advocate of Confederation, was called upon to form a new Ministry. Parties are so even|y balanced in the House of Assembly that the task was not an easy one. Some of the best friends of Confeder- ation fear that their party have taken the reins of power too soon. They think the Bennet Government should have been al- lowed to blunder along helplessly for a time, and then kicked out.

The Cabinet con-ists of—

Carter, Premier and Attorney General ;

W hiteway, Solicitor General ;

E. Shea, Provincial Secretary :

Rogerson, Receiver Genera) ;

Warren, Surveyor General ;

All the supporters of the Ministry, with the exception of one man, are avowed ad- vocates of Union with the Dominion of Canada.

The Government stands pledged not to effect a Uuion with the Dominion without first submitting the terms to the people, and will dissolve the Ilouse if they succeed in making an agreement with the Ottawa Gov- ernment that they consder favorable to the Island.

Tae Extertatss ant given by the Students of St. Dunstan’s College in aid of the poor in 3t. Patrick's Hall last Tuesday evening’ Feb. 3, was an immense success. It far exceeded the most sanguine expectations of their many friends. Rev. Dr. O’Brien delivered the opening address, which for eloquence and pathos would have done credit to the most gifted orator. The Coli. Band performed its part first-rate, consider- ing the short time it was in practice—we hear about ten days. The songs, ‘ Child of Misfortune, ” and “‘ Beautiful Dreamer, ’ by W. J. Hamilton, were very beautifuland showed to advantage the high musical talent which the young man possesses. “The Famine,” a reading by J. Murray, and Mars mion’ by Master J. McEachern, were very good. The side-splitting comicalities of J.S. Smith were received by the audience with rapturous applause; in fact they would hardly allow him to leave the stage. C, McDonald was quite a success,and as a comic lecturer; he occasioned many a hearty langh. The song, ‘ Mother, kiss me in my dreams,’ by T. Renouf and C. Hutton, was splendid; as was also the duet ‘ Lar- board Watch,’ by W. J. Hamilton and 8 Blanchard. ‘The nightingale of the evening was Master C. Hutton. [His song ‘The bell goes ringing for Sarah,’ being encored he gave ‘Barney ©’Hay, and de lighted the audience with the sweet and melodious strain of his youthful voice. Master J. J. Murphy danced the Highland Fling in costwne, and received a hearty encore; his dancing could not be surpassed. R. A. McDonald and S Blanchard presided atthe Piano alternately. Their ‘ Amyillis Air’ and the‘ Amazon March’ were ren- dered in good style. The Choruses were not as good as they might have been ; but stil! they were passable. All through, the audience seemed delighted, and encored almost every pivce. They waited until the

t moment, and then appeared reluctant toleave It seemed as if they would will- ingly wait and hear it repeated. We have

tome goo! corcerts this winter, but We must confess that the ‘college boys’ have taken the palm so far. The sum realized must have been considerable, as the Mall was uncomfortably crowded. We believe it was tle largest audience that was ever in that He\l. No doubt it is gratifying to the young men to know that their eftorts to please a city audience were successful, amply repays them for their trouble.

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* Standard” Lodge‘ B. T., through Mr. Chas. Full, the sum of Ten Dollars, for the use of

the poor. <<<

Cue Evecrions.-Advices from the neighs boring Provinces report Dr. Tupper elected for Cumberland, N.S. (majority 300) ; Jones and Power, (Reformers) for Halifax, N.S.. Killam, (Reformer) for Yarmouth, N. S.; N.S; Oakes, for Digby, N.S., Goudge, (Reformer) for Hants, N.S.; Carmichael and Dawson, (Reformers) for Pictou, N. 8. Ministerial papers cals culate that the result is,—Ministerialists,

Me Kay, for Colchester,

ill, Opposition, 38 ; Independents, 8 - with » constituencies to hear from. onintididne lice rrapk at Crapacp.—We are indebted to Solomon Leard, Esq., Collector at Crapaud, for the following statements :—

Amount of exports from the port of Cras

| paud, from the Ist May, 1873, to the 3lst

| December, 1873.

Oats, 123,609 Bushels.

Potatoes, 48,392 do,

Barley, 3,313 do.

Turnips, 1,126 do.

Barrels Pork, 434 do.

Lard 2,100 lbs. 7.

We learn that we have been misinformed as to the statement in our article on the ‘Recer:t Dismissals,” that “ the Department of State will not take the trouble even barely

| to acknowledge the receipt of Sir Robert Hodgson’s despatches, ’—to the extentthat the receipt of the despatches from the A4d- ministrator of the Government is ledged by the Department of State. ++ ae oe Boarp or Trape.—We are requested to re mind merchants, and have been notified, to bear in mind the meeting, to be held in the Atheneum, this evening, | (Monday,) at 8 o'clock, for the purpose lof organizing a Local Board of As |} this is an object of the utmost impors } tance, to the merchantile interests of the | Colony, we hope the meeting will be well attended by large and influential business men, and the result arrived at, be in every way successful,

others who

permanent rrade, or Chamber of Commerce.

© 4+ am oe Penny Reapincs in S . Prrer’s Boys | ScHoo.,—Owing to the severe storm, pres vailing on Tuesday evening last, the audi- ence was not as large as usual. However, | there was a good number present to enjoy | the “ Readings,” which were given as spirit-

} edly as. The programme was a good

| One; notwithstanding some who were to |

| have taken part, did not put in an appear-~ | ance, and this necessitated a siight change. The entertainment was opened by the Rev. Mr. Ellis, who gave as a reading a touching life.sketch, entitled ‘‘ Which shall it be ?”’ and was followed bya very nicely exe. cuted instrumental Duet‘ by Mrs. and Miss Hobkirk. Mr. W. L. Cotton then read “ Le~ nidas,”” and gave place to Mrs. Strickland, who sang “The three Fishers,”’ in her usual | pleasing way. Rev. Mr. Ellis, as “Mrs. | Caudle,” then dilated upon latch keys and a setting up of nights. Then followed a very pretty song, 5‘‘ Robin Red.breast,” sung by Mrs. Strickland. Mr. E. J. Haszard read an oriental romance, “Chosche-bang and chischil-bloo,’’ and was followed by Prof. Smythe, who sang “The Dream.”’ He was | in turn followed by Miss E DesBrisay and Prof. Earle, who gave us “La Chasse,” (instrumental duet) in first class execution: | Mr. Boyd, in his usual happy style then gave } asa reading, “The Lady Rohesia.” Miss ) Palmer, in her well known artistic manner, | sang “Sleep on my Queen’ Mr. E. Havis land, sang “‘ When you and I were young Maggie !"’ina very off-handed manner. With | a little cultivation he will make a very creditabie appearance,as a“ singist.’" Then followed an extract from the farce of ‘The Blighted Being,’’ the characters in which was capitally sustained, by the Rev. Mr. , Ellis. The evening was brought toa close by Duet “Fly, tender birdling,”’—Mrs. F. Brecken, and Mrs. Peake being the singers. The last “ Reading,’ but one, was announced for to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at half.past seven o’clock.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

By Telegraph to News Room and Examiner.

head, Grant Duff’ Under Secretary of State has been chosen for Edinburgh. William Henry Gladstone, son of the Premier, was elected from Whitby. Up to this morning one hundred and eight Liberals, and one hundred and fifty-one Conservatives have been returned. The balance of parties in two hundred and eight other places remains unchanged. The Conservatives have gained thirty seats,’previously held by the Liberals and the Liberals have ousted nine Conserva The Conservative journals are jubis lant over the result.

A special despatch from Berlin, says that an alarming report is current there, con- cerning the relations between Germany and France,

New York, Feb. 4,—The flood in New York increases, and more disasters are feared.

VERY LATEST,

Lonpon, Feb. 5.—The Times anticipates a large majority for Conservatives as a re- sult of the English elections ; but says that the Seotch and Irish votes will turn the scale in favor of the Liberals,

The following highly important despatch from Sir Garnet Wolsley, concerning the Ashantee expedition, was received to-day. "“ All the white prisoners held by the Ashan tees have been delivered tome. The King accepts my terms fora cessation of hosti~ lities which he asked and agreed to an indemnity of two hundred thousand pounds. We halt for a few days thirty miles from Commasse.”’

A telegram from Madrid reports a des- perate engagement near Leida between the Republicans and Carlists, The latter were defeated with a heavy loss in killed and wounded.

New York,Feb 5.—A fire at South Weare yesterday occasioned a loss of one life Three persons were buried to death in Guilford. Weather clear ana cold. Gold 11}}.

Loxpon, Feb. 6.—So far, 420 members of the new Parliament have been elected. Of this numbers, 227 are Conservatives, and 193 Liberals and Home Rulers. Conservas tives have been chosen for fifty-one seats occupied by Liberals in the last Parliament ; and the Liberals have ousted 24 Conserva- tives.—Baron Meyer DeRothschild died to-day.

New York, Feb. 6.—Fifteen persons were seriously hurt by an accident to a train on the North Western Railway fifteen miles from Chicago.

The latest returns from both of the Engs lish elections do not materially change the situation. The Conservatives continue to show great gains. Reports of riots grow more frequent and serious. In one case, yesterday, firearms were used, and three men shot dead.

The German Reickstradth was opened yesterday with a speech from the throne

The famine in India is reported to be increasing.—Gold 111}

acknows |

Lonpon, Feb. 4.—John Laird, a liberal- | conservative, has been elected for Burken- }

For details of the recent elections, we refer our readers

ministration of Gladstone,

to the Telegraph news columns of the | EXAMINER; for a critique on the work of the Liberal Government, to the following arti- cle from the Toronto Mail :—-

‘It is not over five years since the last general election in the British Islands, and | within that time a great many changes | have occurred. At the last contest the | Liberals had just one cry—Gladstone. It | sufficed to enable them to bear down al, | most all opposition that could be brought | against them. The idol of the day was} | supported by such an imposing : rvay of fol- | lowers that his opponents resigned office | without daring to meet him in the House. | | He entered office supported by a greater majority than had followed any Premier | | since the time of Pitt. Asa Parliamentary | | leader he was thought not to stand low | | when compared with his predecessors of | | this century, and as an orator it was gens erally admitted that he yielded to none. |

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Unfortunately for countries under repre- sentative Government the possession of | | these qualities is of more importance in | | their councils than is that of statesman, | like wisdom; and as Mr. Gladstone was so |

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| largely gifted with them none hesitated

| to predict a glorious career for him. The | a ae See

| history of his administration has far

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another to the many proofs already furs nished by experience, that something more | than an orator is required to rule a nation, or even to secure a lasting popularity in it. For, as Mr. Disraeli remarked some weeks {since at Glasgow, it is a fact that Mr. Gladstone and his colleagues have of late | been going about the country regretting that they were so unpopular.

| It is not often that an Administration |

| ushered in with such a flourish of trumpets as was that of Mr. Gladstone, turns out such a lamentable failure. He has failed | in almost everything which he has attempt-~ ed. The pacification of Ireland was pros claimed to be his grand mission. In order to effect this he disestablished and disen- dowed the Irish Church, in face of all | warnings that the popular feeling of Ire- land was little, if at all, opposed to it; and passed a Land Act for Lreland, by which the rights of private property were serious~ ly injured. And not only has he done these things, but, after stauding forth as the opponent of sectarian ascendancy in Ireland, he introduced a bill to endow a Catholic University there, only to find it | rejected by the Catholic episcopate as not being sufficiently liberal, and by the House as being too liberal, to their creed. The result is that to-day he cannot find a seat for the Attorney General of Ireland, is obliged to keep in force a Peace Preserva- tion Act of a more rigorous character than any ever maintained in the days of the much abused Tories ; has to face a formidable agis | tation for Home Rule, and the prospect of | meeting a House v: ‘th at least forty to fifty

members supporting it. If ever there was | a failure, Mr. Gladstone’s Irish policy has been one. But not there alone has he fails | ed. For England it is true that he has passed an Education Act ; but he did so be- cause he was supported in it by the Oppos-~ ition. Yet the bill now passed has set his own followers by the ears, and is certain to | prove a formidable difficulty in the ap- proaching contest. He set to work to res model the army, but the measure ultimate~ ly shrunk into little more than a bill for the abolition of purchase ; and when rejected by the Upper House, he carried out its prox visions by means of an almost unparalleled exercise of prerogative, through the issue of a Royal warrant In the Collier and Ewelme appointments he almost directly violated the law. And, hardest blow of all, the last Budget was, in point of fact, reject- | ed by the House, as it had to be taken back | and reconstructed. These are not very glorious achievements ; but others still less are behind. Europe became involved in war. Britain, under her model Premier, was too weak even to make her voice heard in the west; and when in the east, Russia came forward distinctly as a violater of treaties, wrung from her by British blood and treasure, she had to succumb, and sac~ rifice the fruits won by the heroes of Sebas~ tapol. Yet again, our dear cousins across the line became boisterous over the Alas bama question, Mr. Gladstone was quite ready for them. He conceded what his predecessors repeatedly refused to grant, and forced Canada to choose between yield- ing a part of her rights or being left without support to maintain any of them. Once more, when Russia, in pursuance of that greed of conquest which seems the one thought of her people, pushed on to the Oxus, and threatened to attack Khiva, Mr

Gladstone’s usual policy was called into play. Promises were exacted which it was declared would settle everything; but when they were, as a matter of course, vio- lated, he quietly acquiesced. Uis foreign policy has placed Britain in a more degraded position before tne world than she has oc- cupied since the days when Charles II, was the pensioner of Louis XIV.”’

MISCELLANEOUS.

~The Archbishop Prince Ledowchowski has been imprisoned at Frankfort.

It is rumored that Longfellow has a poem | in preparation which is not to see the light | till October.

There are seven ladies on the staff of the | Chicago Balance, a monthly paper, and their

emarks only cover eight pages.

Chief Justice James Thompson, of the Supreme Court, Penn., dropped dead while | speaking in Court.

The ladies of Havre are about to erect a colossal statue of the Virgin, to commemos rate theescape of that city from Prussian invasion.

A quantity of jewellery, stolen froma Brooklyn store, was found locked up in Trinity Church safe, where the sexton de. clares it had been deposited for safeskeep- | ing by one McKee.

“ Brevity is the soul of wit.’’ A New Hampshire lecture committee recently wrote to Boston to learn what Mrs. Scott Siddons would read for. The reply was “$300 and expenses ; answer, as Mrs. Sid- dons will sail for Europe at once if you don’t want her.’ ‘ Let her sail,’ was the epi- grammatic answer.

General Sheridan, before the Military Committee at Washington yesterday, refer~ ring to the United States Army, said he con- sidered it good e ,ough for all practical pur- poses, but that a reduction would endanger the peace and safety of the frontier settles | ments.

Professor Max Muller, in his lecture at Westminster Abbey relative to Judaism, re marked :—‘‘ The Jews are about thirty times the number of the Parsees,”’ (100,000.) I believe there is no question that this com. putation is much to low, as the number of Jews in Eurepe alone has been ascertained to be above three millions. That distin- guished writer on statistics, Kolb, assumes their present nurmbers to amount to seven millions, and Dr. Pressel, in his statistical tables, computes the total to close up nine millions.

Scandal is again busy about the Grand Duke Alexis. Itis now reported that he has been married to the niece of the Russian Minister at Berlin.

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Never be ashamed of confessing your ig- norance ; for the wisest men upon earth is

Mr. Layard, the Eastern explorer, once re- quesied a Mahommedan official to give him some stat stics of the city in which he lived. He received in reply a Setter, of which the following is an extract:—‘My Llustrious Friend and joy of my Liver, the thing you ask of me is both diflicult and useless. Als though | have passed all my days in this place, L have neither counted the houses nor have | inquired into the number of the in- habitants; and as to what one person loads on his mules, and the other stows away in the bottom of his ship,this is no business of mine. But above all, as to the previous history of the city, Ged only knows the amount of dirt and confusion that the infidels may have eaten before the coming of the sword of Islam. It were unprolitable for us to inquire into it, Oh, my soul! oh, my lamh! seek not after the things which concern thee not. Thou comest unto us,and we welcome thee. Go in peace.”

DIED. At Grand River, Lot, {4, on the 20th ult., afler a few days illness, Neil A. McDougald, aged 50 years. The deceased leaves a wile

and six children to mourn the loss of an af- fectionate husband and Joving parent. R. 1. P.

| be sent by way of San Francisco. The first |

a fine of £250 for contempt of court, has gone to prison,

CHANGs IN Matts to Avustaattia. —Mails for Australia and New Zealand, hitherto for | warded by way of England, will in future |

d:spatch was made by a steamer leaving San |

Francisco on Saturday, 31st January. Subs | sequent dispatches will be, made by steam- or sailing on every fourth Saturday from that date. The rates on letters, by this route, for New Zeland and New South Wales is lic. per half ounce—and on newspapers 4c. each. The rates on letters for other parts of Australia is 10c. per half ounce, and on newspapers 4c. each. The rates above given prepay corrsepondence in full to New Zealand and New South Wales, bi:: correspondence for the rest of Australia wi:! be jiable toa further charge on delivery.—- News.

CompuLsory Epvcation.-~A bill to render education compulsory has passed the I[l- linois Hovse of Representatives by a vote of eighty-seven to fortysthree. The bill provides that children between the age of nine and fourteen shali be sent to school

t least three months in the year, of which six weeks shall be consecutive ; that the shall be taught reading, writing, Englis grammar, geography and arithmetic ; that the school directors shall supply books, and the overseer of the poor, clothes to indigert children, that the directors shall prosecute parents and guardians who fail to send their children to school, and that they may be fined from $1 to $5 a week during the thir. tcen weeks. There would seem to be need enough for this measure in Illinois from the fact that there are 4,175 children of school age in that State who have never been to school. It is creditable to the workingmen

| of Chicago that they have made compulsory

education a piank in their platform, for there is no class of people for whom its ad. vantages are more apparent. -

Mitp Winrer.—The mildness of the pre sent winter, though unusual, bears no com. parison to that of some winters long gone by. In 1172 the temperature was so high that leaves came out on the trees in Janu-~

| ary, and birds hatched their broods in Feb-

ruary. In 1829 the winter was equally mild, and the maidens of Cologne wore wreaths of violets and corn flowers at Christs mas and on Twelfth Day. In 142] the trees flowered in the month of March, and the vines in the month of April. Cherries ripened in the same month, and grapes ap~ peared in .May. In 1572 the trees were covered with leaves in Januery, as in 1172 ; in 1585 the same thing was repeated, and it is added that the corn was in the ear at Easter. There was in France neither frost nor snow throughout the winters of 1538, 1697, 1609, 1617 and 1659; finally, in 1662, even in the north of Germany, fhe stoves were not lighted, and trees flowered in February. Coming to later dates, the win- ter of 1846-47, when it thundered at Paris on the 28th of January, and that of 1866, the year of the great inundation of the Seine, may be mentioned as exceptionally mild,— English Paper.

A Great Stock Ratskr,—Col. Sam Allen, of ‘Texas, the greatest stock raiser and cat~ tle shipper in the world, perhaps ~ certainly in this country—is now on a visit to our city. Some idea of the extent of Col. Als len’s business may be formed from the fact that he ships through this city, and for the consumption of our people and of the dwells ers of the sea coast, one hundred thousand head of cattle in the year. His shipments to Havana amount to twelve thousand head and over. Col. Allen is an old citizen of Texas, and a native of Kentucky, and is justly entitled ao the designation of found- er of the cattle export trade of that great State. Besides his shipments abroad, Col. Allen owns an extensive establishment for canning beef near Galveston. Of this ar« ticle he ships a large amount to England, and has a contract with the United States Government for supplying ten thousand cases for the army and navy. His agents in this city are C. Mehle & Co., the extent of whose operations may be judged of from their freight bills, which with the Morgan line alone frequently amounts to $13,000

per week.— New Orleans Picayune. Scandal is again busy about the Grand Duke Alexis. Itis now reported that the has

been marricd to the niece of the Russian

Minister at Berlin

Eliza Cook, the poetess, is in bad health, | She is now living a! Wimbledon, Eng!and. | and Christmas Eve was her fifty-lifth birth- day. She enjoys a wellsearted literary pen- sion of £100 a year.

A Paris correspondent says it is a current joke there, that no titled person inay be so ugly or impoverished, but that he may hope to pick upan American girl who will give heaps of dollars to hecome Madame Ja Duch-

esse or Madame la Baronne.

A writer in Macmillan’ s Magazine describing Spanish life and character in 1873, asserts that in some of the larger towns, having thirty thousand inhabitants, there is not a single bookstore to be found, the only books, and those chietiv of a religious kind, being procured but onee a year in the annual fairs.

Victor Emanue! was thrown into a stale of great alarm by the news of the recent danger-

ous illness in his new ally, Emperor William. He telegraphed to Berlin for particulars as soon as he heard of the Emperor's illness, and directed that daily reports of his condition should be forwarded to him by telegraph.

Vicious habits are so great a stain to hun- man nature, and so odious in themselves, that every person actuated by right reason would avoid them, though he were sure they would be always concealed, both from God and man, and had no future punishment ens tailed upon them

St. Anns, Bont de P Isle.

WAS for several years sullering from Cough, Expectoration and Night Sweats, attended with extreme nervous anid physical prostration. My body was greatly emaciated, and the general impression was ihat I had not long to live. [ began taking Dra WHEELER’S COMPOUND ELIXIR OF PHOSPHATES AND CALISAYA, and improvement took place immediately. I gains ed in weight and strength. My Cough and my Night Sweats disappeared, and | am now in the enjoyment of exellent health. Many of my friends to whom I have recommended the Elixir have experienced equally remark~ abie results.”’

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W. W. Sivpson, Agent, G. T. R.

~ YRICES CURRENT.

Oe eed

Ch’town, Feb, 6 1874,

MEA'T.

Beef, (small pieces) per Ib Beef, per lb (by the quarter) Ham, per lb Lamb, per Ib Mutton, per lb Pork,(small pieces) per 1b Pork, per ib (by the carcass) Veal, per lb

POULTRY Chickens, per pair Ducks, (each) Fowls, (each) Geese, each) Partridges, (each)

Turkeys, (each) 0.81 to 1.62 Wild Geese (each) 0.00 te 0.00 BREADSTUFES. Buckwheat Flour, per 1b 0.03 to 0.03 Flour, perbbl 7.30 to §.60 Flour, per 100 lbs 3.50 to €.00 Oatmeal, per 100 Ibs 3.00 to 3.50

$0.06 to 0.12 0.04 to 0.09 0.09 to 0.12 0.06 to 0.09 0.06 to 0.10 9.07 to 0.10 0.06 to 0.08 0.04 to 0.07

$0.59 to 0.75 0.20 to 0.24 0.16 to 0.24 0.80 to 1.00 0.20 to 0.25

ignorant of many things, inasmuch as that BOARDS. ins

which he knows is a mere nothing in com-| Hemlock, 100 feet. 0.81 to sag

parison with what he does not know. ‘There Pine do 1.62 to 2.48

cannot be any greater folly in the world than |*Spruce do 0.81 to 4.00

to suppose we know everything. Shingles, per M. 2.11 to 2.34 Fistit.

Codtish per qtl 2.60 to 3.25 Herring per bbl 4.87 to 6.49 Mackerel per doz. 0.48 to 0.72 MISCELLANEOUS, Apples per bushel 0.72 to 1.00 Barley per bushel 0.65 to 0.72 Butter (fresh) per Ib

Butter per |b by the tub 0.22 to 0.24 Calfskins, per lb 0.06 to 0.10 Cheese (new milk) per Ib 0.14 to 0.14 Cheese, per Jb 0.05 to 0.00 Clover seed, per lb 0.00 to 0.00 Eggs, per doz. 0.26 to 0.32 Hay, per ton 9.50 to 10.00 Hides, per lb. 0.6 to 0.06 Honey, per Ib. 0.24 to 0.25 Homespun, (men’s wear)per yd. 0.65 to 1.05 Homespun, (women’s do)per yd 0.35 to 0°48 Homespun Flannel, per yard 0.31 to 0.42 Lard, per lb 0.12 to 04.4 Oats, per bushel 0.40 to 03.2 Straw, per cwt 0.16 to 9.10 ‘Tallow per Ib 9.09 to 0.12 Timothy, seed, per bushel 0.00 to 0.93 Wool, per lb 0.17 to 0.20 Pear! Barley, per lb 0.02 to 9.09 Potatoes, per bushel 0.25 to 0.26 ‘Turnips, per (bush.) 0.16 to 0.00 Sheepskins, (each) 0 .60 to 0.00

‘SL Lawrence Marine Insurance Co

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND,

PRESIDENT ; AROHIBALD KENNEDY, ESQUIRE. DIRROTORS : John F. Robertson, Esquire, Thomas Foley, “

Artemas Lord, “ J. 8. Carvell, “s Jobn Gillan. “

Pb. W. Hyndman, *

Risks taken daily, at their office Ex. CHANGE BurLpIne

FRED. W. HYNDMAN. Secretary. si Ch’town, March 17, 1873. Tobaceo, Cigars, Pipes.

JUST received, ex “ Alhambra” from Boston, the choicest lot of Smoking To- bacco ever offered for sale in Charlotte- town. Lovers of the weed can now be supplied with almost every kind of Bright - Dark Tobacco manufactured in Amer- ca,

Coniest Twist, V-rginia TOBACCO.

Charm Twist Oriental Fig, ” ” Navy &’s, + . Fine ert ” ” Invincible Fig, - . McDonald’s Canadian Bright Navy, do a Solace, do “ Dark.

Also on hand a good assortment of Cigars and Pipes, which we sell cheaper thay any other store in Charlottetown.

BLATCH McKENZIE & CO. Jan., 5, 1874.

Charlottetown Cemeters Company. NOTICE.

A$ the Act of our Legislature, passed in June, 1872, enacts, that from and after the first day of January, 1874, it shall not be lawful, under certain penalties, to inter any dead body in the Protestant burying

Ground, on the Malpeque Road, in the fifth ward of this City ; and as the New Cemetry is now ready for

interment, application for burials there- in must be made to the undersigned, at his residence inKent Street.

Persons desirous of obtaining allotments in the Cemetry, will please apply to William Cundall, Esq., the Treasurer of the Company.

By Order JOHN LEPAGE,Sec, Dec. 29, 18738. Sole Leather. 500 sides of the very best quanlity, and at the very lowest figures.

CARVELL BROS.

Aug. 11, 1873. tf

Final Notice!

THE Subscribers notify those incebted to them, that all accounts over due, remain- ing unpaid after the

First of February,

will be handed to the Court for collection.

BLATCH, MCKENZIE & Co. Ch’town, Jan. 5, 1874.—p a is 3i

Commercial College.

WELSH & OWEN’S BUILDING, Queen Street, Charlottetown.

EATON, FRAZER & REAGH, PROPEIRTORS,

Kducate Young Men for Business

BOOK-KEEPING in all its branches, both by SINGLE and DOUBLE ENTRY and Col- lateral sudjects, thorougly taught and prac- tically applied by means ofa

Complete Course of Actual Business,

engaged in by all the students. Particular attention given to BANKING ARITHMETIC, BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE, SPELLING, &c.

Our Course of Instruction affords a large amount of

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

relating to Business pursuits, which is of the greatest importance to Young Men intend- ing to go into business for themselves.

No Young Man Can Afford to miss a Course at this Institution.

Business men and others interested are cordially invited to call and examine our system.

Hours—94 a. m. to 12 p. m., frem 2 to 4, and 74 to 94 p. m.

Circulars containing full particulars will be sent free to any address, on application to

T. B. REAGH, Principal.

Ch'town, Jan, 5, 1874.—tf

“We Bloom Amidst the Snows!”

REEN ALMERIA GRAAFS, in kegs: Tins of Pine Apple, Peach, Pears, Prunes, Beans, Peas, Corn, Tomatoes, Mar- malades, Jams, Jellies, China Ginger, Paris Fruits, &c.

AT MACEACHERN & COS!

Dec. 29, 1873.—1m

“ Unquestionably the best sustained work of the kind in the world.”

Harper’s Magazine.

Notices of the Press.

The ever-increasing circulation of this ex— cellent monthly proves its continued adapta- tion to popular desires and needs. Indeed, when we think into how many homes it penetrates every month, we must consider it as oneof the educators as well as entertain~ ers of the public mind, for its vast populari- ty has been won by no appeal to stupid pre- judices or depraved tastes.—Bcston Globe.

The character which this Magazine pesses- ses for variety,enterprise, artistic wealth, and literary culture that has kept pace with, if it has not Jed the times, should cause its con ductors to regard it with justifiable eomplac ency. {also entitles them to a great claim upon the public gratitude. The Magazine has done good and not evil all the days of its

fe.—Brooklyn Eagle.

SUBSCRIPTIONS.--1874. Terms:

Harper's MaGAazine, one year........ $4 00

$4 00 includes prepayment of U. S. post- age by the publishers.

Subscriptions to Hanpen’s Macazine Wexx- LY, and Bazar, to one address for one year $10 00: or, two of Harper's Periodicats, te one address for one year, $7 00 : postage pay- ahle by the subseriber at the office where re- ceived.

An Extra Copy of either the Macazrye, WEEKLY, or Bazan,will be supplied gratis for every club of Five Susscnipers at $400 each in one remillance or, Six Copies for $20 00, without exlra copy: postage payable by the subscribers al the offiee where received

Back Numbers can be suplied at any time.

A Complete Set of Harper's Macazine, now comprising 47 Volumes, in neat cloth binding will be sent by express, freight at expense of purchaser, for $2 25 per volume. Single volumes, by mail, postpaid, $3 00. Cioth cnaats for binding, 58 cents, by mail, post- paid.

The postage on Hanper’s Macazine is 24 cents a year, which must be paid at the subscriber's post-office. . Address, HARPERB & ROTHERS, New York

Final Notice.

AS the Subscriber intends to'‘wind up her Business, she requests all parties in- debted to her by Note Hand, k Ae- count, or otherwise, to settle their res- pective Accounts, on or before the

Fifteenth December, next. All sums remaining unpaid after that date, will be handed over for collection.

CHARLOTTE MeWADE. Souris West, Nov. 3, 1873. 3m

Sacks. Sacks. Sacks. BALES 3 Bus. Grain Sacks, contain- ing 250 Sacks each,

FOR SALE, CARVELL BROS.

Ch'town, Jan. 5, 1874.—isl pat

Sir Alexander F. Galt, CAPITAT.