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Ch’town, February 9, 1874. _ THE ELECTIONS.»

It is useless to conceal or deny the fact,—the Liberal-Conservative party has sustained a terrible defeat. True, its dis- tinguished leader has triumphed in King- ston ; and Tupper, Mitchell, and several other able politicians, are in a positioa to oppose the present Administration in | Parliament. But defeat, even heavier | than was anticipated—defeat “along the whole line,’’—is the result ot the contest.

The political «ituation is, it cannot be denied, decidedly gloomy. The Dominion is now under the control of men who scruple not associate with suborners and the agents of foreign railway rings ; who freely use stolen correspondence for poli- tical purposes; who intend to change the route of the Canada Pacific railway, so that their private enterprises may be suc- cessful, and that the schemes of a foreign ring of capitalists may be realized,—men | who have neither honor nor patriotism. | Can any thoughtful lover of the new coun- try help feeling that the situation is gloomy,—that the prospect is anything but a bright one ”

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THE REAL ISSUE.

Wen a controversy is going on, it is of the last importance that the disputan’_s should clearly understand where the dif. ference between them really is ; every one who paysany atter,tion to them. of Religious Educaiion. The per contra artic ‘le ot the Prince Ed- ward Islander, of the 30th ult., is chiefly taken up with enforcing a truth which we

the question

shou!d not dream of disputing: viz, (we quote from the Jslander) “ that Govern— ments are purely secular institutions, their functions lying among secular things, and being limited to them, As Govern- ments, they have no religion, and so can convey and teach noue.’’ We accept Dr. Watts’ little verses, and confess that their truth surpasses their poetry. But the question between the secularists and our- selves is something very different from this, as we shall endeavor to show.

We think we shall not state unfairly the Islander’s argument if we put it in this form: It is the duty of the State to provide and control the education of its subjects; whatever the State does must be completely secular; education must, therefore, be wholly secular. The secord assumpticn we grant. It about the first we differ. Our fundamental assump- tion is, education must include religious

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instruction, and be given under the sanc— tion of religion. We agree with the secular- ists that whatever the State does must be wholly secular ; therefore we conclude, the State cannot control the education of our children, It will be impossible for any statesman to deal with this question in a s:t- isfactory manner, who does not understand, even though he may not sympathise with, the belief that so many of us hold that education is a religious matter; and that for us to use a secular system would be to Co violence to our consciences,—to be forced to support it is to us a wrong. We are not now concerned to prove this belief of ours ; for the real issue is not its truth,

holding this belief—Js it right to force

to it ? as to the reality of the boasted tolerance ot our day. The way some people argue about this appearsas though they thought that if they can prove, to their own satis- taction, that religion ought to be kept out of schools, and can get the support of a

christian, to contribute towards its sup- port. question is tous a religious one. The schoolhouse is, in our view, a place as definitely conneeted with our religion as the

secular schoolhouse, or

church, When we pay towards a

But “all is not lost that is in danger.’ The strong and new Ship of State may | yet safely weather this, the first great erisis of her coreer. There is much to | be hoped from the ability and experience of the few men who compose the Oppos— ition ; there is much more to be hoped from the sterling honesty and patriotism of the country’s constituents. The for- mer has been tested in many a great Par- liamentary struzgle—has been clearly shown forth in the speedy and successful union of all the Provinces; the latter has has been proved, if by nothing else, by the recent elections. For, although it has not, till this day, been proved that Sir John A. McDonald spent a sixpence in bribery and corruption— although Sir John swears positively that, to his knowledge, none of the money he distributed wae so expeaded, —yet the circumstance of his having re- ceived a large sum from Sir Hugh Allen, and the circumstance of bis having ex- pended it for election purposes, coupled together, were so suspicious that the pec-

spite of his distinguished ability and great popularity, his utter defeat in the recent elections is the result’ Such is the hon- esty of the people; such their horror ot bribery and corruption, that—upon evi- dence similar, but infinitely weaker, than the evidence by which we recently proved David Laird gui\ty of breaking his pledge and selling his honor for a seat in the Cabinet and seven thousand dollars a year, —they have convicted Sir John A, Mac- Donald and subjected his followers to what they consiler condign punishment. Can it be doubted, then, that when the people come to rea'ize the political crimes and misdemeanors of the MeKenzie- McMullen clique of mining and railway ‘speculators, their honest indignation will be aroused, and those who now so grossly misrepresent them wi’! speedily be hurled from place and power.

POSTAL—A SUGGESTION,

In the Post Office, Charlottetown, for- eign mails are made up three times a week —every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evening. On Tuesday evening last they were made up as usual. But on Wednes- day—the day on which they should have been sent out—a very heavy snow storm prevented the couriers crossing, and the mails were delayed four days. To avoid a possib'e recurrence of this incident, would it not be well to make up foreign mails at the Charlottetown Post Office every evening, and despatch them every day? We trust the question may receive Mr. MecVonald’s carnest attention. The couriers at the Capes cross every day they possibly can ; and if the mails had been made up on Monday instead of Tuesday evening last, they would have crossed the following day. No time would have been lost, and great satisfaction would have been given to the public, A daily mail would not likely, we think, entail much more labor on the Post Office officisls; for, only the same number of letters and papers would have to be assorted and made up.

By all means, then, let us have a daily mail to the Cape; let us not, by our supiness and inactivity, allow the present opportunity slip by uoprofited, Time is fleeting. Winter is passing away. Spring will soon be here. The energetic men Wo now so satisfactorily perform the forvign mail service of the Island wili soon be forced to desist from their labors; and we ehall again be obliged to consign our inai's to the soporifically influenced Steam Navigation Company !

Then, let us “take occasion by the hand ;” Jet us, while we may, haye « daily mail.

a teacher for it, we are just as much called upon to pay

for that which is contrary to our religi- |

ous convictions, as though an Orangeman were required to keep up a Catholic Church, and pay the priest who says mass in it.

vanced liberalism of the day confesses that it would compel us if it could. But when we have to pay for it, we are just in the position of the English noncom- formist who had to pay arate for a church he could not use, A system of education for which the semi-pagan lines of the ‘ Universal Prayer’’ are a suitable motto, is one with which we desire no con- nection whatever.

Here, then, is the Real Issue :—Should a majority (we grant, for argument’s sake, that secularists are the majority) force upon a minority its views as to what sub- jects are or are not to be considered and If it may, then there is an end to anything like religious liberty ; and from this ground to iatoler- ance and persecution is but a step.

We have seen the objection raised, that persons may consider anything they please religious, and so interfere with the legitimate work of the State in many ways. We must take things as they are, and not be scared by imaginary difficulties. Practically, this is the only question in dispute. The limits of State interference, (so far as re'igion is con— cerned) are not in any other respect mat- ter of controversy. But here they are disputed ; and a large number of us have proved the sincerity of our convictions by taxing ourselves heavily to provide such schools as we use. Now, we say, relieve us to this extent from supporting your sys- tem. We do not want to interfere with you. Delight yourselves in the liberal ism which invokes alike ‘ Jehovah, Jove cr Lord.” Take a fair share of the public money for yourselves,—but please don’t take all of ours for schools which are under that invocation.

We do not now argue for the sound- ness of our views of education, as we contend that is not the question at issue ; but we would say this much. A princi- ple which is maintained with equal energy by such men as Archbishop Manning and Lord Shaftesbury; and which is valued alike in Scotland and in Italy, is one that must have some very strong claims, and appeal to a very wide range of religious susceptibilities.

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GAS, OR NO GAS?

Aw individual very much interested in the Gas Company, has written a letter which appears in Saturday’s Patriot over the signature of ‘A Susscriper.” It isa miserable affair. In the endeavor to be severe, he is merely silly and stupid ;—and, we are bound to add, his ignorance is ona level with his silliness and stupidity. He informs us that the City Corporation is a “Joint Stock Company.’’ We had not the slightest knowledge of such a fact. If he will inform us in what the stock con- sists, and who the directors are, and where the share list is to be found, we will will- ingly open our columns to him, so that the public may hear such highly interesting and valuable information. If his last lette,. has not entirely exhausted him, we trust he may be induced to entighten us.

It has been suggested to us by a gentle-~ man, who had it from “ Subsoriber,”’ that his stupid allusion 1s to a gentleman whose professional duties required him to act adversely to what ‘ Subscriber’ calls « Joint Stock Companies.’ The statement is withs out the slightest foundation. Neither that gentleman, nor any other gentleman of the legal profession, ever wrote or suggests ed a single line relating to the Charlotte town Gaslight Company.

Can “Subscriber” name a single night since the 30th November last, on which all the street lamps were burning under a full pressure of gas. We know that on many of the darkest nights, since that date, there was not even a r “to guide the lonely traveller on his way.’’

Of nerwise | they will waste their own time and that of

These remarks apply to “he discussion of

but—given a large number of persons |

them to support a system directly opposed | We eome here to a test question, |

majority for that view, they are per- | feetly justified in forcing those who hold | a secular system to be essentially anti- |

Whether rightly or wrongly, the |

We acknowledge, we are not com- pelled to use the school, though the ad- |

SOUTHPORT FERRY. Autnoven, from numerous complaints |which have reached us, we think it our |

| duty to point out the defects of this im- |} portant thoroughfare, and to suggest a

| remedy for the hindrances which prevent utterly

its being properly worked, we disclaim an intention of blaming, in this article, any of the various contractors for the annoyances entailed upon the public.

The principal difficulty, which is almost entirely on the Southport side, consists in the ferry steamer being unable to run at all states of the tide. day on which she does not stick for some

There is seldom a

little time, and at high spring tides, she is frequently helplessly grounded for four, five, or even six hours, for days together.

Even the old Ora, which drew much less water than the Lljin, grounded in

the same manner, although for rather Ten years ago, we believe, The wharf, then, had open spaces at regular inéervals, like the wharf on the Charlottetown side, of the tide; but shortly after that, the openings being in

shorter times. this annoyance was unknown,

to releive the rush want of repair, it struck some bright head, that to fill them up, would render them done in spite of remonstrance ; and the result was,

very lasting:indeed. This was that a vast amount of earthy sediment, which was carried down and up the river, with every turn of the tide, instead of goiug through the openings, was carried along the sides, and deposited in a long spit, straight out from the head of the wharf, The consequence soon became apparent in the prolonged grounding of the made to remedy this by dredging, which, however, only proved to be a very partial

steamer. A clumsy attempt was

alleviation ; because, in the first place, it was not carried far enough, and did not touch the so-called “ middle ground,’—a | natural bank, about two

| forty yards from the head of the wharf—

| which the accumulations above-mentioned | had rendered considerably worse than it

hundred and

was ; and, secondly, because dredging only | made a deep trench, which immediately be- | gan filling up again ; but, on the edges of | which, no steamer could help grounding occasionally with a falling tide, during | gales of wind which rendered it absolute | ly impossible to keep a straight course. | Now, the only certain remedy which we | can see for this, is to carry the existing wharf out beyond the “‘middle-zround,”’ so | as to ensure sufficient water at all times of the tide. Care should then be taken that | the addition be provided with openings ; the accumulating sediment | would infallibly be thrown forward to-

| otherwise

| wards the channel, and become just as | much a source of annoyance as it is at present.

| We are told that this would | heavy sum—something lke $10,000 ; but we can see no alternative, unless we are

cost a

|to incur the expense of dredging every {second year, which would, afrer all, be There is, certainly, That is, | by removing the present wharf altogether, to Mr. William Mutch’s cove, where, we _are told, a wharf one hundred and fifty | yards long, would secure all the desired

| very unsatisfactory. a third way out of the dilemma.

advantages ; but, then, the expense of the new whart, and the purchase of land through that gentleman’s property, and through other properties as far as the ‘ Cross Roads,’ wou!d probably far exceed the expense of the proposed addition, be- sides doubling the distance, and, more- over, entirely ruining Southport. The |

_ . | proposed addition to the wharf would | shorten the present distance by two hun- | dred and fifty yards, and enable the | steamer to run every ten minutes easily. | On the Charlottetown side the steamer sometimes grounds astern. This could be permanently remedied by a two days dredging—especially as the new railroad | wharf has entirely broken the current on | that side.

But another improvement, which we consider of absolute necessity, is a com- | fortable waiting room on the Charlotte. | town side, where females, especially, can be properly sheltered from snow, rain, wind and sun.

All this we would earnestly impress upon the existing, or any other Govern— ment; and, as a further amendment on the system of things generally, would suggest that, the above improvements be- ing carried out at the public expense, the farther working of the ferry should be thrown open to private enterprise,

+> THE NAVIES OF EUROPE.

The Cologne Gazetle prints alist of the iron zlads of the Maritime powers of Europe in 1873, which it professes to have derived from recent and trustworthy sources :—

England, according to this, has a war navy of 38 vessels, of 28,000 horse-power, and 595 guns. Its home fleet consists of 14 large plated vessels, 4 plated batteries and 5 plated gunboats, of more than 30,000 horse-power, and carrying 102 guns.

The war navy of Russia counts 15 plated frigates and 4 cupola vessels, of 12000 horse-power and 154 guns. The home squadron includes 10 turreted ships, and 3 plated batteries, with 2,710 horse-power and 94 guns.

Germany has a war navy composed of 3 plated frigates of 2,000 horse-hower, and 55 guns, not including 5 plated frigates and 1 plated corvette, of 5,100 horse power and 48 guns, now in course of construction. The German coast-~guard fleet consists of 2 turreted ships, of 600 horse-power and 7 guns.

The war navy of France is composed of 16 plated frigates and 12 plated corvettes, of 17,200 horse~power in all, carrying 316 guns. The French home squadron con- tains 14 turreted vessels, 16 plated batter- ies and 6 rams, of 9320 horse~power, and carrying 268 guns.

Austria has a war navy of 7 plated frigates and 4 casemated ships, of 8,150 horse-power, bearing 182 guns. There is no Austrian home squadron

The Italian war navy consists of 12 plated frigates, 2 plated corvettes and a ram, of 9100 horse-power, having 168 guns.

Turkey possesses a war navy of considers able strength, composed of 15 large plated war vessels, two of which have nine-inch pletes, of 8,530 horse~power in all, carrying 116 guns of the heaviest calibre.

Spain has 7 plated frigates of 5,000 horse-power, and 145 guns, while in her coast fleet there are 3 turreted ships, of 1,800 horse~power, and carrying 9 guns.

Finally, the Netherlands dispose of a coast guard fleet of 22 vessels of various kinds, of 8,800 horsespower, and bearing 114 guns.

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‘ Punctuality,’ said Louis XIV, is the politeness of Kings.’ It is also the duty of gentlemen and the necessity of men of business,—SIvxs.

I owe ail my success in life to having

| President of the Society, Sir Robert Hodg-

uias Pr ie ee es = a etal ene i 5 SE SSW Sara MONEY ORDERS AND SAVINGS JOSEPH ARCH, THE ORATOR BANKS. LABORER.

In other Provinces of the Dominion there is a “ Money Order Office,’ and, we beli- eve, a Savings Bank,” in connection with the Post Office of every town, village, and | large settlement. In this Island there is only one of each.

Under Confederation, we are entitled to all the facilities afforded by the Gene- Nor should we be too slow in asking for our rights. A ‘“* Money Order Office’? is one of the few things the people may have forthe asking ; and we trust no time will be lost in making proper representations to the Postmaster at Char- He will, we are sure, gladly

ral Government.

lottetown. and promptly respond to the requisition of the inhabitants of any town, village or settlement, for a ‘‘ Money Order Office.”’ One of these useful institutions is, in our opinion, wented at each of the following places, viz :—Tignish, Alberton, Egmont Bay, Port Hill, Lot 11, Lot 16, Miscouche, St. Eleanor’s, Summerside, Kensington, Margate, Clifton, New Glas- gow, Cavendish, Rustico, Centreville, Try- on, Crapaud, Victoria, Cherry Valley, Belfast, Mutray Harbor, Georgetown, Montague Bridge, Cardigan, Souris, East

Joseph Arch, the eloquent farm laborer who has lately so much astonished his country, spoke for the first time in Livers pool last night, and the general conclusion of those who heard him was that his couns try will be much more astonished by him before it hears the lastofhim, We should be puzzled to think whence he has derived his aptitude for public speech—which many a gentleman would give half his education to possess—it we did not remember that the much despised art of field-preaching and the much abused conventicle has kept alive, through many dark decades, in our rural districts the traditions of effective oratory. Mr. Arch’s speaking is in style of delivery and popular appeal sufficiently like that of a successful rural preacher to be racy of the school in which it was pros bably learnt ; while to the facility, the pith, the rhythm, and the sudden idiomatic humor of the preacher are added the ba» lance af responsible thought, the terseness proper to a plain subject, the simple mats ter of fact manliness of a secular aim, and the occasional stirring, ringing notes of an irresistible patriotic philanthropy. This is not exaggerated praise. The most jaded of last night's listeners must have felt that a born orator was addressing them, and those who will not accept our testimony as

Point, St. Peters,—and if there be any other large settlement which we have not named, one is wanted there, too. It is not, we think, necessary, to enlarge upon the benefits of a “ Money Order Office.”’ The mere mention of the name is, we be- lieve, sufficient to suggest their usefulness ; and we shall be much surprised if our wor- thy Postmaster is not soon beset with pe- titions for the establishment of one in each of the localities we have named.

Of the “ Post Office Savings Bank ” we are not so sanguine. The question whether or not they should be introduced, is, however, one worthy of serious consid- If the inhabitants of any town or country district have reason to believe that they have surplus cash enough among

eration,

them to render a Savings Bank a “thing to be desired,’ let them petition the Postal Department to have one establish- ed in connection with their Post Office. We think the Head of the Department would not refuse their request. The Savings Bank at Charlottetown is too distant from the extremities of the Island, and (whether in connection with the Post Office or not) one should be established at Summerside and one at Georgetown. We must confess that, in advocating the introduction of Money Order Offices and Savings Banks, we are not wholly uninflu- enced by personal considerations. We feel convinced that, were they established, the receipts at the EXAMINER Office during | the past month would have amounted to a much greater sum. We trust that those | who favor us with their patronage will not |

wait till they can obtain money orders, but that they will transmit the small | amounts due us at their earliest conveni- ence. Although the Speaker of the As- sembly and the Progress both declared that the postal officials destroyed the ‘et- ter containing Mr. Laird’s resignation, we again announce our entire confidence in the Department. Letters containing re- mittances will, we feel quite ccrtain, reach the EXAMINER Office safely; and we can assure the remitters that their ar- rival will be promptly acknowledged. DIOCESAN CHURCH SOCIETY. The Thirtieth Annual Meeting of the Diocesan Church Socieiy, was held in St. Paui’s Schoolroom, Charlottetown, on Fri- day evening last. The number present was notso large as we have seen on many former occasions. This was owing, in part, at least, to the extreme severity of the weather, and to the snow blockade, which at present obstructs travel from the couns try to the city. In the «bsence of the

son, Mr. Justice Hensley, one of the Vice Presidents, occupied the chair. Archdea~ con Read led the services. The meeting was organized by singing and prayer; and then the Chairman made a few re-~ marks. Rev. David FitzGerald, Secretary of the Society, read the annual report of the Executive Committee, together with reports from the ministers stationed in the Island. These show that the Church, though not rapidly advancing— though not in so satisfactory a state as many of it, members desire~—is holding her own, and making some steps in the paths of pros gression. The Assistant Treasurer of the Society, Mr. Robert DeBlois, read a finan- cial statement, from which appears that there remains a balance of $581.70 to the credit of the Society. The first resolution —moved by Charles Palmer, Esq., and seconded by Hon. F. Brecken, reads :—

Resolved that the Report now read be adopted and printed under direction of the Committee.

The second Resolution was proposed by Rev. David FizGerald, seconded by George Peake, Esq., and supported by Rev. R. W. Dyer: —

Resolved that this meeting hereby ex- presses its gratitude to Almighty God for the blessings of peace and prosperity vouch - safed to this Island during the past year.

The third Resolution was moved py Rev. G. W. Hodgson seconded by Louis H. Davies, Esq. M.P.P,, and supported by E. J. Hodgson, Esq.:—

Resolved that this meeting desires to ex- press its thankfuiness to those Home socie- ties which have,for so many years,rendered us such important service, in further- ing the interests of the Church amongst us

The fourth Resolution—moved by H. J. Cundall, Esq., and seconded by R. R. FitzGerald Esq., was unanimously adopted:

Resolved that the thanks of this meeting be given to the collectors for their services, and that the Executive Committee be the same as last year.

The following Resolution was moved by Archdeacon Read, and seconded by J. 8. Carvell, Esq.:—

In consequence of the resignation of the Assistant Secretary and ‘l'reasurer—Mr. R, DeBlois—to whom the thanks of the meet- ing are due for his services during the past year: Kesolved that Mr, R. R. Hodgson be appointed in his place.

In the course of their remarks, Messrs. C, Palmer and L. H. Davies brought to prominent notice the deserted Church at Murray Flarbor, and several of the speak- ers touched upon the proposed new Church at Souris. Mr. E J. Hodgson suggested the employment—under the superintends ence of the clergy—of lay preachers to sup ply, in some measure, the crying need of ordained ministers.

On motion cf Rev. D. FitzGerald, onded by W.C. DesBrisay, Esq., the of the meeting were conveyed by 3 deacon Read to Mr. Justice He his dignified and impartial conduct chair. The “ Missionary Hymn” then sung, the benediction prono’ and the meeting adjourned.

Se le

That man is but of the lower part

experts, had better seek an opportunity of hearing him before they call in question his powers. Mr. Arch is at fault, as might be expected, in method. His order of thought is not always consecutive. He is also deficient in definiteness, and leaves rather cloudy sometimes the nature of his demands. But these are faults which are melted out of notice by the true fervor of his eloquence; and, though in the quieter parts of his speaking his use of the letter ‘h’—which is the crux of the uneducated Englishman, us nothing else is the crux of the uneducated in any other country—ii undoubtedly capricious, we venture to say there is no assembly in England (and least of all the House of Commons) which could be moved to laugh or to sneer at the pro-~ nounciation of his well and naturally chosen words.

Such is the man ; a sturdy, strong fore- headed Englishman, ready at forcible ex- tempore speech, pat with retorts, undaunt- ed by sneers, and able to return them, quick to fix an opponent on a dilemma horn, or to spear him with a fu quoque. What, then, is his mission, and what his message? He springs up from the heart of Old England, the oldest England, the England of Agriculture, the England which was once all England, and which now by his mouth offers to do its best to provide the necessaries of life for manufacturing toilers who maintain and transmit to the most distant parts of the world the more modern fame of our country as the work- shop of the world. What has he to say— this agriculturist whe ‘does not know when he is well off’--to those who, in the ens joyment of so many more of the good things of this life, are aroused by his manly tones of protest and appeal? Well, it isa simple story. The laborers are not con- tented. They wanttoiive decently. They wish to have a little land, like the laborers of other countries. They seek the means of occupying themselves profitably in the months when labor on farms is scarce, and offer to stock our vegetable markets better for us, if this privilege of labor on land for which they are willing to pay just rent is extended to them. That the land may be better cultivated, and made to yield some- thing more than one half of what it is ca- pable of yielding, they demand a repeal of the game laws. ‘ We'll make the wilds a fruitful field if they'll let us,’ says Mr. Arch, ‘but we'll knock over the hares and rabbits as fast as we can. In the name of his fellows he demands better poor laws, a Royal Commission on land, which he pros mises shall be as productive of good as the Royal Commission on mines obtained by his friend Mr. Pickard, the suffrage for the laborers -‘and then,’ says he to the farmers, ‘when we laborers can pitch into the box four votes to your one, what will your landlords care for you?’ and a repeal or modification of all such Acts as the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act, whick nominally maintained to keep out disease, have the effect of reaucing the supply of stock to a minimum, raising to a maximum the price of meat, and condemning to waste thousands of tons of good fodder.

Such is the programme of this rural res volutionist. But he is not sufficiently patient to wait for its accomplishment, nor will he advise his fellow laborers to stay in this country in hopes of its realization. Let them go to a colony where they will be treited as men. People say Canada is cold, now he has been there to provide places to which emigrants may proceed, But when distress prevailed at Coventry and elsewhere, Lord Leigh and other good men were lauded as the greatest philan-~ thropists for sending out to that cold col. ony, without any preparation for their reception, artisans who had never touched an agricultural implement, or worked a day in the open air. No one found out Canada was cold then; and Mr. Arch con- siders it warm enough now for such agris cultural laborers as do not care to wait for justice and good treatment in this country. To those who talk to him of supply and demand, he only says that if they don’t mind he will ‘turn the tables on their toes.’ And, whatever may be said of the practicability of his general scheme, he certainly has the best of the economical argument, his recital of which is simple and convincing. When he began to complain of the utterly insufficient pay of the labors ers, he was told it arose from surplus labor. When he proposes to remove the surplus labor to a land in which it can live, while it ‘ lets live’ the balance of labor which it leaves behind it, he is told that not a man can be spared from England. It is plain that those who can argue thus contradic~ torily, have nothing clear in their minds except the fixed principle that agricultural wages must be kept down. We said yes~ terday, and now repeat, that thisis a canon which all dwellers in large towns will res pudiate with indignation: There are parts of Mr. Arch’s programme which may pro~ bably be rejected us flatly as the preten- sions of the farmers; but those persons little appreciate the free air of English public life, who do not rejoice that a great down trodden class is arousing itself, and that its waking accents are interpreted to the nation by a voice so clear, so cheery, and so persuasive as that of Joseph Arch.— Daily Post.

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Wak In Asuanrse. —! he war in Ashantee is practically at an end. Our despatches report that the King has capitulated, and accepted General Wolsey’s terms. The expedition seems to have been well man-~ aged. Considering the unhealthiness of the climate and the difficulties against which the British had to contend, it has been very successful.

Troors ror Canapa.—The Ottawa Citizen of the 25th January has the following :— We learn per special telegram that three regiments of British troops have been ors dered to be held in readiness for departure

been always a quarter of an hour before time.— Lorp NELson,

world who is not brought up in b and affairs.— Owen FELTHAM. ‘

to Canada, ‘The cities in which they are to be quartered has not yet been decided,

MARRIAGE,

We do not see any reason to fear that the extinct customs of the human race. marry, and do not, out we do not suppose greater at this day than it was a hundred

of the world where circumstances interfere with the marital interests of the communs¢ ity. Thus, in the State of Massachusetts,

main in single blessedness, while on the

male element largely preponderates, so that many men are doomed to bachelor- dom ; but these are merely temporary evils, which have arisen from the way in which the country has been settled. There are religious sects like the shakers who dis- believe in marriage, or like the Perfections ists, who distort the marriage institution, or like the Mormons, who practice poly~ gamy; but none of them has ever grown to any considerable strength, or has affect- ed the thoughts or habits of the commun- ity at large. In faet, we may say of the human race, as was said long ago, that they marry and are given in marriage, as in the days before the flood.

We notice that a ‘ Society for the pro- motion of Marriage,’ has recently been formed in one of the large cities of this country. Its founders are impressed with the idea that the institution of marriage is going to decey. They see many marriage~ able men and women still living single lives, and they know that some foolish people make light of marriage, while some wicked people are seeking to subvert it altogether. They, therefore, feel that they must not only propagate correct sentiments about the matter, but that they must stimu~ late unmarried people to marry, and do all they can to diminish the number of bachelors and spinsters

We have not yet heard how they pros pose to goto work. Perhaps they mean to argue the case with the guilty parties. We can imagine them fer instance, brings ing a hardened bachelor before the society, giving him a long list of forcible reasons why he ought to marry, shewing him the advantages which he would derive from marriage, answering any objections which he might be able to put forth, urging him to change his ways of life, and insisting that he shall at once give evidence of his de- termination to take a wife. Or, we can imagine them bringing a thorghtful or thoughtless maiden before the society, pointing out to her the duty she has ne~ glected, urging the performance in clear and forcible language, picturing to her the countless joys of the marriage state, and inducing her to consent to permit the ad- vances of some man who would make her an eligible husband. We fear, however, that the method of dealing with the uns married would hardly ever be successful. Few of them would be able to tell the real obstacles that stood in their way, and few of them would find their difficulties removed by the discipline to which they had been subjected. Most of them pro- bably would admit the force of the argu~ ments in favor of marriage, in the abstract, but would act as some men who constantly hear sermons calling them to repentance and yet remain incorrigible to the last. Some of them would have their spirit of oppositicn aroused, would reply energetis cally to the arguments they had heard, would oppose every new appeal with ready wit, and whereas, they perhaps had been neutral when called before the society, they would leave it declaring that they had made up their minds againsf? marriage. We should therefore be inclined to think that the society would not gain much ad- vantage by arguing the case with the un_ married of either sex.

But, perhaps, the members of the society for the promotion of marriage, mean to adopt more practiéal ways of securing their end. Perhaps they propose to facilitate the operations of matchsmaking and matri- mony by bringing eligible parties into per- sonal acquaintance with each other. Here, for instence, is one person intimate with a bachelor who ought to be a husband, and here is some other member intimate with a maiden who ought to be a wife. The points of both are compared in their hair, their eyes, their size, their temper, their social position, and their moral predilections. It is found that they are admirably adapted to each other, and that the happiness would be complete if they were mated. The member who knows him recounts her merits to him; and the member who knows her recounts his merits toher, Each bes gins to feel curious about the other, and, in time, both take a mutual interest in one another. Then they are made acquainted with each other under proper circumstances, according to the programme adopted by the society, She society would, of course, be interested in watching what follows all this. We venture to say that the results would often be surprising. We presume there would be more than nine chances in ten that the twain they had brought to- gether would either be at once inspired with mutual repulsion, or would see in what there was no bond of interest or affection, or would find that the attraction was too slight to lead them to think of so serious a step as marriage. It is our opinion, in short, that if the society should undertake the practicai business of match.making, they would learn a great deal about human nature in the course of a year, but would do little to increase the activity in the matrimonial market. Indeed, we don’t see that the society can benefit those in whom they are interested, by arguing with them, or scheming in their behalf, or work- ing directly for them. I{ we are mistaken about the matter, we shall be glad to be corrected ; and when the first annual re- port of the society is published, we hope we shall be allowed the privilege of its per- usal.