VOL. XVII. J Spring, i867. Spring, 1367. | Lotus, UNDINE, EMPRESS, LL. C. Owen, Helen Malcolm. Y the above vessela from LUNDON, fAVERPOOL and GLASGOW, the Sub- scribers respectiully announce the receipt of their Importation fur the Season, comprising their usual Carefully Selected ‘STOCK oe STAPLE anp FANCY Dry Goods, READY-MADE CLOTHING, HARDW ARE, NAILS, TEAS, GROCERIES, PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, &e. ke. They invile the atiention of their numerous Town and Country Customers to the abeve Siok of FRESH and SEASONABLE GOODS, which is now seliag at usual ow prices for Cush. DAVIES & WEEKS. QUEEN-STREET, 10th June, 1867 : tf NEXT DOOR TO THE BANK. ye i Subscriber has JUST RECEIVED, aud offers fer SALE, on the usual termes— ® Caske Heancsssy BRAN'UY (pale), du do du (dark), & very superior article ; 20 Boxes (Steele & Suns) CRUWN SOAP, 266 per box; 70 Boxee (Steele & Sone) PRINCE'S FEATHER SOAP, 20s per box; 200 Bois. CANADA FLOUR, 30 CURNMEAL, 100 Bags CORNMEAL R. W. BRECKEN, Next door to the Bank of P. E. Island Queen street. June 17. 1se7. ba FOR SALE, THAT DESLRABLE PROPERTY knuwu as the “WILLOW FAItM,” in the uuyalty of Charlotetewu, near St. liuustan's! College, sbuut eue mile from the Cuy, wew in the | occupation of the Messra Pick ann, eoutaiuiuy S84 Acres of Land, ta a high state of cultieativu, and is subdivided iute ton fields Chere are ou the premises a well built, ealstan tial COTTAGE, togetuer with BAKNS, ILUKSE STAMLES, CUW-HAIUSE, GRANARY, vad other Qut-Howses, There are ulso attached tu the Cut tuys a VEGETABLE GARDEN, aud « never tailing Wedi of Water uexr the Uvuse Per paracalars, apply at the UOllice of Mesas. Pecan, Vaca. & Co “» oe oy i | Db HODGSON. JAMES PEAKE. June 24, 1847. 2in Packet between Charlottetown | AND CASCUMPEC. THE Schoouer + Joserutne’ having secured the Goverumeut Con- tract te run ae uw PACKET between CHARLOTTETOWN and CAS-) CUMPEKL, will, for the rewasinder of the Seasun, run vaees @ fortnight betweea the above uncutioned Ports, for the conveyance of FREIGHT and VASSENGERS, remaining at each place tor forty-eight hours ou every trip. The “Josephine” is a staunch veesel, well filted, bas goud accum- medations fur Passengers, and is in all reapects | Well adapted fur (he ruute. | | 1. C. HALL, Esxge, Agent for Charlottetown : | HERBERT BELL, Esaqn, Ageut tur Cascuupec. | Ch town, Jane 24, 17. Bua | VACCINATION. Charlottetown and Royalty. | AK ~ Act to promote Vaceinativu” re- | qtires that all pecsous residiuy in C iarlotte- | town and Kovalty, above the age of tree mouths, | sea:! be Vaccinated by « duly qualilied Medical | Prictitiouer, (uuless they have had the Small Pox); | aod teat there way be ue Warrantable excuse for | wot obeving the Law, the Act provides that the Saperiutendent of Vaccination shall Vaccinate those who may apply to him for that purpose, without ~ charge. : therefore hereby yive notice, to all whom it may concern, that! will attend at the Dixpeasary, ou the afternoons of Tuesday and Saturday, at 3 | o'clock, gutil further notice, to Vaccinate al! persons net succeasiully Vaccinated, who shall theu appear Cuere. j j ' | i Hl. A. JOHNSON, Superinteadeut of Vaceiuation. _dJune 24h, 1867, 18. Trafford Chambers. South John Street. Liverpool. January 1s, 1867. | J T. THOMAS begs to infurm hie friends © that he bas this day taken isto Partucrship | his son, JOHN T. THOMAS, Juna. The business will in tuture be carried oa under the style or Firm of THOMAS & SOM, MERCHANTS, Liverpool & Prince Edward Isiand. _dan 2m, 1A67 tf FOR SALE. 2 thds. bright SUGAR, 2% Puos MOLASSES, 100 Sides No. | SOULE LEATHER, 80 Bage CORNMEAL, 24 Cases fia old Pale BRANDY, i 10 Qr. casks Hennesy’s BRANDY, 3 i’uns. fine vid Dewerara RUM i A. H. YATES. Telegraph Buildings, Water Street. June 10, 1867. Schooner for Sale. FPSHE Star of the Sea, 58 tous ragister, bow laying iu Charlottetown, four years old ; wae built in New Brauawick out of the best mate- rai; is perfectly tight, aud well found; has twe Unaius, three Auchurs, Staudiuy wad Kuuning Kig- sag aad Sails, al! iu yood order. For Price aad further particulars inquire of W. B. Deas, Eeq., Chariotewu, or of the owuer, Mes REUBEN TUPLIN, , New London, ce ‘edruary 25, 1467. ee od NEW DOMINION BROOMS. 6 DUZEN ot above, JUS LANDED, ox Brig * Leanven,” trom MONTREAL. _ Juae 10, 1867. N. RANKIN, Auctioneers’ Row. Bark! Bark! Bark! | 1500 Cords of Hemlock Bark | wanted at the City Tannery. FTTHE Subscriber is now prepared to make Coutracts with for the above compli- ment of Bark, which will be let iv lots frou Thirty _ = particulars will be made known on ap- pimion to the Bubasres ot We OO a BUR Fob. 4, 1867. | , \7 A AG Y “This is true Liberty, when Freeborn Men, having to advise the Public, may speak free.’’---Euripides. CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1867. _ pool House. 1867. The Centre of Attraction 1867. Liver The Subscriber | (AS RECEIVED by Ship L. C. Owen ' from LiverPoo., Lotus from LoNvoy, aud Empress trom GLASGOW, bis | is at ROBERT YOUNG'S, Queen's Syuare. _ Spring Importation British and Foreign Merchandize, COMPRISING A SELECT AND VARIED ASSORT- MENT OF STAPLI FANCY AND Dry Goods, Suitable for the Season, among which may be enumerated— | & choice selection of Dress Materiale; Ladies’ . 4 4 The Best and Cheapest Hiocop Skirts in the Trade, are at hk. YOUNG’S. | | The Best Assortment and Newest Styles of Summer Dresses are at ROBERT YOUNG'S. The Cheapest place te buy i Ww | White and Coloured Hats and Bonnets, in all | | the latest styles. A select assortment of Shawls, in. | Black and Fancy Cashmere and L[muitation | Paisiey, Black Cashmere filled, Balors, Lace, | Tissue, &e, &e. Ladies’ Sacques and Paletots. and | | Mantle Cloths in variety, with Trimmings of all | descriptions; and the usual assortment of Cotton, | | Linen, weellen aud Silk Staple Goods, at very | moderate Rates. ae r ’ bd ° | [he Gentlemen’s Furnishing De- | | partment Comprises a select asaortinent of | ; : |THE BEST TOWN MADE CLOTHING ;| «tif! BONNETS and HATS, cheap at | Achvice selection of Felt, Cloth and Straw ROBERT Y OUNG’S, Hats and Caps; Glass, Collars, Neckties, Shirts, &c., &e. Ladies’, Gents’ and Children’s) BOOTS ANI SHOKS, | in all sizes wud qualities, &e., Ke. ALSO, Choiea Congo TEA, | Bright MOLASSES, Brown and Crushed SUGAR, New York SOLE LEATHER, BUCKETS, BRUOMS, &e., » jat Wholesale ynd Ketail. | The al Shawls & Mantles, is YOUNG’S. The cheapest COTLONS are at R. YOUNG'S. Ladies and Geutlemen's Paper Collars & Cuffs for the Millen at ROBERT YOUNG'S. iliiliaiends | The Original Weed SEWING MACHINES, the best in the Market, at ROBERT YOUNG’S. Real Paisley Shawls tor less than they can be { imported, xt | ROBERT YOUNG'S. first rate article, ut %. YOUNG’S. wove Goods having been purchased in Selected the best markets aod with yreat care, Are now offered ta the publec at the very lowest prices for Cash. W. FULL. Charlottetown, Jane 3, 1567. TOWNEND’S HATS AND CAPS, | LARGE SVLOUCK of the above, received £% ex Loves,” trom LONDON, of the newest STYLES aud SHAPES— Good Suk HA I's. 7s 6d to Ida. Parie Velvet do, 208 276 Gd. ‘Toweeud's best do, 328 Gd. | Buys & Gent's FELL HATS, in great) _ ; variety. Shawls, Mantle Cloths, Parasols, | A large Stock of Tweed and C.oth CAPS, ’ . , Hosterxy, GLoves AND Swath Wares. FIRST RATE TEA, at ROBERT YOUNG’S. Charlottetown, loth July, 1867. | } SPRING WAPBRTATIONZ. J. W. FALCONER & C0, AVE JUST RECEIVED their large and varied STOCK of Spring & Summer Goods, LADIES DRESS GOODS, hn great variety. i Ladies’ SERGE BOOTS, from 7s 6d per pair, a} ‘LITERATURE. » | OOD MY STAR. I've heard the words of greeting sweet, Thy lips for others murmur o'er ; Our hauds and eyes have met, us meet The casual friends’, but nothing more. And yet one look from that calm eye Has power to check my wildest mood, All harsh, ungentle passions die. By its unconscious spell subdued. Each careless word and lighter thought, | Vagrant and aimless as the wind, Are changed for aspirations, caught From glimpses of a nobler mind. Aud I have now a goal in sight, Tho’ from my preseut stand afar ; ’ Tis Worth the race, for warm and bright Abdve it beams wy guiding star. Not that I seek that star to wear, Such hopeless aim might make me sin; Tis but the standard Hope doth rear, I seek to emulate, not win. And if sometimes I close my eyes, And pause to dream, say, who can blame? From each bright musing, strong I rise, Faney such dainty food will claim. I tuke thee, owner of this face, My whole life's mouitor to be ; Though whether winning my long race, Or losing, ‘tis the same to thee. If winning, Fane perhaps will bring My name to deck her greenest bays ; Aud to the wreath, oh friend, must cling Thine influence as in by-gone days. If losing all, race, aim, and task, 1 will not mourn what cannot be; W hat brighter future need I ask, Than to live on remembering thee ? To hear thy nume with deep delight, , Cuseen to watch thy steady course ; | To muse upon thee, day and night, i To make thy memory Joy's true source. } I hope to win with such a guide, ’'Tis scarcely possible to fail; 1 wili be strong whate'er betide, Faith, hope, or courage shall not quail. And when thine equal | am proved (An end not hopeless, though so fur.) I shall not all in vain have loved, Lite will be worthy of its star. THE MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY. BY EMERSON BENNETT. One day, as I was sitting in my private office in ——— street, London, a lady was an- nounced and shown in. She was dressed in black and deeply vailed. 1 perceived she was nervous wod excited, and | kindly requested ber to be eeated. As soon as my attendant had gone out, she threw aside one corner of her vail and glanced around the room. derstood her, and said : * We are alune, madam, and there is no one withio hearing.’ 1 un- | Aud alxv iu Ladies STRAW HATS, && &e. G&S DAVIES. Dress and Mantle SILK. A Capital Stock of Cotton Goods, Charlottetown. June 7, 1867. | co } London I Louse. Established 1820. 1 IK Subseribers have uow completed their Importations for the Season, Per ships L. C. Owen, aud Helen Malcolm, trow | Liveseoot, Kuapress, trom GLAsGow, Lotus, | trem Lonvos, wud Brigt. lelea Davies, trow | HAKRBAVDOERS, WHOLESALE & RETAIL, | Black Bri at their usual low prices for prowmpt payment. G. & 3. DAVIES. Ch'town, June 10. 1867. JUST RECEIVED, ER BRIGANTINE LEANDER, | from MuNTKEAL— 200 Bola Extra FLOUR, »” deo COKRNMEAL, 200 doe BROOMS, | 0 do PAILS 100 sides SULE LEATHER which will be sold as low as can be bought on the Island, for CASH. ; iamctaaihiin Bristol Line to New Yor GEORGE HOWATT. Crapand. June 17 1807. a VIA BRISTOL, R. I. _| FARE: Cabin, $5; Deck, $4. KS leave the Depot of the Boston and Providence Railroad, Pleasant xtreet, daily, | Suudays excepted, At 5.330 P. M. Grey & Bleached Cottons, Prints, | Striped Shirtings, Tickings, Drillings, A PRIME LOT OF COTTON WARP, Red, White and Blue; Ready-made Clothing, Hats, Caps, Shirt Coilars, ties, &e. ALYO, vad Cloths, Tweed and Faucy Doeskins, _ LADIES’ & MISSES’ BOOTS. STAPLE GROCERIES, Tea, Sugar, Molasses, Raisins, Currants, Spices, Blacking. Charlottetown, July 22, 1867. Just Received from Boston, 100 BOXK3 LOZENGES, 100 yrosrs MATCHES, 3 Bble KEROSENE OIL, 2do TURPENTINE, 1 bbl. White ROSIN. For Sule low. GEORGE UOW ATT. Crarand, June 17. 1867. Simmons, ou Moudays, Wednesdays and Fridays. For steamer BRISTOL, Capt. Benj. B. Bray: | ton, ou Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Passengers going by this line to Philadelphia, | ge i Baltimore and Washington, can connect with the New Jersey and Camden aud Amboy Railroad. CASH CUSTOMERS Thie line connects alao with the Athens line. LL tind GHORGE HOWATT'S going to Saratega and the West, landing at the 2m the BEST and CHEAPEST PLACE same Pier 10 New York. | Oi Ma . | Baggage chucked through, To buy all kinds of Merchandize. Tickets, State Roows aud Berths can be secured Crapand. Jane 17 2m ‘at the Agent's office, Old State House, corner 100 BUXES RAISINS Waslingtou aud State streets, and at the Bustuu | and Providence Railroad Depot. | ‘ | ends of justice.’ A CALL RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED. | k, ‘Weil,’ she rejoined, throwing aside her For steamer PROVIDENCE, Capt. Benj. M. | | ranand, Inne 17, 1867 prrk® SALE LOW by GEORGE HOWATT. 2m GEO. SHIVERICK, Passenger aud Freight Agent. | July 15, 1867. 3m * That is what I desire, sir—for what I have fidence.’ * Proceed, madam.’ * Your name is——’ * Audrew Sergeant, at your service.’ ‘You have been named tu me as the best | detective officer in London.’ * | have beeo tov highly complimented then, | madam !’ * Perhaps not; but I like wodesty,’ she ) cried, and then seemed to hesitate. | * Please state your case, madam,’ said I, (‘aod be assured that nu improper use shall be wade of any fact your may disclose.’ ‘it is in many respects a rather singular | cuse,’ she proceeded, with sume shuw of em- barassment, ‘and | am afraid you will laugh | at my superstitious conclusions; but if yoo can find aby earthly way to account for what | re bappened, and is still happening, you | |} will greatly relieve my mind apd serve the | * Of course L can promise nothing till | | know the facts, except that I will domy best | | to serve you,’ returned [. | vail, and revealing the rather bundsowe face of a lady who had seen some forty years, * the facts you shall have, whether you laugh | at wy supersutions or not; though, if yuu | laugh, remember it must not be till you have wccuunted for everything in a aoxtural | | manner.’ This mysterious preliminary, I confess, ex- cited my curiosity in no small degree, and | was all uttention to the lady as she proceeded | as tullows : * L must say a word or two of the past, Mr. Sergeant, und J will be as brief as possible. | | Fitteen years ago | married a geatleman by the name of Conway, who proved tu be a kind, | indulgent husband, and we lived happily to- | | guther till he died, sume two years since—or rather, I suuuld say, there was but one im pe- dimwent tv vur happiness, the utter dislike (uatred perhaps would be the better term) vt myself by bis mother. She was a proud, haughty, juperious woman, who claimed ‘About six months after my husband's see thatall wassafe. I went down toit alone, jand counted the bags, performing my task | with fear and trembling. There were, as he ‘had said, just ninety-nine, all numbered and | packed togetherin regularorder. IL put them | back exactly as I had found them, and care- Emperor Napoleon. In October, 1952, whea | Napoleon was at Marseilles, au infernal machine, ‘formed by 250 gun-barrels charged with 1,500 balls, was to have been discharged against the | prince and his cortege; but the design was not }earned out: Oo July 5, 1353, a fresh attempt | was made to assassinate him as he was go- fully locked the safe and vault. After that, ing to the Opera Comique. On April 29, 1855. disagreeable as was the task, I visited my Jean Liverani fired two shots at the Emperor ‘treasure once a week, till the death of my jin the Grand avenue of the Champs Elysees. mother-in-law, always finding everything just | 1u 1857, Tuibaldi, Bartolotti, and Grillt, came las I had left it. After her death, somehow [ from England to Paris to assassinate the Em- | had such a superstitious dread of the place, Perer, were discovered, oreveted, tried, and smbering her words, that for nearly six! punished. On January 14, 1858, Orsini, Gomes, remew x ° : J Picrl, and Ruoio, threw their shells at the Em- | months I could not summon sufficient courage | | co we Seties te that wanls Glebe: ull’? teat peror. December 25, 1863, Greco, Trabueeo, elle a Sait itk ; | Imperatore, and Scagliom, who bad gone frem Ise take @ Companion with me. | London with the intention of killing the French * At last, one day, when no one was in the | Emperor, were arrested in Paris. ‘The King of /house but myself, 1 ventured down again, | Prussia was fired at by Oscap Becker, a law stu- with a good deal of nervous anxiety, fancy- | dent of Leipsic at Baden, ou the 4th of July, 1361, jing all sorts of strange things—among the|and his Minister, Bismarck, had last year a ‘rest that there was an invisible spirit accom- | 9atrow escape from young Blind. The Emperer (of Austria, on February 18, 1853, was struck and report to me. | punying me. I opened the vault and safe | with a trembling hand, and feund, to my | horror, that twenty-three bags were missing, jin the regular order of numbers, from one to | twenty-three, and what seemed a more strange | and startling coincidence, it was then just twenty-three weeks after the death of my |husband’s mother. Could it be that she in | Spirit was carrying out the threat she had | made while living? {t would seem so, and | does seen: 80 to me still; for, Mr. Sergeant, | | have lost just one bag of guineas each week | ever since, and only fifty-one are now remain- }ing out of ninety-nine. Now, sir, what do | you think of this singular case? What can | you make of it?’ it was a singular case, indeed, and I be- gan my questioning. ‘Of how many dves your family consist, re. Conway.’ | ‘Four, sir, including myself, a nephew twenty-one years of age, a fine, noble, young |mnao ; a neice, his sister, aged ten; and a | domestic, a woman, ten years older than myself, who bas been in my family seven years, and was never married." ‘You think these persons are all honest?’ ‘I would be willing to stake my life on it, Mr. Sergeant. Besides, the only two keys which can open the safe have never been out of my possession.’ ‘How do you know that?’ ‘Because I keep them in,a secret drawer which is only known to myeelf.’ After some further questions and answers on various miuor points, I told the lady I should like to drop in upon ber when all |her household were at home, and perhaps dine with her; that she must recognize me as an old acquaintance, & country tradesman by the name ef Jones; and that no mention ;must be made of her loss or of her ever | having consulted any member of the police, /to all of which she readily agreed, promising also to keep a secret watch upon every body ‘in the house and every body that should come into it while tag mystery should re- IM ./main unsolved. This ended our first inter- | view. In a few days I called upon her in the manner indicated, and saw all the inmates. My daily «vocation and long experience enabled me to note many things that would | to say to you | wish held im the strictest cun- | 9t have been seen by the ordinary observer, but I failed to detect anything to confirm wy furmer suspicion. If the inmates of that dwelling were not all strictly and religiously honest, then their faces and manners greatly belied them. I was perplexed—more especi- ally as Mrs Conway informed me that since (our first interview another bag of gold had been taken from the safe. * And what makes the affair more strange.’ she said, ‘it occurs just once every week. At this rate another year will see ail my hidden treasure gone. Surely, Mr. Sergeant, it is the wrox of some supernatural power.’ ‘I do not think so, Mrs. Conway,’ I re- plied; +1 am no believer in the power of ghosts to ran off with gold. Pray let me have charge of your keys for ten days, and say bothing tw any one, but do not relax your Vigilance. She complied with my request, and at the end of ten days | called again. She company her, which I did. /no bag had been removed since her last | visit. ‘ You see the ghost cannot get in without the keys!’ laughed 1. ‘Truly a very | material ghost!’ [ then told her to keep charge of her keys, To ber surprise | , ; F | is only possible to those who belp themselves, and | | | | | | with a knife in the neck by a Hungarian named | Libeny. In 1858 an attempt was made on the life }of Vietor Emmanuel; and tha Queen ot Spain | has been twice assailed. remarkable inthe almost invariable failure of these attempts. In recent times only two rulers have fallen victims to assassination—the Parma, who, in 1854, was stabbed with a piog- nard in the abdomen; and Abraham Lincoln, who was shot by Boeth on April 14, 1365. ct iain About the only man who made any money out of the French Mexican Imperial scheme was one M. Bureau, who by the help of the dollars, left between two days, and has since made his appearance in France. ‘From late English Papers. THE SULTAN AND THE VICEROY. The Sultan is the guest of the British nation, and the British nation has given the Sultan a hearty welcome. He has been entertained by the Queen at luncheon at Windsor Castle, there has been a state performance in his honour at the Italian Opera, a day bas been set apart for his enjoyment at the Crystal Palace, the naval forces of England have been displayed betore hin in a spectacle at sea, Where her Majesty be- fittingly presided, and in otber ways an earnest endeavour is ade tu show respect for the ruler of a nation which bas played a remarkable part in history, and which might play a still greater if the Government were to be purified under the influence of opinions formed by the oriental po- tentate in his contemplation of what has fallen under his observation in the West. Abdul Aziz is the first of the * Grand Turks” to set foot on British soil. His predecessors would have dis- dained te accept an invitation from a Christain sovereign and people; but moved by what he has heard of the warvels of civilization, and possibly somewhat jealous also of the influence and growing power of his progressive Viceroy, the Sultan has come out of the seclusion of his seraglio to trust himself in Christian company and judge for hinself in the matter of Christain civilisation. The presence of Sultan Abdul Aziz among us is a great event, and there can be little or po doubt of the pleasure he receives frou: the maauer of bis reception, for it is enthusiastic. His progress from the railway station on the day of bis arrival, to Buckingham Palace was attended with such shouts of welcome from myriads of people on tree tops and house tops as would have astonished him if he had not beeu duly prepared for them ; and he must have contrasted in bis wind as he went along the energetic exclamativns, the hat wavings and other tokens of rejoicing, of a free people, with the enforced submission vf bis own subjects Evidently unused to acknowledge salutations, but observing how they were acknowledged by the Prince of Wales, his Imperial Majesty made a somewhat amusing imitation by half raising his hand towards his velvet cap and calling up a swile upon a countenance that gave one the idea of its being more used to frowning. The “terrible Turk,” the “ chief of the religion which for cen- turies was dreaded as the most deadly enemy of testimony of hie belief that his ancestors were wrong, by putting himself into the charge of JOURNAL OF POLITICS, LITERATURE AND NEWS, | NO. 39 Vietoria hae been four times attacked. ‘There covered the valuw et}thee territory they occupy, death I visited the vaalt for the first time, to have been at lesst six plots to assassinate the } and the Viceroy of the Sultan is elevating that territery into great importance while Turkey itself is falling into decay. Exypt is likely to be a nation when Turkey is a desert. The Prince of Wales offered honorable testi- mony to the intelligence and friendly spirit of the Viceroy at the Lord Mayor's banquet; and his Royal Highness’s words were strictly true. We have reason to be grateful, he said, “ for the means afforded us of visiting Egypt. We are much indebted to his Highness and his evssors for the facilities afforded to the passage of our troops to India. Egypt is a country ~ast- ly improving. Manufactures are rising on every side, especially in regard to cotton.” The eaga- city of the Egyptian ruler was shown when the supplies of cotton to England from America were withdrawn, for be energetically endeavour- ed to supply our markets; and his services upon that memorable occasion have beea properly acknowledged in an address trom the Cuttou Supply Asseciation, which has been presented te his highness at Dudley House. The additional supplies thus obtained became of signal service during the cotton famine, and tended greatly to | witigate the distress experienced by our Lan- ‘There is something very | Duke of | cashire operatives. ‘The association alsoexpressed a commendable anxiety that close and intimate relations should be maintained Between this country and his Highness’s dominions through « still further development of the cotton-growing capabilities of Egypt; and the Pacha in equally sensible terms declared his belief that such te- Jations were necessary for the matertal advantage jof the two countries. French, kept the city of Vera Cruz under Con: | od ' " trol, collected all the Revenue from the Custom | #4 character of the human race—in that teewn- House, and, having raised five or six thousand | | hope in Franee. | that stupendous project, we bave ao fear of British Caristendom,” occupies for the time the palace | of the Christiaa queen: descendant of the persecu- | easily organized and conducted by one of eur tor and the scourge of our religion be virtually | Indian Generals, and that Indian troops would be acknowledges the rights of Couscience, and gives | found suitable for such an expedition. The King Mr. Disraeli, also, in aa eloquent compliment paid to the Viceroy of the Sultan, ebserved, “I cannot forget that im the ancient and illustrious land of Egypt, the mother of many arts, and which has been destined te exercise so singular an influence over the faith ing and inexhaustible land of the Pharaahs and Ptolemys—a prince now reigns who bas applied all the resources of modern seience, and even laid the foundation of representative institutions.” The French Government, conscious of the grow- ing unportance of Egypt, hea long endeavoured to establish a paramount influence there, and for that purpose has giveu material aid te the roman- tic canal project of M. de Lesseps, which, visiou- ary aud impracticable as it seems to be to owe own engineers, is still regarded with faith and Whatever amay be the result of interests being materially affected by it. A power- ful and enlightened ruler of Egypt will reeogniae the advantage of being upon goed terme with both the Western Powers, and keeping open his terri- tory for the transit of British commerce from England to our ladian possessions. - <->. EXPECTED WAR AGAINST THE KING OF ABYSSINIA. Bow. Sir Stafford Northcote, in reply to a tion relating to a rumour cireulating in bay, that troops had been told off for an eapedi- tion into Abyssinia, to reeover her Hajesty's envoy and consul, together with other British subjects held in captivity there, said there wae uo truth in the statement ; but the right hon. bar- onet admitted that be had requested the Gov- ernor of Bowbay to inform him confidentially con- cerping certain matters, in case measures of force should at any time be resorted to.” We trust that every other means of obtaining the release ef the captives will be exhausted be forethe uncertam expedient of war is adopted. King Theodore has for yeurs been trifling with the British Govern- ment respeeting these prisoners, at one time expressing an earnest disposition to let them go, and afterwards showing only a dispoeition to huld them fast. He is willing to exchange eomplimente with ber Britannic Majesty, and to receive pre- sents, any quantity of which is aceeptable; but he sbews a still greater willingness to receive more white men into bis dominions, or rather hie clutches ; for once caught he would not be to luose his hold upon them. It is a difficult matter to deal with this royal savage, nor is it easy to get at him; and there is a strong prob- ability that, directly be heard of the landing of an European force, he would show his contempt for Europeans by having the beads of bis captives struck off. We have no faith, then, m the effi- cacy of hostilities, and would rather trest 4o a temporising poley, and have recourse to Sent exauple of eraft und evnning which King Theo- dore has set vs, and which there ought to be men as skilfu) in using as himself. We are confidently told that military operations of an overpowering nature against the King of Abyssinia could be is at war with a considerable portion of bis sub- jects, who sre offended by bis tyranny and disgust- Christians, partaking of their hospitalities and | ed with his orgies; these, it is presumed, would happened to be alone that day, and [ request- | cultivating theirfriendship. Abdul Aziz may also | side with our troops, and be pleased with the ed her to go down at unce, look at her gold, | b#ve arrived at the conclusion that if bis ewpire | opportunity of revenging upon King Theodore the wotld be a reasonable conclusion; but salvation the ‘Turks wust reform their institutions and their manners betore they can have any hope of safety held out to them The Sultan bas taken an im- portant and unparalleled step in breaking through the prejudices of his country aud taking his place in the brotherhood of soverignus; and Europe wil but to hide them in some place, wheu alone by | be curious to see what proceedings follow it. herself, ‘where no other buman being could find them, and in ten days we would together | he is as for what he might be. | | | visit the sale again. I went at the appointed time. The day she had arranged to be alone. She had hid the keys under a small pile of dirt aad rub- bish in the cellar, and solemnly declared that she had not touched them since. said L, confidently, as 1 myself proceeded to unlock the vault and safe. I was mistaken. Another bag, No. 49, bad been removed. knew not what to say. | could not suspect descent from sume ancient nobleman, and | Mrs. Couway herself, for she was pale, | i | | } i She invited me to ac- |! to be saved it must be by Vhristian help; which | cruelties he is inflicting upon them. But we do net ourselves see there 8 any aseur- ance of such support being rendered, and we would warn the Govermment betimes of the dan- ger of trusting to Afriean promises. There would be at least ten thousand men required for the prepesed expedition, together with a siege train, mountain battery, and bridge equipwent; then a particular time of the year must be chosen, |or the whole terce would ‘be likely to be leet The Sultan is not so mach remarkable for what | He has the ap- | pearance of a respectable elderly gentlewan, but | his vassal, the Viceroy of Egypt, is a much more | important persovage, rendered so by the intel ligence and preseveranee which he bas displayed | in bis government. The Sultan is the * sick man” |drooping and supposed to be dying, but the | Viceroy is tullot lite atd vigour—the one satisfied | ‘And you will find that po one has since | toucned your guld either, Mrs. Conway.’ | | to disturb it, the other looking thoughtfully upon I was staggered, and | with the conditions of things as he fouud it, has wondered why anybody should take the trouble the indications of progress, invites the progressive spirit of the age to spread its wings ever his coun- try. The Turks are content to let their rich lands be idle and unproductive, and where the corn and the wine might be yielded in such vat quantities as te enrich the people to an extent which is only never could bare me, simply because, as she agitated, and frightened. | figured in their dreams, they are satisfied with | said, L bad no blood wad nu ancestry, My! *Oh,itis the curse of that dreadful woman,’ t ) lying dowa in the sunshine te contemplate rank | mediate payment to us NOTICE —_— CIVIC ELECTIONS, S hereby given that the SUMMEKSIDE | ot : BANK ves assigned to us their interest in | BY THE MAYOR. a Bill of Sale, given them by Messrs. PIDGEON | & STEWART, of Cliften, New London, of their Steck in Trade, Book Debts, Notes of Hand, &e. All persons indebted to the said Estate of Pidgeon & Stewart are theretore requested to make itu- CARVELL BROTHERS. Ch'town, June 24, 1567. DESCRIPTICGN OF WARDS. * Number Que shall comprise all that part of | Charlottetown which lies south of Dorchester | street. Number ‘Two shall comprise all that part | of Charlottetown which lies south of Richmond | street and worth of Dorchester street. ; Kighteeuth year of the reign of Her present Ma- NOTICE that au Election of Flovr. Tea, Sugar: Molasses: ted on TUESDAY, tich AUGUST uext, at the Morris, corner of Queen aud Water Streets Saule— | J L } In Ward Ne. 3— Atthe City Hall. | 80 Pous. Demerara KUM, Bale & Colored, | 1 : ; | In Ward No. 5—At the House of Mr Dennis Lyons, | 500 Bbls. Superior Extra FLOUR, Aud at the suid Elections the Poll will be opened Hhds. aud Qor. Casks Pale BRANDY, Ch'town, 25th Feb., 1867. Number | duced price, [* pursuance of an Act of the General | Assembly of this Island, made and passed in the | jesty. intitnled “An Act to Incorporate the Town ot Charlottetown,” I do hereby give PUBLIC | MAYOR and FIVE COUNCILLORS for the CILY OF CHAKLOTTETOWN will be . several Places following, that is to say :— Gin and Rum, &c- lin Ward No 1—At the Store of Messrs. J & T. . E Subseriber baz in Store and for In Ward No.2 ~ At the Couch House of Kichard | Heartz, Esquire, fronting on Syduey Street. i) Hhda. Bright Porto Rico SUGAR, F . ; 1 26 Puus. Bright Retailing MOLASSES, | lu Ward No. 4~ Atthe Fire Eugiue House, front- | ing on King's Square. | 150 Chests Superior Congo TEA, : v | 2 Uhds. Holland GIN, corner of Great Georwe und Euston Streets. j 80 Boxes Liverpool SUAP, jut 9 o'clock in the forenoon, and covtinue open till | 140 Bundles White Cotton WARP, |S in the afternoon of the sume day. Hhds. Port and Sherry WINE. | OWEN CONNOLLY. Big Loaf for a Small Price. rPHE Subscriber offers for Sale, at s re- | 200 Barrels Extra Family FLOUR. W. McGILL. which lies south of Grafton aud north of Richmond streets. Number Four shall comp:ise all that part Ch town, llth March. 1867 | north of Grafton streets. Number Five aliall cou- | ‘ JOHN BELL, M ANUFACTURER of Clothing in all its branches, thankful to bis friends and patrons for _ Sem, — ee > iw b d the public gen ¥, that he is sti e aeons bis Utd Beard on QUEEN STREET, and TO FISHERMEN. is prepared to make up all kinds of garments, entrust. | HE Subscriber bas on hand at Cascumpec, ed to him in the latest style aud improvement of | | 3,000 Ash-bound Mackerel Barrels, mnanu- fusbion. ‘ factured thie season, which will be sold in Lots 10 Terms Cash. Entrance at the Side Door. | suit purchasers. Apply te CakveLL brorTuers _ Queen Street, July 9, 1866. | in Charlottetown, or to the Subscriber at Cas- Peaches! Peaches! | cumpec. GEORGE W. HOWLAN. Cascumpec, May 20th, 1867. hersp 3m ! UsT RECEIVED, ~ Alhambra, | £40 Nine Cases PEACHES, in hermetically | SHORE FARM. led cans—put up in such a manuer as to retain 100 ACRES. | £40 | of Fitzroy street, including the Common of the said Town.*'—[See 18 Vie cap. 34, intituled * Au Act to Lucorporate the Town of Charlottetown " THEOPHILUS DESBRISAY, Mayor. Muvor's Ollice, July 17th, 1867. sea * . ve aban te as of tho Uralt. Geld bythe! = asag Wishing Stand. 40 coves cleared. I. ©. HALL. Applyto. JOS. DAYMOND, Charlottetown, Jaly 1, 1867. phi uly 15, 1807. Kildure Capes. ! . ° > one | of Charlottetown which lies south of Fitzroy and | busband wus a gentleman, having wo profes- ,sivu aud fullowing no busines. He owned a | Gumlurtable house in the city, Which he made | | uver to we While living, aud io which I still ‘reside. ile had, besides, a handsome Jife- annuity, only a part of which he spent, turn- lug the balance into golden guineas, which he every year depusited im an iroo sate, in a vecret vault io che cellar, first puttiny them into the leather bags, a hundred in euch, aod | }numbering them. Just beivre he died he called me to biw and said : * Henrietta, my dear wite, | fear Lam about to leave you, but, thank Gud, | shail not, leave you penniless! You know the sale in | the vault, of which you have one key and | the other—the ooly two keys in the world which willopenit. Rewember this and guard them with care ; for if you were to juse them, even the maker of the luck could nut supply you with another, and the sate would wave to be broken. In that safe are now ninety- nine bags of guineas, each bag cuntaming vne hundred, making the sum total of wine thousand and nine bundred guineas, which, with prudence, will be sufficient for ali cou- tingencies during your natural lite; und, as we have nv children, | need not louk beyond | that. My mother has enough for herself, so ‘Three shall comprise all that partof Charlotictown ; that you can keep the whole for your own | use, and it is my wish that you do not invest it, for lear it may be lost. It is sufe where it is, and you will not need any accumulasing prise all that partot Charlottetown which lies north interest. | * When my busband died,’ proceeded Mrs. | Conway, ‘his mother cume to we, and said that she was well aware her late son had not spent more than balf his annuity tor a number | ot years; that he had put the remainder ‘aside in gold, and that it properly belonged to her and she must have it. I told her it was nut hers, and perhaps never would be— that so long as 1 livedshe should never touch | # single peony of it. She flew into a ees | rage, prayed Heaven to curse me and tuvk a solemn vath that, in Case she shuuld die first, | she would come back to earth, und either haunt we personally or destroy my treasure. * That secret gold, which righttully belongs | to me, shall be a devil's curse to you yet!’ were her tearful parting words. + We never met again; she died about » gear agu ; uod now.comes the strangest part wl apy story. she groaned ; ‘ who made me unhappy while living, and now torments me though dead.’ ‘There is but one thing to be dune now, Mrs. Conway.’ Lsaid. +l must be conceal- ed in shis cellar, unknuwo to any other person, and watch this vaule will [ get at the truth. Depeod upon it, it is no ghost that robs you.’ This we finally arranged, and next day, all prepared for my unpleasant task I was secreted in that cellar. For the first two dave and nights I dis- covered nothing. On the third night, about twelve o'clock, | heard feet on the stairs, and the slight rustle as of a woman's gar- ments. ‘Now for it!’ breath. ‘The adventurer moved up to the vault, and I] heard the key applied to that and then to the safe. Ll was ready with my weapons and dark lantern, and suddenly | threw a bright light upon a white ghostly figure. To my utter astonishment 1 perceived it was Mrs. Conway herself in her night gown, cap and bare feet. [ understood it all in a moment. She wag a sommambulist or pight- walker, and was robbing herself in ber sleep. I did not speak or touch her, but watched her motions. She selected bag 50, careiully relocked the doors of the safe and vault, and then went and buried the money ia the dirt- heap, after which she returned up stairs,put her keys back in their secret place, and retired to bed unconscious of having left it. The next morning, to her astonishment, told her all, and proved my words by re- thought I, holding my I | weeds and dust. But the Egyptian, wiser than the Turk, shakes off the sloth of ages aud enters into triendly intercourse with active peoples whose energies of mind aud body be beholds the results of in the astomsiing works they are accomplished aud the profits which are realized thereby. The Sultan represents the indolence of the East, the Viceroy its activity; the ove its detage and im- | becility, the other its youth and vigour ; the Turks are so taint and teeble that the days of the empire , are numbered, and the seizure of the territory is coulewplated either for division among European suvereigns or appropriation by one exclusively, Whose great desire bas stomach for it all. The people are nut progressive; they cannot understand why work should be undertaken when they are able to live withort it; they have no desire to in- tertere with others, and they cauuel conceive a reason Why others should jutertere with them; they have their opium aod their hares, and they are satisfied ; the government is a system of des- pousin and peculation, but they are used to it and wish tur ne vlher; these who are in office are pleased with what they realize, and those who are HOt in office hope to be se fortunate as to get there and realize in their turn; and as for the | poor they are instructed that they were born to suffer aud the Prophet is nut forgetting therm ; se | vealing to her the treasure she bad so mys- | vecurred before the matter was satistactorily ar- teriously lost. * And thus, you see, I have spoiled & very retty ghost story!’ laughed I. Doubtless ber mother-in-law’s words had much disturbed her mind, leading to the result I have stated. ‘The exposure perhaps cured her—at least [ never heard of her robbing herself again. ASSASSINATION OF RULERS.—The divinity that Shakspeare affirms tu hedge a king, w nut mueb regarded of late years, and the heads that Wear crowns jpust lie more uneasily than ever they are resigned and contented. through the pestilential nature of the climate, and the malignant fevers and noxious insects engen- dered there. The Arab tribes upon the Nubian frontier are obliged to retreat into the desert with their flocks and herds when a peculiar fly appears for ne demestic animal can survive its venom. The break down of the eonissariat lately on the march to Hounslow, would ecca- sien sad misgiviigs as tu the result ever of an expedition even into an European country, but presuming everything to be correct and proper ts this respect, an army marching into Atrica wewld have to encounter at least the perils abore de- scribed, and might be reduced to a deplorable con- dition before they reached the savage mwnarch aud the British subjects held in captivity. From June to September there i incessant rein, and trom the middle of September ter about a month the heat of the solar rays acting upon the satu rated ground and rank vegetation produces fatal diseases. Moreover, we learn that the grass ia | of that Brobdinagian growth that it renders the What is, they | tyraut’s revenge. country in most places impassible until it is suff ciently dry to burn. In November the fire cleare all before it, and the country becomes healthy.” This then, is the only timeat whieh a British foree could be tanded with any chance of safety. sut weuld the object then be gained? Would the King of Abyssinia, who has so long held our tellow-countrymen in captivity regardless of entreaties and remonstraners, and at Jast im defiance, surrender them alive to a Briti«h general who had gove at the bead of ae army to demand them? Is it net hkely that in re- venge be would at once order their execution? We are told that bis ruthless ferocity bas ex- hausted the patience of bis subjects who are am- wated by oue deep and ardent desire to over- throw him. It is expected, therefore, that acemppanied by a few faithful adherents, aud taking with him the wost valuable of hie captives, be will seek a beme in the marshy jungles and entangled feverish villages of the lowlands. A British army in eweh a case might loo’ for bim it vain, and have to retrace its steps im sickness aid diminished wumbers, bringing baek only sad intelligence that the persons whom it was the purpose to liberate, had fallen victims to the If Theodoie’s condition be believe ty be inevitable, aud they reconcile them | anything like so desperate as is represented, there selves to it, muking the best of it and giving no/is reasun to believe that although unmoved by theught of to-morrow in their enjoywert of to-day. | the courtesies of diplomacy be might be mduced Such a government as this vecessurily falls under the contempt of foreign privees, aud such bas been tie fate of the Ottoman Porte ; Coustantin- ople being ascene of constant intrigue ameuug the Awbuassadurs to obtain an ascendancy. The Ministers are alternately bullied and cajoled ; sumetiae’s Frauce controls tie Cabinet, eome- times England; and occassionally this rivalry of diplomatists leads to difficulties with their govern- ments, a8 in the case of Lord Stratterd, whose influence at Constantinople vecasioned umbrage tu be taken iu Paris, and bis lordsbip’s resignation ranged. ‘The Turks care little about the dissen- tion of the representatives of foreign powers ; they stand any amount of bullying, for they are experts at that sort of thing ; and visit upon those beneath them the anger to which they are pro- voked by the insults of their superiors. They have been taught to believe the existence of their nation is becessary as a barrier agaiust the aggres- sive purposes of Russia, aud that although they may be censured, England and France are too wuch ioteresied in their fortuues to allow any baru to befall them. The Crimean war confirm- ed them in that belief. The Egyptians are more Lin slaw .ef the following facts; ven Queen cusgetic and self reliant. Their rulers Lave dis-_ to submit to the influence of money. * Presents,” fuys vue of the captives in a letter which hae found its way inte print, * with avother man might have efiected our deliverance, bat King Theodorus, though nothing loth to aeeept the vue, wants the bustages as well—a security, os he imagines, fer ever-increasing eoucessions.”” Rich gitts are understood by the crafty savage as implying fear, and the larger the offermgs ia this way, the larger will bis expectations become. It would be advisable, therefore, to try the expedient of a direct offer of woney for the ransom of the captives, as Italian brigands are treated with when sume rich prize falls into their hands. High as the price might be, it would be leat than the cost of a war for the prisouers’ recovery, and there might be certamty m the one mode, whilst there caunet be any in the ether. Ws do not like the idea of throwing away precious lives in & savage country and a pestilent climate, and would cou el recourse being bad to every possible expedient, before hostilities are commenced. It would be & poor satistaction to learn that King Theodore had been caught and punisbed for hie barbarities, after tidings had reached us of the destruction of the British subjects whow it is the object to save.