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N O I C E . T IS Honor the Lieutenant Governor in Council has been ,E‘ pleased to approve of the following modiﬁcations in the Postal Arrangement between the United States and this Island, viz. :

On and after the ﬁrst day of November next, the postage ml a single letter shall be FOUR FENCE. if prepaid at the Mailing Ofﬁce, and Ten Cents, (equal to Sixpence) if posted unpaid; and for other than single letters the same charge shall be made for each additional halt ounce, or fraction thereof. Letters for British Columbia, California, and Oregon, shall be Sixpence, (if prepaid,) per half ounce.

THOMAS ()XVEN, Postmaster General. General Post Oﬁice, Ch'town, 1’. E. island. October 21, 1868.

lMAELﬁ.

Winter Arrangement.

V ‘HE Mails for the neighboring Provinces and the United States Will, until further notice, be closed at this Ofﬁce every Monday, \Vednesday and Friday evening, at 7 o’ clock.

Mails for Great Britain, Newfoundland and the \Vest Indies will be closed every alternate Friday and Monday, at 7 o’clock, p. m., as follows, viz : —-

Friday, December 25, Friday, March 5, MOnday, do 28, Monday, do 8. Friday, January 8, Friday, do 19, Monday, do 11, Monday, do 22, Friday, do 22, Friday, April 2, Monday, do 25, Monday, do 5,

Friday, February 5, Friday, do 16, Monday, do 8, Monday, do 19, Friday, do 19, Friday, do 30,

Monday, do 22, Monday, May 3. Mails for Summerside and St. Eleanor’s, via Bedeque,

will be closed every Tuesday and Friday. at 9, a. m. Letters to be registered and Newspapers must be posted

half an hour before time of closing the Mails. THOMAS OWEN,

General Post Ofﬁce, Ch'town, } Postmaster General. December 16, 1868.

g'l‘RAY STEER.-——There has been on the Subscriber’s i. premises. since May last, a Red Steer, about two and half a years old, with ahole in the left ear, and like :i swallow tail in the right car; it not claimed and the expense paid, said Steer will be sold by Auction, at my Barn, Summersidc. on the 12m day of January, 1869.. having received an order from a Justice of the Peace for that purpose. JESSIE GREEN. Summerside. 10th Nov., 1868. [nov 19

A SUPPLY OF

PRAYER BOOKs, BIBLES, School Books, Cheap Copy Books

STATIONERY, Photograph Albums,

School Materials,

Purses, &c., &0-

Has just been received at the Book-Store ol . E. REILL‘Y. Queen Street, Nov. 4, 1868.

NY gentleman in want of a handsome, tractable PONY. can have the use of L e for the Winter for his feed. If preferable he Will be sold cheap for cash or on good credit. Apply at this oﬂice. Nov. 18, 1868.

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V-FllE Subscriber olfch for sale at his Brick Store, Great George Street, Per “Jane Louisa” from New York.

40 bbls. Superior Southern Flour, 160 bbls. No. l Superﬁne Flour, 10 bbls. Choice Pastry. 30 hhls. ‘K. I). Cormneal. lt'l bbls Crackers, 1 bbl. Vinegar, 2 bbls. Onions, . 3 cwt New York Factory Cheese, 1‘2 boxes Oriental Candles, 1 box COﬂ‘eeo _ 8 dox. B. T. Babbit’s pure Concentrated Potash.

GAZETTE. 432)

“ Indian Queen," “ Island Belle,” and “ Freddie," from. Halifax. '

10 Puncheons Demarara Rum,

l Puncheon Choice Old Jamaica, Ilhds Porto Rico Sugar and Molasses,

26 boxes Layer Raisins. 3 boxes Flat Tobacco,

10 bbls No l Labrador Herring, Halifax InsPcction, 1 box Coffee,

“ Amphion,”fr0m London, “ l’olant."from Glasgow, and " Helen JlIalcolm,” from Liverpool: 12 hlids Port and Sherry \Viuc, l hhd Choice Claret, 1 hhd Marsala Wine. 8 birds Henncssey’s Dark and Pale Brandy. 8 birds DeKuyper’s Holland Gin. (Anchor Bran .l,) ] hhd Old Tom London Gin, 2 Puncheons Alcohol. 95° 0. P., 18 doz Hennessey’s Dark and Pale Brandy, 12 doz Scotch Malt \Vhiskey, 16 doz Kiunahan’s Irish \Vhiskey, 1‘2 doz Old Tom London Gin, 1‘3 doz Gingerette, 50 doz Jeti‘cry’s Pale Ale, qts. and pts., 60 doz Bass’s Pale Ale, qts. and pts., (50 doz Guinness‘s lrish Stout. qts. and pts.. 40 doz Barclay & Perkin’s London Stout, qts. 8: pts. 9 bbls Crushed Sugar. 3 bbls Currants. Chests and half Chests Choice Congou Tea. 2 Chests Superior Young Hyson Tea, Boxes London Soap, Boxes Toilet Soup, 2 cwt Casteel Soap, 10 cwt Rice, 2 cwt Ground Pepper in 7 lb tins, 2 cwt Ground Cloves in 7 lb tins, 2 cwt Ground Ginger in 7 lb tins, 1 bbl Cudbear. 1 bbl Blue Vitrol, 1 bbl Copperas, 1 bbl Sulphur, l bbl Saltpetre, 4 cwt Putty in 14 lb Bladders, 1 cwt London Coffee, 12 doz Crosse & Blackwell’s Pickles, assorted, 6 doz Sauce. assorted, '6 doz Vinegar, in Bottles,

The above will he sold Low for Cash. or ApprOVcd

Notes. MARTIN O’HALLORAN. Ch'town, Dec. 23. 1868. 4i

In the case of Whelan, the Judges have decided ad verse to the demand for a new trial set up by his coun-

sel. A special telegram to the Express states that Whelun will be executed on the 29:h inst.——-IIx. Col.