The Pt . = a — surely mot Unreasonadle to assume that! lieved fr J. | a a er Cn ps — ae PY " a ~ LS ’ . ‘om our afflictions and a . mr bia: al —— — rae a there are in this House men of sofficient felt them change into joys b nd, we: i age nneee ene ake asee Jem 100/ Charlottetown, Sept. M4, L871. © CHARACTER, | were twenty contractors for the whole line d g Joy Y your congratue x » baluries “and office : J ; knowledge an business experiedoe to fraqie tions, your filial devpticd, and fervent vowa| @*Pemecs.....3......cc 500 1,000 1,000 | 7 the Hon. J.C. Pope, P. EB. C. f ir * } — _ jofrailroad. The total amount of all theit a measure which will be satisfacto expressed in Your letiers: by a. | — - — | Sir; a. THE character of men must be taken jn- ’ ‘ ; a ‘ arab vY the ‘presence of 14392 915,056 y i ° tenders is £95 110 ey. per mile, making an have listen G to the ret ark often Cepeated sreat numbers of the faithi ul, who gathered . ‘ : 439° $15,056 | After fully considering the facts and circumetan- stilts, ee nec |S to agcount when they are charged with of 7 ’ »G > > Lo : : from every quater among w . : Equipment for, say, 25 Miles of Road. ces conuected with Mr. Collingwood Schrieber s| ~~ a : average of £4755 per mile. that the Government jg cOmmMitting Outrage !..¢ d eer, among whom were many : er feaces be they small or eat. The mo- ; Sa ang *g° of noble buth and thi ) : 4 feet jobWining’ the Railway coutraet, which entails | ‘h’ J 9 ~ , y e" of all the tend being £4 755, od robbery ip cous: ; . 10ee honored by ecclesi- | ‘ an Tn : z Ch’town, Se tember 25, 1871 : . average a e ers being aod rot ¥ 'D CONS FUc'ing this 0 od No , 3 feet 8} in. | upon the Colony the annecesgary expenditure of | ’ py > os 7 bh ailway. and that the ial . , Propose astical apd civil digniéiea, bat far tore great| © locomotives... $30 000 $30,000 | £15,5R0, I deem it my duty to jatote you thos es : Paya, 600, oft wn apponnats Cetiart be we have secured the building of the Road rau Phe © coputry ” ®pposed to and Woble by the richness ana purity of their 10 passenger cars: 20 006 20,189 van no longer suppget your govertiment. a ee overlgoked. Some of our contecayas fi i £4,267 10s. ile. : 4 fa — ee my residence as far, at ona joined together in heart ar i », 400 2 43 I have the houor to be, Bir 6 'W SENSATION. have gone a little further, in thei pe ¢ This, we papi ss I f is leas ei ‘ removed from arlott: (uw as almost any *" eed with the greater portion gf the citi yaue cars. . 2, 2436 7 : '“—* , " heir } pers , we say positively, ever ' ' : J > . a - | 100 freight cars... 17 500 2 Your obedient servant, fe k hon. member, aud de; y that the inhahi-|*°"® of Rome and the ocgupie? provincgs reight curs l a 18,400 up Wako ne ¥y MPP OUR CITY SCHOOLS, than they will likely do in the Legislature. any pafie of the tants of my district are opposed to the a, “77 hastened from far ot revions | $59 9000 371.616 * kek, wid : sen - i It is very easy to whisper away the-charac- a a ee Se els a : : : ‘ | 4nd desired to face the saine dang i con- api -_-— | Charlottet 18th Septem! 87 e Report of the School Visitor, which | t f publi t street i . scheme, Oo the contrary they are i; . 6 dangers and con- |» : el Set ei | own, September, }8/1, | ' er of public men a corners, oF in . a a of it, and it is the ea y ’ e} a favor tumely to which we have been exposed that Por wile.......-. $2,7% $2,810 2796 2,840 | Fir,—I have the honor to aoknowledge jie article from the Scientific American and the h of their represea- tatives (0 give qfieet to their wishes, It is not to be woudered at |: people hearing al! sorts of agfounded rumora about the cost aad the igevitable-ruin which the cor sequent’ taxation. would cause, and the inevitable re- ault.g confederation, should in ignoran | ce | of the facts of the case, be alarmed at the| prospects which desigtiag parties bald up| tributed abundant pto their wondering gee. oir wi The bon. mem-! ber for peifast has stated that we shail! have pay ao snnusl joterest amount ing (9 £92,000, Now it bas been ad, witied that the 108 wiles from Shedivg So Saint John runs for @ considerab'e por! Von of the distance through a barren country | and if with the costly broad giuge it bus | earned 3525 per wile, and of that 60 per. ceat was absorbed in workiog expenses, dnd | that its net garnings were 40 per cent, | while the population wae but 13 to the} sqare mile when the roac was built. 1) Wat BO sisonger argument than this to prove | that we ere justified in 2onstructing through | & settled country presenting no engioeering | difficulties, and hgving « population of 37 to the square mile the line proposed, The! rst ravroad in New Brunswick was fifieon. miles between Moucton acd Shediad, and) they Bow bave 63,000 « U0 invested in those, undertakings abd « subsidy of $),000 per| mile is provided for new lines, to the presesit tariff of 24 per ceut will b> suibeicht to meet the cew liabilities consc-| queot upga the railway policy of the Guv-| eroment. I will reid to the committee a! statement which | bave prepared as eluci- doting my views om the fioancial aspect of | tbe question, and 1 am prepared to justify | (ae calculations if they shall be immpuyoed, | The Government of P. EB. I. «| DR iene 1871. Ist year, money spent, £100 000 odes al © per cent, iutere:t, paid, 6,000 0 © 2d year, spent £200 000 ut 6 per eent. interest, pufd, 1873. 3d year. speut £200 00) at 6 per ceut. interest, paid, 1874. 4th your, speut £1) 000 at 6 per vent ‘interest, required, 20000 0 0 36,000 0 0 See ea ‘ £90,000 0 0 Railway, Ck. a By axcant receive from the Rafiway Tariff of 2} per cer.t on 871. £000,000, 15,09 9 0 This vear, 20 miles built. , Paruinye, 9090 873. 2d year, huilway T».riff, 15,000 6 0 $0 mutes of road in operation. BRaruings: eC 0 @ i873. Sd year, Railway Tariff, 15,900 0 0 8@ miles built and in operation, “ Easuings ai the rate of £150 per mile, the lowest rate of any road in America, ‘12,000 0 0 Railway Tariff, 15,000 0 0 Earnings of 126 mi ea Railway, -. 18,000 0 0 at £150, £90,000 0 0 Now, Sir, I contend tat the amendment of the how. Leader of ine Opposition (Hoo. Mr. Wightman), bas committed his, party to the prineiple of constzacting railroads and the only differance between that emend- ment and the resolaticg of the hon. Leader of the Government is, that the move prés- cribed by the amends. ent would, if adopted, eatail far greater ezpenses on the country thao the plag propased by the Government, Tue opposition are wi ling to incur the ccsts of surveys, but anier the Government scheme the expease o! their survdys must be borge by the gontractor. 1 cannot resume 1891. jed by the Spirit of God, and the more Prodi | | ig heip to theChureh, and uv An addition || )-caript your wifhes for the liberty ef the Holy | al | | | they might opealy bear nony of | fotal................-.. $17,188 $17 89C y ght opealy bear testimony of their | Te eosmecesscttccssccs Me $17,89C sentiments and thoge of their Gountrymen to-| Tt will be noticed that certain ‘items her ward us; and to bear us volumeg of the names | put down as ec uel in cost: ae ot the haudreds of thousands of the faithful bo G- 8 equel in cost; and it bas been, and in every nation who Strongly condemned the j case, provided everything elss — comfort invasion of our principality and ardéntly de |qenrence safely, etc! -is naintained thanded &@ restitution which is implored by re- | tooling. ligion and morality, and demanded by justice | The publication of this etatement will do much to and civilization. On that OGcasion you cop wards the collapse of the narrow gage bubble. A ty with your’ wend poor | largenumber of engineers aud manufacturers have aud sich almost vying one with the other to| found it to theit interest to advocate the system serve us in an bout of tribulation ; but although the probabilities are that through rich gifts | their efor iod e . d | Heir esorta a period of narrow gage railroading ame from every quarter, nearly all bearing | hae been imauguraved, we do shel believe that i deg us represeniing the upidn of our Spiv tual | promises long duration, The people will clamor with our eivil power, grantsd i 4 [s.. ; } a at | of to us by God, | for wide cars and cowfort, and the gage will seved, while light stock “will be Magnificent case of vestments and uten-/ gradually be wiv sils, which relieved the poverty of many of our fused, 80 that I’ght railways for light traffic, not ¢hurches. It is, indeed, a wonderful Spec- | Harrow 28943 will be the phase railroad engi tacle of Catholic unity, and shows evidently | "°CTing Will aseume in the future the universal Church, alttiough scattered over | — the whole world and composed of people dif. ferent in custom, and education, to be inforr,. | » COl- on an equal { orresponDdence, ad gious and furious are its persecutions and wre | mde upon it, so mach’ the more crafty are | attempts made to deprive it cf every bbpe. If, therefore, you render Moat High your highest praises for F To tae Eprror or rae Examiner. «uran | Dear Sir, ‘auto the! : *. | regret to perceive that so many of your brother nt 418 UNCe: § nanetets have daring’ the last! week, allowed ot , . . * Jour prayers | themselves wo pyblish such violent phiiippic wah those man.iestations of meries weet and against the Goverhment: The Sditore of the faith which you send us, relie ¢@ your minde| Heracp, Pérnior, an Summerside ProGress by the hope of an undoubte d ‘triawih Bat ; seem (oO vie wi h each other jn heaping upon the whils we recognise {rc o, th he ae t| cree oe be all the abuse their pens can wield ot6ty cond th MY a 6 Saiver Of!) Tam glad to see that you take ‘us yet, a more dis very Sogd the gifts wherewith He has bounti- | passiounje yiew of matters ‘I gee, in the above fully supplied us, let Vsuot be ynmindful of | SMteuces, thut L have rashed inte my subject al © most grateful the aks we owe to tnose who, | ™°* * ae ; but as these i w ines ure anly endl : j eat, . * Intended for the eyes of those who are thordughly Slee pag the instruments of Divine jJacynuinted with the polifical Stauxtion I will ; s © given us every possible tes- | uerther apologise nor digress. This Kailway con timonial of their. rediness to agsiet us under | tfuct.—ihdt’s-the trouble. or at least that je the any circur, nials ful} of ¢ Pat cn Sec to the Government. thys particn bite. comfort, obedience, devotion and | hirice the Henat D of uctontit of its having’ beeb ; ib ‘en raise up to Heaven your hands} heré ofore, such a strong supporter of the present and Bears, ali yoo who are our Children, in| administration, and having been supposed fo es- te€ varye of God.” We offer you to Him, he SB ances, of their fidelity—testimo- | iy bby eee reflect the views of ope or wore influential ‘ : a. Pane members of the Lxecutivé Council. hav ot seven .ng Him with ardour and solicitide to | the leust intention, here of callie dlaeibveaamene or political independence of the editors of the &c @, ior the victe ry of the Church, for the | llerkatno; but merely of stating a simple fuet, I | peace of the world, and that He may bounti-| !*Yes ef course, read. and I ‘xgsure you with the fully grant to all those the celestialand terres- | ZUtHlest cure, the Correspondence published ir x tria} ble : } : : jfust Saturday s Royat Gazetre. aud f.il to cee a) Dlessings whic hare notin our power to! any primm facie evidence still less proot, of any | bestow It is certainly our desire to manifest | coliusion between the accepted Railway Contrac heart-felt gratit . ‘ Oe as | Government. [ do not’ considér, Sir, thet the i mre gratitude, and pergonally attest our | editors Of either the Patkiot or Summerside Pro | Very prompt and earnest regughition of their GkeEss can be expected to give ul entirely: un- } acta; but the great abund ince Of demon-trae | jr judiced Opinion ou the Government s integrity | fons made to us and favours transmitted frum land gpotlessuese of character, for any slip that t : 7 *) ;} every part hinder the pleasure of affording | “'eY —the G | . sd ©lto, 2 nye litics : an : | @ach @ particular -esponse. Ja order to pe) Suan ad cbaen tasllliiod ob eonemamas ~ | Sue In Some measures ¢ @ bent of our cesires, jtake on myself the character of apologist for the | We pray yoru, venerab]- brethren, to whom we | Goverument,—if leven thought they ueeded ene direet the principle part of these our senti- | oo d yeaah res ee re Sahai . . to ry Our .e% g c er , t | ments, to anuounce gud make them distinctly |i Soca we ee ‘cwhadien’? an ae : : oa | Exec > ae k4 ° t manilest to your clergy and people. Exhort | Stretyth of certaih foregone conclusions, and to | all to persevere with you in prayer and with | whieh conclasions a portion of the pabtie tuind jozele full of faith, because if the assiduous | }8* been too effegtually drawn by partizan wrisere al > ? | Y liti “al ad - oa 1) = prayer of the just man penetrate the cloud, | and political adventurers. Let any honest stranger do not cease yours'unti] they reach the heurt of the Almighty; and Christ promised that He | own concinsions in reference to the action of the in His name acd abimated by a spirit of | them burmiess from any app: rent collusion with i that Hie H ly F ould | the accepted contractor. Lam no} going to over prayer, apd that His Heavenly Pather WOuld) idad your p-ges with any extracts from the Cor grant ali that they asked ip H's name, So | respondence; itis before the public. and for them mucl more certaiuly can the Universal Church | to judge. Uniess some evidence can be addgeed of with ite perpetual and unenimous prayers ob- | Car Government, or any one or niore of its mem . ha oF sa lla Riel a A ; ibers beiny directly concerued, xs such, in any tain after Divine justice i8 appeased the’ de- alter ies, i syeok, fer the apekdy: ahvemen straction of aji the earthly aliies of hell, the | ment of the Colony’ that they wilh be sustained in overthrow and annihilation of the imventions jtheir present course, and that Mr. Schtieber' will of human malice, and the restoration of peace | break vround fofth with. 1 um tot inclined to be ll ot : 4 lleve fora woment that it is s0 easy as some aod justice on earth, As to that which re- people seem to imagine for any body of thieves gard3 yourselyes, venerable brothers to that | public or pfivate, to agrée ainong tuemielyes for turn your thoughts especially. Let your | long. If our Executive are the gang Of ** swind- . : oy |nated the better; if not, ‘let every loval well of God, who, with artifice and strength ever | wisher to the Colony support them by voice and | new, a@sail the Churgh, which no {force can ever destroy, you may be enabled to resist | wlio, nity ‘be. out of office or pocket, or borb, hav- their blows witd greater efficiengy and dis- ing announced that th- Ligutevant Governor apd j ostensible vroghd for alf the exception taken by | Goveruiment— may, or may even appeur | }fuliy ard, from its interval evidence, dedace bis! world be in the m:dst of two joined together | Government and | firmly bel eve he must ber} power grow continually stronger, until Like a | lers”’ abd thieves the edijors of the HkyaLD deen | compact phalaox you can ‘ face the enemies | them, the soouer their pablic existence 18 terwi- | I - c pen, and scorn to join the leaders of the fabble,| | receipt of your letter of the 14th justant, in which | You inform me that you ean wo longer support the | present Government, atter fully ‘¢on-idering the ; cirenmstances ccnnected with Mr Collingwood | you say entails upon the Colony gu unuecessary | expenditure of £13.500, regret that any member of the Legislatare should withdraw hig support from the Govern. jment, Atthe same time, i ls yratifying to me to | feel that the conduct of the Government—of which | You complaso—in letiing He RailWay Contract to {Mr Bchrieber, was straightforward and honest, jand such as every good and true edpporter of the | Government should approve. “All the tacts and | circumstances connected with jt are published,and f feel coufident that {un chis ‘matter the Goveruijent | Will be sustained, not only by the Leyislatare, bat | by the country, : ‘Lhe sum for which the Contract is let ia quite as low us the work cau be doné for. The Con ractor j and bis associates are men of known honor and iu | teyrity, who will, in’ ty opinion, perform their | Contract honestly and expeditiously, and I feel it | 18 a walter of congratalation that Mr. Schreiber, backed by the Very best personal security that can be hud in the Provinces, bag agreed to build the roud at po low a price. have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, JAMES C. POPE, P. E.C. Edward Reilly, Esq., M. P. P. Charlottetown, Sept 1, 1871. Sir,—I deem jt my duty to inform your Honor that. from the mawher in which the contract for Suilding a Kailway in this Island has been award- ed to Mr. Collingwood Schyigver; eligasling as it does, the unnecessary expenditure of £13,500 your constitutional advisers have forfeited my cou- detice. I shall therefore consider myself Gound }A8 soon as the Legislature ia‘ealled toyether, to |} Oppose the admiuistratién by all coustivutional | meuns, Referring your [opor to a Memorial submitted | to you some weeks since, praying for au early cul! ot the Legishithre, tc take iuto consideration, | mor cat other things, the teuders for the proposed | Ruilway, signed by fourteen members of the | House of Assembly ‘I beg your Honor to consider | my hume us added to that namber Ji 8b fur us its jadditidn may iaply x want of confidence in your ) executive. Under ordinary cireumstunces, it wight | be thoaght unvecessary for a’ member of the | Honse of Assembly to inforja your Honor that he | | had ceased to have uny confidence in your Execu- | tive, bat as my determination “© oppose the Gov ernment will leave theth withogt 4 majority of }members of the Horas of Assembly, 1 bave | thought it both my privil ge and my daty to bring j the change to your Honor’s notice, iu the hope 13,000 0 0) particglarly to each individual Benefactor our | tr abd any one or more members of oar Local | Het the prerogative vested in your Hovor, xs Her | | Mujesty’s Kepresentative iu this Colony, will be | eXercised for the protection of her people. | have already mtomned the Leader of the Goy- | erument of the course I intended to pursue. 1 have the honor to be, Your Hounog’s obedient servant, EDWARD REILLY, M. P. P, To His Honor Lieut. Governor Robingon, &e., &e., &c, No. 99. Goyernwent Howse, 16th Sept., 187], } Sir; | Ihave the honor to acknowledge the receipt of tor the reasons therei» stated, you haye determin ed to withdraw your support from the existing ad- ministration, | °2. 1 observe that you have already informed | the Leader of the Gove pment of the course which | you jntend to pursue, and I conegr with you that, | but for the existence of circumstances rendering | jit. In your opinion, udvisable und proper that you | stiould adyixe me ot your secession from the purty jin power, any bimilar not. feation to myself would lbkuye Deen unnecessary. Ihave the honorto be, Sir, Your most ob’dt, servant, j WILLIAM ROBINSON, Lieut, Goyernor Edward Reilly. Feq., M. P. P. cae] ‘Hate Telegraphic Dews. perse their armies. These things OS geal bis coustitational advisers have stood iu the atti eagerly desire and ardent'y invoke we also wish for you and the whole Qatholic family. To the meanwhile the Director of that mest 4d ae cate’ nb the of i i A ‘ New York, Sept. 19tn. tude of culprits at the bar of public opinion for a sj ila . ae j fortnight, would condemn thets without trial and by te peas amas Saadee neatues . , ar 2 y u } jexecate them withcut mercy. I have no fear bat the damage exceeds a quarter of a aiien ’ |; What common reason and sound sense will re juasert theirgway next week, to a gertain exieut,| . | Weuty bine convicts eseaped from the Yeyada my seat withgut offe: ing an observation on! warmly anticipated event and the Dispenser the siogular weat of taste manifested by the) of all blessings believing in our benev\ lence and that we shail bé favored in the public press, }on this vexed Ruilway Question, with sowe at hon. member from Beifast when be saw fir and gratitude towards you, from the hottom | tempt at arguments. abd’ with'a marked absence to characteriee a8 the scum of the earth those hard aorking 4.ns of toil the navvies, He claims for himself gar ezcelience the title of yberal, but where Was his liberality when he sould denovnge im such terms the men whore thews aod dinews had Seft such impresp @pon this continent From variove anses many of thos: men had been com peiled to leave the old country aud teck homes oa this side the atlantic. Bat I ask whet would the Uniied States have bees without those peopl ? Whose labor ba- beilt the railroad, the canals. and other pablie works in the States and these Colonies. lostead of denounciig them as be has dove, tbe hon. membér ougiit to welcome them to our shores, and stioald assist in bolding out inducementg to thet to become aciuai set- tiers and epasumers of dutiabie articles, thus edding to our population and incressing the revenue. Their money will be fouud iv our Savings Banks, and ihey will prove a bles:- ing instead of acurse. I for oneam willing to extend @ cordia! welcome to all classes, and { deny the right of the hoo, member to charicterize as the scxm of creation the men the results of whose labor are standing ev lcnces of their worth iu all parts of the giobe. H, Select Qetos Summary, THE LATEST FROM THE VATICAN PIJUS IX., POPE. - ~* : _—_— Venerapis Bastan’y— Health and A posto- lic Benedieticn ! Many times, venerable brethern, during this lug Pontificate, have we had occasion to torn towards you and rean'fest with how much gratitude we receive the expression of your affection and devotion ; for we know that tp you and the fatbtel eosfived to your care we have a great means of securing God’s mercy towards ourselves and the Holy Sea. And. indeed, when the enemies of God begin to in- vade the civil rights of the Chureh, striving to prevail finally, were it possibly, against Jesue Christ and ‘thé Charch which is ** His body avd Hig fullness,’ you, venerable brothers, sod the people of Chriat did not cease to en- treat God “whom the winds and the sea impart | of wholegale abuse and detraction. I remain, Dear Sir Yours truly. Lipgrat. of our heart we most eff-ctionately the apostolic benediction to each of you, ven- | erable brothers, and to the olergy and to the! Cy own, Sept. 22, 1871. people confi:ed to the care of such. —+ Given in Rome, at St, Peter's, tha Sth day of | ‘. ; : : . -| Sir, oer pens cota! dn adalat on er! I regret exceedingly that you have found it Lord MDCCCLXXI,, and of our Pontifi- | * “ificult to answer our questions candidly, v2 ‘Fatt is $ >| We had confidently indulged the hope vf getting cite the twenty-sixth, substantial! information, to dispel the somewhat clvudy thenghts that arose in our wing on read- ing the EXAMINER editorial of the I4ffiult. But, instead of yielding information on thy Subject, |you gdroitly seek to draw iviorwatiou treur us, Seareely any engineering topic of the time has) We surmise it to be more houcrable and intelli- had more ponsense said and written about it than xable to use definite und pregise terms than the subject of ‘ Nariow Gage Railways... We | * generalities,” especiaily 80 is. the discussion of have had it bashed ead be-Racked, and served in} a question affording so ample a scope as our seaeen and out of season, The daily papers school IMmetitution, With whigh all claseea ate tound out that the engineerigg papers Were ‘dis | ‘amiliar, and feel a deep interest To tye Epitog ov 1He ExaMINnER. } PIO P. P. 1K. | ee NARROW GAGE NONSENSE, it way not be ing it. and cooked it ‘all ov again, repree | inaptly termed a domestic, as well asa public in- er ey oO altos, « a | etittor 3 and we ufe ata losa to know why it ibay Much bound a4 | little tefise seer to be the result | net be spoken of im terma that’ are intimate of all effort to make people beliew+ there ig essere and easi y usderstood; a oars a prneat tially a great gaim io the use of verrow gages. fore clear meahing of the idea intende to be : ‘ es og ang. | Conveyed. aid desired to be comprehended; when Among this clacy of articles, however, We Ca6” | the terme used are tolerant, and thé manuer rés- net rank one which appeary in the Railroad pectful “there ought to be uv * estrangement,” Gazette of August 23d, whivb clearly shows. in a You have clearly wade a» gharge ‘of. “ine tabulated statement, the fallacy of the fa:th whieh justiés against “aime persduesa*™ clage ‘ul sustains the advocates of narrow gages. We | people and find it * difficult to aay cabdidly ” shall present this statement in the present article, | whe it ia that does the * lijustice.”” We think and call our readers’ attention (o it as worthy ot! yus'were eubscivds thas be injustion te. being the most careful study before coming to any = \done, you woald be able, in appropriate words clusion regarding the policy of adopting generally, | to point out the itjustice, the mainar in Which or even partially, the narrow gage system} for it is purely a questiod of policy, as we bave shown justier. If you'd not show tp the injustice, » ad a article. Who cowtits it, you must see that the accuse. We have also shown that the narrow BAGS 8YS | tion is needlessly made, and ought to be with. tew is not new, that it cannot by any posibiuty | draw Dy otherwise YoU Will subject yourse't to make the diderenve in the first cost of :ailways | the imputation of want o} moral cour age 1 the eiviined for 13 and, al bough we ‘admit taat run- | discharge of duty, or giving publisation to an ning expenses would be lees thao those of our | imaginary wrong preseo! eystem of heavy rolling stock for passenger) We fee} to a moral certainty, that chere is no traffic and heavy loads of freight. We hold (Bat te ehuss of people” in this coumurity whe wish lwake euch a Com patidon rd foreign te the ques. te commit a0 injustice ape™> arother “ class,” ton at ‘ieeue, which i between narrow and Wide! whether they be a wujotity or a minority; what- gages per Sc, not between natrow gages Worked | over be their natiouallly, ibeir creed, or political witb Jight leads, lignt roiling, and low speed, and jasseciition. If censcie atioss relhgobus conyie- wide geves werked with beavy rolling stock, | tions Ehould clash. We are of opitipn, upwu an hearty loade and locomotives, and high spéed. ‘open, fair and hevore ple diseussian of Hie halter, Because a goge is what is called wide, it does | a general willingue sa v.ow'a mavitest itself to ar not follow that ears’ and locomotives must’ be | tahge matters auw.icalyy, Sbou'd any class show heavy, that loads whieh would crush down or/ ao opposite spi” it, \be foundation would be laid break light rails need be carried. or that trains for the mpv.tation of egclusive * bogotry, should move at a speed a! ferty wiles ay boyr theugh apev this point we feel convinced that Win tetas, a hat, so far as permanent way the satest #.ud sarest Way to avoid eoflisivn, is to eas aa ee waaetel » b ; _ | exclude alley ether from our public or political ix concerned, there would be no aaa a eal jchessber.rd is teligious questions, As a cow- TE es nies sntoeht of en nod de jmunity we are not governed in religious matters oer eee — wen ea the Idngtk of by ~» wash ritios © But, ae the aduiwistration - the ballasting, " = political ‘pffairg, we eubmit to be ruled by mu- me nae adhd spmetines it so happens the : i ye bless The Railroad Gazette now not only agrees with v11neity may feel they do het ej y equal ad obey, that Ile might calm the storm ; no: did you desist from repeating the Regen of your love, or from’ employing every means | in your power to'consele us in our tribulation. | Bat since we have bee deepoiled of thid city itseif—the head of the whole Catholic worid— and left to the power of those who have .cp- presved our a yet you fogether with the greater part of your dioceses, redouble your prayers, aod with fre,vent exoriations gou- firm the sacred rights of religion and justice which bave been trodden gown with ‘iacredi- ble effrontery. On $he ocedsion ofthat event after St Petere, a fact never heard of in the long series of Roman Pontiffe, whén we reach- ed toe twenty-sigth yenr of our apostolic minis- try in the See of Rome, you cordially and wai- versally united in our jubilee in “cejebrating that signal henefitconterred on our anworthy- ness, thereby clearly typifying the most florid vigour which everywhere prevaile among the Christian témily, EL which we ara profound ly moved, and by uniting with yoars our vows and sanplications we shall attain strength to 494 ruil splices......-- ast ; us on these ‘porta, but shows clearly that the | vantages, ‘This rgther results from the imper the eaving in rollmg stock, Constructed to do ® | ferstigin of all worldly things, than a design of the given awount of -trafics will net be wort’, | vuling parties. 4 , naming, and point out, as the “leading fallacy ‘of | We presume very few persons think our the nafrow gage reaioning,” the nonsensica) BO | seboul law perfect” 10 @ secular puint of view. tion that cars and engines cannot be made as) ft you think that a portion of the * pubhe fuods light tor wide gages ae for narrow, with “be @X- | of (he Colony sbould be devoted to religious pur- ception of axles, which will require about nine | poses.” ang that 1 would make'the ‘schoo! law dollars more expense per car for the 4 feet 84 | perfect,” jet you, by all tieans, give a lull and ineh gage than for the 3 fret gaye. | free expression of your opinions,” in the most In summing up the relative coast of items in lucid language you cat leompand. - show 7 construction, the paper referred tu does not) public tbat it will meet “the aaute . Wisden of vouch forthe full acéicaey of the prices given | the great majority of the people, an that ut a but aa they are the sume fur bath cases, the rela | do be great injustice «ren to a ee : tion of cost is the same, whether the pricea gamed thivorily.’ If yeu eau sireceed rw thisy you Wi are correct or not. | ; gaiu laurels of no wean order, and we assure you . |we will ungrudgingly coutribute our mite of Estimate of Geet Mile of 3 Feet ang 4 Feet 84 6: wendation. Breve : oe ‘Inch Gage Ratlroads : ‘\°"Mr Rowe objects to your assumptions, be- i" 4 feet cause he thinks they are tailiable, Mr. Rowe is w fees ’ 500 | Re * representative wan, baving no authority Land and laud damage...------+ to speak for any persed ‘other than biumself. It : : F500 3,710 da Grading..------seseenesesererrs % , a part of Mr; Rowe's religious, aa well as Oy ee Ee oe eee aan aa ‘¢ part of bie: pehtical belief, that there shuld be and. 0 Mi Pinah=s<aro~ 4+ 47 247 | re connection between Church and State,” Mr. it ig being’ dene, and Who it is Tat does the ip-} State prise, and in doing so six men were Wound- }ed including the Lieutenant Governor. * | Cable advices state there are hopes the stvike in | Manchester may come to an end, as the euployers , ShOW sivus of wishing to compromiwe. | The sual) pox is disappeating from Weymouth England. ; ; The Mount Cenis tunnel was formally opened yestétday. Ti preseice of che representatives of | France and Ltaly , The failure of the New Cregtoms Treaty be- tween Frauce and Geruiany js imminent. The }Getman Plevipotentaries object to the alteration | uf the text made by the Assembly. New York, Sept 9. Gold 1143; Exchange unsettled—light 83. Coiisols 9}; Flour 248 a 268.; Corn 39s 8d. Viralence of Cholera increases at’ Konigsburg and the rate of deaths has advanced to even ‘80 per cent. 17th, S00, George Alexander Hamilton is permaner,t Secre- tary of Treasury under Government, Karl Derby died ydsterday at Balbriggan, in the County of Dablin * The Postal Mévey Order yvstem between the United States and England, will go into operation ou the 2nd of October. The German army is to be placed yppy a peace footing tmuiédiately, sud ceduced to ag eijective streugth of 400,000 wen, : j 0 wud Deaths duribg week ending New York, Sept. 20, Gold and Exchatige steady. a City, “sebraska. was devastated bv fire yesterday, tue Loes amounting to three quarters of a milliou dol irs. ree Len S*veet,a noted grimbler, was beaten to death last viht i Portland:Ms, by Simon Lovett, whom he had s wiudied.) “" * : New York, Sept. 21. In the fonr-cayed race, five Quebec crews and the Renforth grew started at'wo q clock vester- day; the Reniorth crew winging by two minutes iu the single sepil race Kelly came in tirat, Cham- { bers segoutd, and Perey third Eight men were \illed yesterday jn Indianapolis | by the caving in ofa sewer Wilich wag being ie | puired, 1 hi ‘Two cases of Asiatic cholera have appeared at | rerth Am‘ ov, N. J., the victims bejuy recently lauded itimiyrants from Germany . | The cable abrounces ap explosion yesterday iv | the Wigun coal mine, by which five miuery were blown tp pieces. . The strike amopg the workmen in different parts of ‘England coulinle, Ee : . London, Sept. £0, | Consols steady. ‘The Asiatic cholera has appeared at Constanti- nople and Smyrvia- t The health of the Queen hxg not beep improved by her residence in the Highlands. An ‘attémpt bas been made to assassinate the Chiét Justice of Ludig. He was stabbed twice with a dagger, by a patiyé, and Jies if a yery precarjous state. The anniversary of the occupation of Rome by the |talian troops is being celebrated to-day with the utmost euthusiasm in tut city, : Louidun, Sept. Ql. Conso's 93 1-8, Bullion in the Bank ef Enyland hag decreased £659 UG vince last week. There ig now in the vualt £23,499,138 he Flouf 23g a Q6s.; corn 238. 6d. The knglish bulders uf Confederate Cotton Bonds are organizing to presenttbeir claims to the Commission of Arbitration yt Washington. ‘The procession in Kofie yesterday in honor of Italinu unity was imposing —Putriarchs of the Armenian Charch joined'it, The'ifamination at uight was very general. Not the slightest disturb ance of public order occurred during phe day gud evening. ————=—= We weuld pot recommend the frequent or constant use of any medicye. It is importaut to take even a good article judiciously Par- son's Purgative Pilis, are sate, promp, and reli- able as a laxative ur cathartic. > Base Ball is undoubtedly good exercise and capital punishment, but ojten vceasioas bunged eyes, brokew shin and blistered banda! : We can tell you that in such cases if Jvbosen’s Anodyne Liniwent 18 reserted to, jjwill reduce the swel- ling und stop the pain. ' : a a When the nerveus system loses its tong and 3 520 poands spikes, at 4j cents... 150 OP | Rowe is convinted that thé ** clasg” who thinks 3,520 erosd ties, 6 feet lony, 5x6 our schools ig adayted tor the present aud ali| await with greater con idence the full s04'nb- inches at, 304 Cemte...-.+ +++ 1.20 oe | coming time; i8 a yery email clase therviore it | solute triumph of thecharch, Here were meet) 4 599 cross ties 7 feet 54 in, long, © : leannot truthfully be said they “ ofake g lerge) ; gratefully received thosernumertous ba.ds of ” 346 ih wp 374 ceuts....---- oa, eee 5 oe eines ae people “pay for the Goveru-| supplicauts at our vererated temples, aod te- 1.000 cub c ydebeilust at 50 cents. 500 * 50! meut schools’ agarpst their will?’ Neither do} w a t 's0 the whole concourse of the 1,300 eubie yde ballast,at 50 cemts.— -; - $0 | pe tinh it erect * to assuma that alt <bose | ard whom s/s a fe Laying trck.,...-..esseccencces S00 wy | We ‘to the expense, aud ‘are copteme| faithful throughout the world expressed thee) idienits hisess odes rai 326 | who have gee tot - on Thakhels ace ue 6 Rra'itude, wha, together with thelz pastor re Bridgas-...,----- coauldi te oabaina 1,000 eo isting the Boi Sind of oteee the adhocte al- turned thanks to (sod, thrdagh public prayers | Masogty...---+..---- iecked cere | 0 * 200 | elaas. souscteptienely onpereh Sr i EME hLospseers 3 éstecceres - are fF tabl'sh py law. © and approaching the n.oramcate for the teni- Pokarer sont, os aniin cdi. 55am 165 nen oh , \}femain, respectfully, fit eonferred upon us; ani at: that time you! Fieight apd passenger houses... 600 600 { i MANOA it Rowe, Caen besuuzhy 4a lo grant the VWOTY ogine houses, repuir svops, wud 400 400 Monisgue Bridge, Sept. peng 6" ‘ bos merch 4e oly be des, poy eal FOr) | = "wates PER. nnenrenge care " or Ms ‘Ts B “a 6-18 SB-edeg O18 OE"! 6 ee 5 beet we s vigor the whole body suffers more than the rest, henee the origin oi Heart Diseases, Consumpfior, Sottuing of the Brain &cv Fhe most ‘direct tieibed of cure lies in restoring the -vital privei ple to the nerves, which wost easily a by using Fellows’ Compound Syrup of f lypaphes phites. "| at tc idles. The Patriot doubts tis power of Fiugg’s Reliet to enreGoverimeu! bewd kcbes,and advises them toe try Radways, For a doctor ‘whose agvice 1 so very disinterested, be shoud not indulge so vouel in bitters. o% ae | { ' } we publish to day, will bring the School (Juestion—so far as the city is concerned— to a crisis. Only that the statements made | can Aé shown, that they will be thé same in both | Sehrieber's obtaining the Railway Contract which therein are given officially they could scarcely be believed. With all the boust jing about our Free School System— with jal the exper se—L£22 000 per aunum, geb bling up about one-fourth of our whole re- Venue; and under the eyes of the ruling powers,—in jhe very capital where we should expect the system to work: bettey that in remote districts ; what do we find? |a state of things that is positively shock: ing. ' The Report states that the number of children in attendance at the schools recei- ying goyernment pay is only 672. The number receiving education in the schools not ieceiving government pay is 853. The private schools thus do more work without |pay, than the government schools which cost £1,168 per annum. Yet in these enlightened days. when every one is supposed to feel the advanta- tages of edugalion—there are actually scores of children who never attend school, and who * are growing up ia ignorance,” and consequently will become vicious and worthless members of the comiaunity, With the exception of the five larger of the priyate edpeativnal establishments, which “might well serve as models of conven- ience and comfort;” there. is not proper school accomodation for the children ip at- tendance at ihe government echcols not to speak of the scores who neyer enter a school-room. For teagher and pupil the mest of the | public school rooms are like a pest-house. | The strongest constitution ip such small, |oyer-crowded, unyentilated places, must _pecessarily become infected with disease. | Then the temptations to inmorality are al most too revolting to describe. The reye- lations which were made some few weeks ago in the Police Court, can not be named in a respectable press, Mr. McPhail in his report says that in one school he found the poor ‘children closely pagked in doubie rows and the out-house in a bad state;’ in another, the children have to go up two flights of rickety stairs. and “there is no read the published Kailway Coriespondence care- | Your letter of the I4ph instant, informing me that, | out- house for the use af the children so they | are obliged to go to those of private parties |or wherever they can find access.’ ‘This is certainly bad enough, but other places ‘in which schoo's are kept ave in a still worse condition. A school attended by males and females is thus spoken of offi- cially , remember “the exposed corner of a pack passage which is used is SHOCKING and DISGRACEFUL.” Another school- place is thus alluded to:—‘' The out hause here, which serves for al! the families around, is in a PESTILENTIAL STATE and utterly BEYOND DESCRIPTION.” ‘Fhe Board of Education have done a’] in they power to remedy this shameful giate of affairs; we now cul] upon the Board of Health to do their duty. We must not be waderstood ‘as casting ‘any imputation upon the city teachers. | Some of them we know to be ladies and gentlemen of ability and zeal in theiy pyo- | tessions. hey could not get better places ‘in which to teach, an@ they deserve the "| public sympathy at being thrown out of employment, ag they myst be unless sui table schooi-houses arg immediately provi- ded. But will the public of the whole Island permit the Goyernment to incur the ex- pense of erectipg suitable school houses in | the city, when country districts haye to build their own school-houses? If they do not, will the people of the city, or even a have majority of them, tax theruselyes to build other school houses with the “five large establishments” in the fore ground, and the Presbyterian Female Seminary and the Episcopal Academy looming up in the distance! A shart time will tell. We believe that some sweeping reforms in the school system are absolutely requi red. It did good in its day and all honor to those who established it. But it has ceased to satisfy the increased demand for a *‘ hngher female edugation.” and the al- tered circumstances of the times and gener ral wants ofthe comuimunity. What is good in it let ys retgin with gratitude to the memory of the dead, and respect for the liying whose wisdom and zeal for the peq ple’s interests gave us the Free Education Act. Let us not shut our eyes to the defects that time reyeals ip all humap institutions, Granted that improvements are required what do we propose is the next question. We believe that the followiug reforms would be advantageous and settle the ques tion satisfactorily. 1. Let there be 4 minister of public in- struction, who would be responsible to the Legislature for the working of the Educa- tional System. He should deyote his whole time to the duties of his office and should be well paid. He should be a man thoro- ughly acquainted with the teachers, and the educational wanis of the country. He should be free from party influence and segtarian prejudice, giving out equal-hand- ed justice to all. In the Island there is one such man in whom all would have confi- dence—we need scarcely name John Mac- Neili, Esq. 2 There should be a Board of Education and a Mode] School ia each of the counties. 3. The School Fund should be apportion- ed to each and every educational establish- ment, ip proportion to the “number of children in daily attendance. The average number of pupils to be neither Jess nor more than the Board should deem proper. 4. Make the attendance of children at some school, during certain days and hours and under certain age gompulsory. The Tea and Entertaiqment of the Morping )Star Juvenile Lodge had a tery pleasant time o Wednesday lust. m Scott's Hdl. Mr. Ce Full occupied the chair, acd the ihterest of thé méel- ing was well kept yp. Messrs. McGowan’ and Popé * Fietchér ‘enlived the proceedings with several peices of Violin and Organ Music, Sothe of the recitations, and all the songs aud duets were comers rendered,” J. H. Fweteger, Eig, mide a goodspeech gn the Temperance Qu tich which oar tee oe very syitable to 4 youthful auditors. The proceedings closed wit! they National Anthem. Pee er eee ’ the columns of a violent paper. That does not require much ability nor much courage. Many a fellow who is as brave as Ajax in his sanctum, with a gull in iis fist becomes wonderoug tame when face to fase with his opponent. The community, in geif de- fence, should be aware of cextain desperate fellows, that seem to haye no business or labor to occypy their time, who may be seen loafing around shops and standing in the Market place gnd street corners, tglk ing about better and hunester men than they ever will be reputed. Indged, the man of sterling character never runs down another. He is only to glad to hear his neighbor well spoken of; and regrets that even the slightest suspicion should be entertained against him. Appearances may not seem well; he is but a careless reader who can not remember that many a good man has beey ruined by the false testimony of others, or the evidence of certgin circum stances Howa combination ef cirenm stances were nearly destreying ihe charac- ter of a gentloman, unjustly, we find thus described in one of gur exchanges :— ,* At at table d hote at Ludwigsberg. one of the company was showing a very rare gold goin which pa-sed round the table on a plate and gaye rise to many suppositions as to its age, country, value &e. The conversation then graduaily branched off to other subjects till the goin was forgot ten. and the owner asked for it back, to the surprise of all, it was not to be found. A entleman at the foot of t & table wag ob served to bein mpch agitation: and his embarrassment seaming to ipcrease with the continuence of the search, the company were about to propose a very disagreeable measure, when syddenly a waiter entered the room. saying. * Hers is the coip; the cook has just found it in one of the finger glasses.’ The reliefto all was manifest and now the 3u spected stianger spoke as follows: —* Gentlemen. none of y.u can re joice more than myself at the recoyery of that coin ; for picture te vourself my pain ful situation. by a singuler coincidence I have a duplicate of the very same coin in my purse! (Here showing it to the com pany). The idea that on the personal search which would probably be proposer 1 would he taken for the purloiner of the coin added vo the fact that! am a stranger here with noone to vouch for my integri- ty had almost driven me distracted Providence and the honesty of the cook has saved my honoux.’ ‘Lhe friendly con- gratulations of the company soon effaced the remembrance of their unjust suspi- cions’ Now, most of the testimony hroxght acainst the government is only circymstan tial, and the most of it hearsay. The ques tion now between the Government and—we will not say ths opposition, because we know many ofthem to be gentlemen and chrigtians—but some oftheir enemies, is one of character. We must remember that His Honor Governor Robinson, and Manhls. J.C. Popo. T. H. Havilaad G. W. Howlan, Lemuel Owen. F. Breeken A. A. McDona d, William Richards, Janjes Duncaa and Emanuel McEachen, are sworn to protect the best interests of the people of ths Island. We must remember, too, that niest of them are self-made men, who have attained by hard work, a fair § are of this world’s gopds. We naust remem- ber, further, that they ave men whose word would be taken anywhere in business trang wectiong. We must remember, morepyer, that ten men never yet engaged in aswin- dle and held a}! together, without some one of them divulging it. Tfall ig said were true, it would be a public calamity for the whole Island that the name of our. respect: ed Governor, and So many af ou leading business men, should go down to disgrace as perjured criminal swindlers. The only persons who would rejoige ara a saat gang of annexationists and a few desper- ate fel'ows who have the stamp of des perudoes in some of their actions. THE RAILWAY CORRESPONDENCE. z Tis week we give our readers, in sn extra the Railway Correspondence between the Guyernment and the Contractors, and with the aid of such accurate information as we have been able ta gain, we shall re- view the whole progeedings in a series of articles. We shall strive, whatever the consequences may ba jo wrije with the cahuness and with all the freedom from hias that we can master, as certainly such a serious subject dewands. Before we can come toa proper understanding of the mat ter we must consider first whether or not the way in which the Governn;ent gave out the tenders was q good plan for the coyn try ; secondly, were they serving the best interests of the country in exacting £100, 000 unquestionably good security; and, thirdly, were they justified and acting pro- Railroad Gagette, two of the best authorities on the subject, this side the At'antic, in which the cost of a Three Feet Gauge is given. The writer shows that the cost of a Three Feet Gauge is $13,726 per mile, and that the Rolling Stock costs at the rate of $2,726 per mile, in all, $16 618 per mile. At the sug) at which the Contract has been cigsod, namely, £4267 10s, ey., ats. 8d. to the doliar - equal to $15.061 U.S. py. We get our fhree Feet Six Raiiroad built for $1,557 less per mile than the Scientific American says it costs to build ¢ Three Feet Gauge Rajlposd. This makes it evident that the way the tenders were offered has 2. We coras now to the second tion tor discussion; namely, did the Goy: amount of secyrity as £100,000, The clause reads ag follows ;— Th i ‘ entered into, shal] be gundet te ted noe and contaip- ing such provisions for retaining a portion of the centract moneys, to be held as g re- serve Sand, for such periods of tune such conditions as may for the jon of and securing the due pei vultocuely The security to be d to in amount to at anes oe _— o surrten areal ind of conn A as the | Lieut. Governor in Coungil may deem satisfac. tory. : Inasmuch as the work 18 to be paid fog month by month, at the valuation, not of the Contractor, hut of the Chief Rugineer; we, at first thought, considered the security as being too bigh, But when we reflect that if the Contractor built fen or fifteen mileg of the railroad, he ghoyld eay, | annoy go op with the work @t such a jow price, you mast give me more, the probable result woeld be most ruinous to the Colony. We would have a piece of a rajlrogd, coppecting nowhere, and earning nota cent, The intgrest would go on, and the Government would have to abandon the work with 9 debt upon the Cglany, on would bave to issue new fenders, The Gov- ernment would shen be sweated with a ven- zeance. We would have to get the road com- pleted and if a lat of contractors ejubbed to- gether, they could have theit own price. We have an instance of the lose a cowntry may come to by not baving proper gyarantees for doing pyblic works, ip the building of the [ox tercolonial, Ht waa calculated to be built for, and should have cost only, $25,000,000; bug instead of that, by coutracters breaking down, it will cost $40,000,000. Besides, the clause to which we refer wag not digapproved of by q single Member of the Legisiatuge. Jndeed, the more we study the matter, tke gteanger becomes our conviction that it was 4 pradent clause to have in the Railway Act, and re. flects credit upon jh wisdom of all parties who enacted it. dats }f then it is admitted, on all hands, that the Railway Act ic this containg & proper safeguard for the protection of the purhio, the Government are solennly bound to see it properly enforeed. Nay, more, they are swora to, see that no injury can come to the Colony, so far as haman wisdom gan enable them to prevent i, They could not do otherwise than haye good security; apd if, in theiy with any gontragtor, they found owt that he had made false represen ‘ations they should have nothing futher ta do with him, even though he were backed by the Rothschilds It is a universal rule amongst business men that if they are deceived ange, they furfeit all cowfdence ia the whora they diseoyered to have made false representations. aad wil) have go further business transactions with him, no matter. what the prospects of future gain in dealing with him might be. Now,the questign which, 4t present engrasses the public mind is this ; Were the Government too exacting with Mr. O Brien and were wd repens give ing the Contract to My. Shrieber iv prefer. ence to hi, though be offered to do the wark for £14,000 less. Mr. O Brien represented that his Horse Railpoad, in Halifax, was worth $250,000, and further, that there wan a mortgage of $50 000 upon it, aad that the principal party holding the mortgage wes in Eng- land. Now if it came to the knowledge of the Government, even at the eleventh hour, that instead of $50,000. there was q mortgage of $100,000 on the Hoyse Rail, yoad. and that the pergop helding 4 way got in England, but in New York, would they be acting as pr t business men if they paid any further attention to him or would they be doing theiy dpty towards the R perly in giving so much time, or not giving more tine, to the Contractors to close the contract. 1. The manner in which the Tenders were let. without an accurate survey being made was much censured at the time. and many people thought that it wag an unusual and unwise proceeding Then, it was strongly urged that the time allowed was nat suf ficient for Contractors ata distance, to com- pete for the work. It was said, on the other hand. that there was ample time given, and that the information afforded to the Contractors was sufficient to enable those that understood engineering and the railhyay business to make such calculations as warranted them in competing for the construction of the Railroad. The corres pondence before us proves that sufficient time was given, because we find the names of parties as tenderers for the contract from Nova Sgotia, New Brunswigk, Canada, the United States, and England. That the plan was a good one, must pow be admit- ted, because we find that a large number of persons were willing to build our rail- road for a less sum than such a railroad was eyer before oilered to he bui't for in thy history pf Railyoads. The Specifications for the Island Railroad gave the Contractors to understand that they should bear the ex, penses of Survey, should build fences and wharves. aud station houses, and should provide first ¢lass cars and locomotives. In fact our railroad is to he a first-¢lass Road differing only in the width of gauge from the railroads that cost from $30,000 to e> country, if they gave such an important work to him? We let our readers draw their awp conglysions, merely stating that we have been shown a gopy of the Mort- gage on the Halifax Horse Railroad and that the amount of the Mortgage dye there, on is $400 000. and that the Mortgagee is a resident of New York! As this article is already igoger than our space permite, we will resume the subject fully negt week. reer REPLY TO MR. ROWE. Ir we hitherto did not answer Mr. Rowe as fully as he wishes he must excuse us on the grounds that we have to devote some of our space and time ty others beside him- self. (Oftentimes, ag during the pagt fort. night, we have to carry on a controversy with half-, dozen peop'e at the game time, and still some of our contemporaries not satisfied that we do not * pitch inte them” more than we do, My. Rows should have given the whole of the sentence he cites. We said we found it difficult to apswer some of his without being personal—that is, -— he | schoc ton, and we the pinions now, as then, namely : that the school system as established by law inflicts an injustice spon @ large class people. So we do not fear any imputation of not having moral courage to discuss thy same 4S $50,000 » mile in other countries. ‘There| question, or any other. La. — -_———- ~~ me a