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The Daily Exaninet |

DECEMBER 4, 1885.

Three Weeks After.

Te few new cases of the past week have been confined to the unvaccinated, and to persons living in infected houses, and have been for the most part, of the mildest kiod) We may still expecta stray case here and there ; and circum spection will be necessary for some time to come, in order that Charlottetown may be completely rid of the disease. The Board of Health is to be con- gratulated on the great success of their energetic efforts, as shown by the com paratively healthy and reassured state of the city only three weeks after the outbreak of the epidemic. There seems to be little danger of any new cases at Souris, Crapaud, Montague or George- town. But vigilance and caution are still needed there as wel! as here.

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The British Elections.

Tue shifting scenes in the British election drama are just now most inter- esting. According to the despatches of this evening, there have already been elected : 261 Liberals,210 Conservatives, aud 34 Irish Natiooalists, and there are still to be elected*145 members of the House of Commons. So that the result is still in doubt. The Liberals have, however, to win a majority over and

above the Conservstives and Nation alists combined; and it seems proba- ble that, backed by Mr. Parnell’s

Lord Salisbury will con tiuue at the head of the Government of Great Britain. It does not, of course, follow that Lord Salisbury’s views on every question will prevail. Mr, Par- vell will, no doubt, if he be reasonable, dictate the policy of the Government with respect to Ireland. It is quite ualikely that there is any trath in the report which comes from London that, Mr. Gladstone has intimated to Lord Salisbury a willingness in the event of Conservative success at the polls to give the whole Liberal strength to the support of the Government on “all reasopable mensures, ip order to prevent the necessity’ of yeld- ing to the ruinous course of placing England uoder Irish _— dietation.’- But there will no doubt be a spontaneous fusion of Parties in opposition to any unreasonable demand of Mr. Parnell. Mr. Parnell’s opportunity to benefit his countrymen depends absolutely upon his adoption of a tair and moderate policy. If he be wise in this regard, he may exert a great influence in the councils of the bation, and modify, in many ways, the policy of the Irish Administration. It is, indeed, probable that a measyre of Local Government or Home Rule for Ireland will, ere long, be conceded.

The policy of Lord Salisbury wil probably be to draw the Mother Country and the Colonies more closely together. Indeed, the Leaders of both Parties at Home have lately been more than friendly in their expressions respecting the Colonies. Probably they both recog- nise in the Colonies the best means of maiutaining the prosperity of those at Home. With the tariff of every toreign country hostile to Great Britain it is evident that something must be done in the way of seif-deteoce, or the trade of Great Britain nist decline more and more as the years roll on. The question ofacommeteial union between Great Britain and the Colonies is being foreed upon the minds of British statesmen ; and it is not surprising to hear that they are giving the question their most favor- able consideration. Iu the course of a speech at the beginning of the election campaign, Lord Salisbury said: —

“There is another similar question—1I will not yo into it, but I want to touch upon it merely to indicate a similar confusion of matters that have nothing to do with free trade as if they had some- thing todo with free trade—viz., the question of altering our duties in favor of our colonies—that is to say, drawing our colonies nearer to ourselves (cheers) by abolishing, so far as may be, the custom houses that separate the two. (Clteers.) { do not put it before you asa matter that is free from difficulty. I do not deny that in many points you will find every obstacle hard to over- come. But what I demur to is that you should be forbidden from entertaining the idea of differ- ential duties in favor of the colonies as though it were an economical heresy. Why, to narrow down the internal custom houses which separate one province from another, has always been looked upon as the first duty and the earliest triumph of free trade. What difference does it make if these custom houses happen to stand upon the sea shore’? (Cheers.) tt would be a happy thing-—-I do not say it would be possible, but it would be a happy thing—if we anid recog- nize the united empire by destroying the separa- tion by custom houses between its component pa rts. just asit has been destroyed between Eng- and and Ireland.”

contingent,

This is a significant utterance ; and if the election should result in Lord Salis- bury continuing to hold the reigns of power, we shall, probably, despite the dithculties in the way, enjoy the ad- vantages of freer and larger trade with Great Britain, as a result of differential duties.

The other avd “ similar question ” to which Lord Salisbury referred was that of the propriety of enacting for Great Britain a Defensive Tariff. He said :— 2 _ “You know that Free Trade is not only young in this country, but it is confined to this country, and that all the great nations of the world besides ourselves are strongly oppesed to it; and they make us feel that opposition by enacting a wal! of tariffs between us and the market of their country which is having a most pcejudical effect upon the industry of our people. (Loud cheers, and a voice, “quite right.”) Well, I do not think it is quite right of them. (Cheers and laughter.) te is naturally our wish to use every instrument that we huve to induce them to abanden a practice whieh we, as Free Traders, believe to be not only terribly injurious, but also inconsistent with theii own welfare, property understood. But we arc told we are committing a morta! sin if we try, by raising duties to bring them to a vetter state of mind. So that we go into this war unarmed. | they strike where they like; we are forbidden by those principles which have beeu foisted (nto the doctrine of Free Trade trom heating them with o= own Weapons and rey ying to them by their

fatexy. (Hear. hear.) | understand Free Trade

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cluding the goods of other nations from tho markets here, But that has nothing tode with raising the duties in our own tariff for the pur- pose of influencing the action and legislation of other countries.”

Lord Salisbury has here accurately defined the chief of the commercial difficulties with which the ‘‘great com mercial nation” is now beset; and he indicates very clearly that in respect to it his -will not be a ‘‘fly on the wheel policy.”

Taking the above extracts together it seems as if Lord Salisbury has made up his mind that he will, in union with the Colonies of the Empire, try tthe cannot break down the foreign fiscal barrier, so prejAdicial to the trade of Great Britaia.

The chief obstacle Lord Salisbury will meet with in carrying out this policy will probably be the ignorance of the people of Great Britain concerning the capablities of the Colonies. They have an indistinct idea that Canada, Australia and India, not to speak of the other colonies, are regions of Continental ex- tent ; but we fear they cannot be mado

them with bread and meat and raw materials for their manufactures, and so

they will protest against giving them aby advantages in their mar- kets, for fear that the supply

will be insufficient, and prices abnormally yaised. But the circumstances of the Colonies are now very different from what they were fifty years ago. They are wonderfully developed, aud as well supplied with railways, steamers, and every modern facility for trade as foreign natious ; and with free admission to the British markets, and very moder- ate differential duties in their favor, their enterprise would receive such an impetus that their competition in the English markets would soou be quite suflicient to keep the prices down as low us, for the good of a!l concerned they ought to be. Qn the other hand, the Colonies are, we believe, ready apd will- ing to lower their duties, so as to favor the British manufacturers as much as possible without unduly injuring their own.

Colonial and Indian Exhibition.

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Tue Agents for this Province have for- warded via Halifax a good many samples of farm products, also some manufactured ao a complete list of which will shortly

be published. Mr. McNeill informs us that he has received a letter from Mr.

Dimock, the Agent for Nova Scotia, inform- ing him that the first steamer with exhibits for the London Exhibition will sail from Halifax on the 20th day of December, inst., and the second about the 10th day of January next. Intending exhibitors of manufactured goods should lose no time in forwarding to the Agenis their exhibits,

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Educational Institute.

Tue meetings of the Literary and Scientific Institute were resumed last eve - ing. Dr. Leeming, in the opening address, outlined, ip a brief and practical manner, the aim and scope of the Inatitute, which he defined as the education of public taste im literary and scientific matters, and the creation and development of such a taste where itdces not already exist. Among the subjecta that might profitably be taken up by the society, he mentioned Natural Histery anc Electricity, aud referred to the Natural History S cieties of the United States, and the great practical results now being wrought by electricity. Matters of merely local importance, as well as party questions, should be eliminated from the debates of the society. Members taking a part in the debates should cums read up in the subject treated by the lecturer of the evening, and thus prepared to talk upon it, instead of rambling off inte ir- relevant matters. In closing, the Doctor gave a humorous Shakeperian qtotation to prove the satlering of the country from political parties. Short, pithy speeches were made by Messrs. Charies Palmer, P. R. Bowers, D. McKenzie, R. Smallwood, J. Good, W. A. Weeks, J. McSwain, J. Metealf and Wim. Doull, pertinent (o the topics touched upon by the learned Doctor. The tone of the different speakers augured a successful winter's work for the Institute, which has been placed on a permanent and solid footing.

SALVATIONISYs oN TriAL.—Mr. James C. Rodgers, of Carleton, on Wednesday had Capt. Gardiner and Cadet Morton, of the Salvation Army, arrested on the charge charge that on Sunday last they ‘‘did en- gage in lond bawling, yelling, screaming, singing, shouting in Watson street, Car- leton.” The informant in his evidence said that on Sunday last he was walking Waison street when the ‘‘army” came along. They were singing, and after they had finished, Captain Gardiner, who point- ed to him, said to thearmy, ‘‘tire a volley.” There were about forty persons marching, When the command of the capiain was given, those in the procession shouted at the top of their voices, something which witness could not positively state, but he believed the word ‘‘ Amen” was shouted, which is usually said when a ‘‘volley” is fired. After that the ‘‘army’”’ passed on, and he heard another “ volley fired’ down on Ludlow Street. Officer Ross testified that on the Friday previous he met Capt. Gardiner and told him that several com- plaints had been made to me about the Sunday parade. Gardiner replied: ‘ I will spill the last drop of blood in my body before I wil) stop it; that there is not a law in this country to stop me.’ Capt Gardiner was fined $8, and Cadet Morton $4.

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A 5-cxnt Snow Sroprep.—The sentence of death, passed on John Easterbee, has been commuted to impriscnment for life. The scaffeld has been erected for his execu- tien at St. Catherines, Ont., and when Easterbee saw it he suggested to the jailor that they charge a fee of 5 or 10 vents to see the execution.

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Hiwry Mason, a negro who killed J, BR. Hammersly (white). with an axe, neor Camp- bell court house, Virginia, a week sgo, was taken from jail at 2 o’clock om Monday morn. ing and hanged to a tree, ond his body riddled

to.be the negation of Protection—that is to ab&teining from raising an artificial price wee

with bullets, ‘The mob was painted all colors,

A great uiany colored men were in the mob,

believe that these “regions” can supply ;

TELEGRAPHIC

[SpeciaL Despatcues To THE KXaMINes. } Thebaws Surrender,

Rancoon, Dee. 3. The surrender was delayed until the British had surrounded the city palace. Gon. Pendergast received the King’s sub- mission, and escorted him and two of his queens through the British lines to a car- riags. They were afterwards placed on beard a steamer and brought to this city. Two hundred soldiers accompanied them as an escort. Five regiments and a battery of

artillery were left to garrison Mandalay.

Shipping Disaster.

Lonpvon, Dee. 3.

Two survivors of the German bark Fidilio, from Wilmington for Wolgost, re- ported yesterday as found on her beam ends, have been rescued in St. George’s Channel and landed at Belfast. They re- port seven of the crew drowned.

Elections,

Lonvon, Dee. Returns received up to five o’clock this afternoon, show the clection of 261 Liber- als, 210 Tories, and 54 Nationalists. Callan announces that he will petition the House of Commons against the return of Col, Nolan.

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King Alfonso’ Debts.

Maprip, Dee. 3. It has been ascertained that King Alfonso died in debt. Mis expenses for several vears have exceeded the amounts owed him Sby the civil list. It is denied that he was insured.

The Spanish King’s Obsequies.

Lonpon, Dee. 3. The Duke of Wellington started for Madrid t« represent Queen Victoria at the Requiera Mass for repose of the soul of the late Kiang Alfonso.

A Fatal Resuli. Toronto, Dee. 3. Malcolm Martin, of Sydney, C B., re- ferred to last night as having blown out the gas on retiring to bed, died to-night.

An Gutrage

Dvesun, Dee. 3. “At Baltaonroy, yesterday, a baliff was maltreated and stripped of his clothing.

He is reported to be dying.

Weather Buiioun

Probabilities for the tie Moritim: Provinces.

next 24 hours - foe

Toronto, Dec. 4.—10.a. m. South to west wieds, fair weather, slightly lower temperature. METEORULOGICAL OF rick Chazlotietown, Dec. 4, 1885, Highest Temperature yesterday, (read at

WRIA), . . 50 vega ds uss ccnc thle ol 33.9 Lowest Temperature yesterday, (read at

SE 0 oontenhoces vvcones en 28 8 Lowest Temperature this morning....... 27.6

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Temperature this morning,at 8 o'clock. 28 7

Temperature this afternoon at J o'clook

Riel’s Case.

Sir Alexander Campbell lately prepared for publication a memorandum respecting the case of the Queen versus Riel, prepared at the the request of a committee of the Privy Council. In it he discussed (lat) the jurisdiction of the court, and the fairness of the trial; (2nd) the sanity of Riel, and his responsibility in law for his acts; (3rd) the plea urged in the bebalf of Riel that his crime was a political one inspired by political motive alone, that a rebellion prompted enly for the redress of alleged political grievances diflers$widely from an ordinary crime, and that howc ver e-roreous may be the judgment of its kader in ende.voring to redress the supposed wrongs of others, he is entitled at least to be re- garded as unselfish and is in his own view patriotic,

As to the first point, Sir Alexander says : ‘‘It should be suflicient to say that the legality of the tribunal by which Riel was tried has been eflirmed by the Privy Conn- cil, the highest court in the empire, aud has seemed to them so clear that the emi- nent counsel who represented the piisoner could not advance arguments against it which were thought even to require an aaswer.”

As to the second point, Sir Alexander says, itshould be sufficient to point out that this defenc> (the insanity of the pris- oner) was expreasly raised before the jury, the prope: tribunal for its decision, that the propriety of their unanimous verdict was challenged before the full court in Manitoba when the evidence was discussed at length and the verdict affirmed Beiore the Privy Council no attempt was made to dispute the correctness of this decision.

Sir Alexander also states that cireful en- quiry was made into the mental! state of Riel after the trial and before execution, by medics] experts employed confidentially by the Government, and nothing was elicited showing any change in his mental powers or causing any doubt upon his per- fect knowledge of his crime.

On the third head, Sir Alexander points out that the evidence before the jury showed that Riel was willing to be bought off for $35,000, and even a less sum; aud that Riel was no patriot, having announced his allegiance. Sir Alexander develops these poinis with great terseness, and suc- cessfuly combats the abaurd staiemenis that have been scattered abroad.

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Tue Customs collections at Halifax for November, 1855, were $127,672 44, as com- pared with $119,812.01 in 1884, an increase of

show & gain of $1,671 over the correeponding month last vea~.

eee Ir is stated that fury first-class torpedo boats, of 1,000 horse powe: each, will be sent ont to the Halifex naval station next yvar. The only torpedo best now there as, a fifteen knot one of the second-class.

AMINER.

$4,860 43. The Iviand Revenue returns also |

DFCEN

INSURANCE

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SMALL POX!

$I5 TO $50

To any resident of P. E. 1. (not qarantined or suspected) who

Takes and Developes Smallpox,

inside thirty days, after Buying for Casha 5 pound tin of our Tea, we

willgive - - - $15, Cash OralO pound Tin - 25, Ora ld pound Tin - om, fs Or a 20 pound Tin _ =

This is a new kind of Insurance, never before offered on P. E, I.

Tea at Lowest Cash Price, quality

Warranted, and must be bought

before Christmas.

BUER & GOFF.

Dec. 4, 1885.

MINGE MEAT

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Other Specialties !

30 Tins ef the Same Brand as Last Year.

Warranted Cheice.

Cooked Corn Beef, 20cts. per pound. Smoked Dried Beef (sliced), 24cts.

per pound. Codfish (genuine) Choice.

BERER & GOFF

Dec, 4, 1885.

Bible, Book and Tract Depositery.

UIVER, Good Words, Boys’ Own, Girls’ Own, Chatterbox, Little Foike, Wide Awake, Our Darlings, Friendly Greetings, Chiid’s Companion, Children’s Friend, In- fants’ Magazine, Family Friend, Mixs Have - gels, Fverards, Boys & Blackwoods’ Works, Poetical Works, Wesleyan and Presbyt rian Hymn Vooks, Confession of Faith, Sunday school, Birthday, Xmas and New Year’s Cards, &c , just received and for sale at very low prices Bibles sold at prime cost, M, F. ELUIS, Upper Qucen Street,

TELEPHONE EXGHANCE

Tos following pew snbecribers have been added to the Telephone Exchange hist since the Subscribers’ irectory was pub- lished. Subscribers will please cut them out and paste in book, In future new names will be published as instruments are put in. Subscribers will please answer call promptly and rivg-cff when conversations are finished, as it will greatly assist the opera- tion in giving prompt connections. ROBT. ANGUS, Maneger,

Boneiess, Very

Dec. 4—eod

Bishop’s Palace, Great George St,

City Hall, Mayor’s Office.

Dawson, W, E., residence,

Dawson, W. E., store, Kent St.

Gillis, Paul, Union Houve, Queen St.

Hyndmon, Chas, residence, Brighton.

Hespita], Old Asylum, do.

Harzard, Horace, warehouse, Q*ecn’s Wharf.

Johnson, R. Dr., residence, Kent St

Jenkins, J. T., residence, Prince St.

McLeod, Maleolm, residence, Newlands

MeNeill, A., Auctioneer, Quen St.

Newson, Furniture store, Richmond St,

Post Office, Great George St.

Smal, D., office, Queen St.

St. Dunsten’a College, Malpeque Road,

Watsen, W. R., druggist, Queen St. Dec. 4—li

Special Wotice.

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t Insurance Compant, of New York, for this Province is, fer the present, at the Agency of the ‘‘Royal Ineurance Company,” . Liverpool, McEachern’s Building, Queen treet.

YHE General Office of the Mutual Lifa

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L K. PROW3E has opened, in Mr. George Mockenlortl’s Store, at North River, witha

First-Class Stock of Dry Goods, Clothing and Groceries, Which he will Sell at LUW PRICE®.

The people need have no fear of Small Pox inthe Goois as I import direet from the English marke!s, and ever ticce the outbreak of the disease in the city the goods have been thoroughly Fumigated, so there eon be no possible chance of infection in the Goods.

The people at North River will fiad this a great convenience, as ‘it will save them the trip to town and they cam buy just as cheap at home. ;

The Store in the city will be continued as asual, Low Prices, as ali know I seli Cheap.

L. E. PROWSE,

Sign of BiG HAP, 74 Queen Street.

J need not say enything about the

Ch’town, Nev. 24th, &855.

FUR GOODS

A VERY LARGE STOCK AT

STANLEY BROS,

BROWH’S BLOCK, OPPOSITE MARKET HOUSE.

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The Public ate respectfully invited to Jook at these Goole, as we have marked them VERY LOW to secure a ready sale. ;

STANLEY BROS.

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Ch’town, Oct. 22, '85.

NEW FALL GooBs

J. B. MACDONALD I

S now showing new Dress Goods, from !0 cents a yard ; new Cashmeres, black and colored, 25 cents a yard ; new Ulster Cloths, 60 cents a 5 ard ; new Dress Clothe, 16 cents a yard ; new Wincies, plain and checked, very cheap; now Tweed, 45 cents a yard; new Worsted Cleths, all prices ; new Scarict Plannels, 16 cents a yard; Hats, fowere and Feathers, Velvetcens and Silk Velvet Plashes, Kent Woolen Goods in great variety. READY-MADE CLOTHING DEPARTMENT, (BIG STOCK.)

Suit, for $3; Overcoats for §t; Blankets and Qailts, very cheap. If you want good value for your money, try

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We are now manufacturing and wil! sell at the lowest cash prices: Sashes, Doore, Window and Door Frames Architraves, Spouting and Couduector Mouldings, Ballusters, Newel Posts, Stair Rails, Twists, Ac. _ Weare preperod to do all kinds of Jobbing, in Planing, Jointing, Morticing, Tenening, tig and Fret Sawing, Turning, &c. Ali kinds of Gothic Windows for Churches made at shortest notice With new and firat-clase Machinery, and the latest appliances, we can insure the atmost satisfaction to all wh« favor us with their patronage. Oh'town, Stipt 29, 1885 —wkly l year

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