,4 a..- . @ltt gem flmo VOL-“III. ‘ ==:: -«m._.-.._..-.m.~ .--._..,M...- ._...‘.-........_. CHARioirETOWN, 1). E. ISLAND, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 6. 1867. “as NO. 18. ' can ERRED!) I. "m AID 'UILllIID IYIIY VIDIIIDAI MOIIIIO DY EDWARD REILLY. nmrou sun PBOI‘RIITOI. at his once. corner of Kent and Prince Itrsots. venue 10H TII “IIRALD." for l year. paid in advance. £0 9 O " “ " half-yearly in advance. 0 10 O Advorusamonts inserted at the usual rates. J OB PRINTING. of every description. performed with neatness and deepatch and on moderate terms. at the lineup Office. PM”... -_. ALMANACK'FOR FEBRUARY. noon s rnasss. New Moon. 4th day. 2h. 3m. evening. S.W. First Quarter. 11th day. 9h.28m.. evening. NE. Full Moon. 18th day. 3h. 28m.. evenmg.N.E. Last Quarter.26th day.7h. 20m.. morning.N.E. D“ sUN High [Moon ,1 oar want. , "Ohm risoslscts Wat rlrises. 5 3‘ i ‘hmhmghmlhmlhm 1 Friday 7 29x4 59 8 32' 4 449 30 a Saturday 23 1! 9 32‘ 5 31 as I Sunday 26 2,10 20 6 18 36 4 Monday 25 311 5‘ sets 38 I Tuesday 24 4‘11 46 6 34 40 0 Wednesday 22 filmorn. 7 85 44 7 Thursday 21 8‘ 0 24 8 42 47 a Friday 19 9’ 1 o 9 47 so 9 Saturday 18 n 1 48.10 53 53 10 Sunday 16‘ 13 2 3211 57.10 57 11 Monday 14‘ 15 3 17*morn.| o 12 Tuesday 12‘ 17 4 7&1 3 4 18 Wednesday 11 18 5 7i 2 10 6 14 Thursday 10 19 6 12' 8 14 9 15 Friday ‘ 9‘ 20| 7 28 4 13 11 10 Saturday 7 22 8 32 5 7 15 17 Sunday ~ 6: 23 9 35 5 4 17 18 Monday I 4‘ 2410 31} rises 20 19 Tuesday 3 26lll 19 6 51 23 20 Wednesday lit 27; even. 7 56 26 at Thursday 6 59‘ 29 o 41 s 599 30 22 Friday 58 31 l 29 9 59 83 23 Saturday 56: 32; 2 11.10 58 36 24 Sunday 54 33 2 52,11 59 39 25 Monday 52 sat a 86'morn. 43 28 Tuesday 50 37 4 24 0 54 47 27 .Wednesday 48 88 5 l5 1 45 50 as [Thursday so, col 6 9 2 86 52 em: - x 1’ RICE! CURBEN’I‘. Claanorrsrown. F Provision. oh. 1. 1867. Deal. (small) per 1b.. 8d to 7d Do by the quarter. lid to 5 Pork. (carcass) bid to fill Do (small) lid to 7d #uttoe. per lbw 4d to 6d eal. per 1b.. M to 5d Ham. per 1b.. 6d latter. (fresh) ls M to Is 3d Do by the tub. is to is N Cheese. per 1b.. 4d to 6d Tallow. per 1b.. 8d to 10¢! Lard. per 1b.. 9d to lid Flour. er lb.. So to aid Oatnea . per lOO lbs.. 1.5 to 16s Eggs. per dozen. is ad to la 4d Grain. Barley. per bushel. 3s lid to 3s 9d Oats per do.. 2- Rd to 2s 4d Vegetables. Peas. per quart. Potatoes. per bushel. r “ 1s 8d to 2a 0‘! . Geese. I, Is 8d to 3s 6d Turkeys. each. 4a to Be Fowls. sash. 1a to is ad Ducks. 1s (id to la 6d rill:- Codfiah. per qtl.. 20s to 30s Herrings. per barrel. 25a to 40s Mackerel. per dozen. 2s 6d to 4d Lumber. Boards (Hemlock) 8s lid to 4s Do (Spruce) 4a to be Do (Pine) 7a to 9a Shingles. per M. 18s to 18s Inndrise. nay. per too. 75! to 85: w. per cwt., ls lid to 2: Timothy Seed. none Clover Seed. per 1b.. nene Homespun. per yard. 4s to (is Cslfakins. per 1b.. 6d to 90 Hides. per 1b.. “a Wool. ls to 1s 3d at» skins. 3: to 3s 9d App es. per dos" 2d to 4d Partridges. 10d to la 3d GEORGE LEWIS. Market Clerk. cusses-snows uproar. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. BOARD 01’ DIRECTORS: qutau Baows. 11am. President. John In .. H. J. Calbeck. Esq.. Ilsa. 033%.". Thomas Easery 'l‘hos. W. Dodd. Esq.. - 9 Mr. Artemae Lord. Hon. George Ooleo. Mr. William Dodd. Mr. Owen Connolly. Thomas DeeBrisev. Esq" Richard Hearts. Earp. Mark Butcher. Esq. Rink- tnlson Dnllt'~ Officehours from!0a.n.tot . in. if. PALMIR. Secretary. Mutual Fire Insurance Ofllce. Kent 8L. ; Charlottetown. Feb. 16. 1860. y storm amnion HOTEL. Km‘ITREIT, - - - HIS HOTEL. formerly known as the “ GLOBE HOTEL." is the la est in the City. and centrally situated; it is now open for the reception of perma- aeat and transient Boarders. The subscriber trusts. by strict attend“ to the wants and comfort of his friends and the public generally. to merit a share of public pa- W tr The liner or Indoors always on head. Good stahling for any number «horses. with a careful hoetler in “dance. J01!!! swarm. Proprietor. We. P. I. 1 In. I. l“. Discounting Again ! DEPOSIT Y0 UR MONEY —WITH— DELANY 8: BYRNE! E want MONEY to to obtain it. we wil entire STOCK of DRYGOODS, _ IIARDWARE! sure are cars. @0098 Nib $3938. Skeleton Skirts. Etc.. etc.. etc.. At a Discount of Twenty per cent. FOTR CASPI ONLY 1 We will give 10s. worth of Goods for We will give 20s. worth of Goods for We will give 80s. worth of Goods for a- Larger Bums in Proportion. J This is a good opportunity for those who have money to invest it to advantafie. ELANY & BYRNE. Queen Street. next to Hon. 1). Brenan‘s. Ch'town. Aug 1. 1866. ip e sp wSTELLA COLAS, lemol'n Stella Colu- Bouquet. dodloated by perms-close to this talented Artlnto. nor beauty hangs upon the cheek of nigha As a rich jewel in Ethiop'a car. Perfumes for the Handkerchief. pay our Bills. and. in order , from this date. ofl'cr our 83 16s 24s Alexandra. Guards. Frsgcbanc. Princess of Wales. Rimmel's. Lill of the Valley Jockey Club. \Vond Violet. Milfcflcur. Essence Bouquet. Patchouly, Violet. West End New Mown IIay.Loves Myrtle. The Bard of Avon's Perfume. in sneat Box : Sydenhsm Eau de Cologne. Treble Lavender Water. Extract of Lavendet Flowers. Verbene Water. Tercentenary Sachet. Perfumedr 'l‘eicentenary Souvenir. Shakeepcar (lolden Scented Lockcn Extract of Lime Juice and GI cerine. for making the Hair soft and glossy; Rose Lea Powder. on improvement oil Violet Powder; llloom of Ninion. for the Complexion. Dcpilatory Powder for removing superfluous hairs without in ury to the skin; Napoleon l’ommade. for its ng the llustachos. and instantaneous Hair Dye. for givingl he Hair and Whiskers a natural and permanent shade withou trouble and danger. for evening parties. W. ll. WATSON. Drug Store. Dec. 22. 18M. ACongh, Cold, or Soro Throat, Requireeiramcdiatc attention. and should be shocked. I! allowed to continue. Irritation of the Lungs. a Per- manent Throat Afl‘cction. or an lncurable Lung Disease. is offers the result. Brown’s Bronchial Troches. Having a Direct Influence :9 the Parts. give Immediate ref. For Bronchitis. Asthmala. Optarrh. Counnptivo and Throat Diseases. Trochcs are used with always good success. Singers and Public Speakers will find Trochcs useful in clearing the voice when taken be- fore singing or speaking. and relieving the throat after an unusual exertion of the vocal organs. ' The 'l‘rochu are re- commended and prescribed by “uranium. and have had testimonials from eminent men throughout the countg. Bein an article of true merit. and havin proved theirs - cacy y a test of many years. each year nds vh‘sm in new localities in various parts of the world. and the 'lroehes are universally pronounced better than other articles. Obtain only “ llrown's Bronchial Troches." and do not take any ofthe Worthless lmitations that may be offered. sous IVIRYWIIIRI. Oct. 6. 1800. 1y JOHN BELL, MANUFACTURER or CLormNo N all its branches. thankful to his Friends and th- I Patrons for past favors. begs leave to inform them and the public generally. that he is still to be found at In ' OLD STAND, Queen Street. and is prepared to make up all kinds .of garments an— trusted to him in the latest style and Impmvemant of fashion. Tea-nan Ctr-h. [r Entrance at lldO Door. Queen Street. July 11. 1866. DONALD M‘RAIEJ, Merchant 'l'allor. Anchalerin Qiicuto' furnishing clients, Queen fittest, Charlottetown. I‘. 3. Island. Aug. 8. 186 6. THE LAST CAUTION ! ! 8 the season for Shi ping has now far advanced. and those indebted to t e Estate of the late PATRICK CHARLOTTI‘:10'“ “0‘ “'3”. com. for..rd go P.)- up their 0‘ “me montht togelhor VIII] “‘8 luvoic. of "IO respective Accounts. the Subscriber hereby intimates to them that on the closing of theNavtgatioo Defaulters will be Sued indiscriminately. R. J. CLARKE. Agent for above PM. Orwell Stove. Nov. 12. 1806. ex isl Fresh Ground Rice, b ‘ u. y W. R. WATSON. Jan. I. 1.07. .3 Rimmelg Rose Water Crackers. a new and amusing device bid crunch MATTER. SUPREME COURT. In the case of James Cameron. whose trial was going on as we went to press this day Week, the Jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Joseph McNab. tried for an assault on a Constable in the execution of his duty, was also acquitted. Patrick Lyons. in- dicted for obtaining goods by means of a forged order, purporting to be drawn by M. Murchison. Esq.. North River. and John Story. for taking out of the Post Office a letter addressed to Mrs. Elizabeth Sentner. and sbsiracting money therefrom. with the intention of appropriating the sums to his own use. on being arraigned. severally pleaded guilty. On Satur- day, the Grand Jury made prescntments against Angus McDonald. Lot 36. Margaret Hughes. llrid- get Pembroke. and Daniel Webster, for selling spir- ituous liquors without licence. The case of James Palmer vs. Neil Currie, came on for trial on Monday. and occupied part of two days. This was an action to recover damages for a breach of contract. About a year ago the Defend- ant—a shipwright—entered into a written agreement with the Plaintiff. who at that time had a vessel on the stocks at Crapaud. to lay the deck and finish all the carpenter work above the beams to the satisfac~ tion of the latter. who was to find the materials. The grounds on which the l’laintifl‘claimcd damages was. that the Defendant had failed to fulfill his con- tract within the time specified in the agreement, that bad material had been used. that the work throughout was done in a rough and unworkmanlikc manner, that it would not ass Lloyd's inspection. and consequently prevented the sole of the vessel. to the great injury of the owner. On the part of the defence. it was contended that the nonfnlfilment of the contract was caused by the Pluintifl, who did not supply deck planks. boards. &c.. as they were required. that the material which he did provide. was so sappy and inferior in quality. that a nest and goodjob was an impossibility. that the Plaintiff saw the work as it went on. and the fact of his settling and paying for it. warranted the presumption that the workmanship was completed to his satisfaction. and with Lloyd's Inspector the Defendant had no- thing whatever to do. The evidence on both sides showed that the material was bad. end the work roughly put out of hand. Mr. Sloggett also proved that besides Currie's contract. there were other arts of the vessel incomplete. and that he would not nvo passed her. even if all the Carpenter work above the beams had been Well done. The Jury found for the Defendant. For the Plaintiff Messrs. C. Palmer «8: McLeod ; for the defence. Messrs. Haviland dz Bracken. John II. Gates in. George Proud. This was an Plaintiffs in merchandise in Robertson's store as theirs. was seiv‘ ed upon the Sheriff, who sold them under a Bond of indemnity from Messrs. Dcluny and Byrno. The present action was brought to decide the question who. at the time of seizure. was the rightful owner of the goods in question. On the part of the defence. it was contended that Messrs. Hearts do Son had not only delivered the goods to the purchaser. but also left them in his possession after he had failed to comply with the terms of sale. and allowed him to retail them. as it was proved he did on his own ac- count. Theso circumstances. coupled with the fact that the Plaintlfl‘s' agent. who carried back the signed and blank note to Robertson. and knew what had oc- curred, did not. prior to the Sheriff's sale. claim the goods as the property of Messrs. Hearts & Son. nor use due diligence in asserting their supposed rights. were sufficient to divest these gentlemen of the owner- ship of the goods. In explaining the law of the cue, Mr. Justice Peters told the Jury that. where an article, lettered with a condition. was delivered to a purchaser. the right to the article remained with the vendor until the condition was fulfilled. or until he had. by his own act. renounced all claim to it. Verdict for the Plaintiffs: damages. £139 17s. 2d. For the defence Messrs. dedin. Brecken. and Havi- lsnd;for the prosecution Messrs. Hensley. Long- worth. Hodgson. and E. Palmer. The case was tried by a special Jury, and excited a considerable degree of interest. it being the first suit in which the principle involved came up here for decision. Todlny His Lordship the Chief Justice passed sen- tence on the prisoners as follows z—Patrick Lyons. 4 months’ imprisonment. with hard labor . Cyril Brown. 2 months' imprisonment. with hard labor ; \Villiam Harris. 2 months' imprisonment, with hard labor ; after which the Summary suits and appeals were taken up. The Treasurer also proclaimed all lands in arrear for Land Tax. CHARLOTTETOWN MUTUAL FIRE lNSURANCE COMPANY. Moxmv. 21st January. 1867. At the Annual Meeting of the above Company. held in Temperance Hall. this evening. pursuant to notice published in the newspapers. the President in the Chair. the Secretary was called on to read the notice convening the meeting. the object of which was then declared. and havtng ascertained that the number required by law were present. the Secretary then read the following REPORT 3 Your Directors now present their Eighteenth Annual Report. which. for the first time in tha.history of“ the Company. reveals a calamity of the most appalling magnitude. such as Charlottetown never before wit- nesscd. . _ After being called upon to meet the followin claims for loss—Messrs. Starbird anal LePags for £ 10. and action brought to recover the amount of a promissory note. made by Defendant in November. 1863. and payable in two years and six months after date. to Mrs. Elizabeth Knight or order. The note was a joint and several one, was signed by George Proud. and witnessed by Ewen Amos. who. by the consent of the parties to it, was to hold the document until Mr. Proud's son also signed it, which he never did. Some time afterward, the note. in this incomplete state, was left by the party who witnessed it. with the Plaintiff for discount. It was endorsed in those words: “ Elizabeth Knight. her mark, per Ewen Amos." Before consenting to cash the note, Mr. Gates saw the defendant. who said it was all right, and appeared pleased that it was likely to fall into the Plaintiff’s hands. Proud did not deny making the note, nor did he refuse to pay it, but having learned that Mrs. Knight denied over having endors- ed the note or authorized any one to negocinte it for her, he declined to settle with Mr. Gates until the question who had the legal right to the money was first decided. Amos testified that he sold the note as Mrs. Knight's agent. and that she endorsed it in his presence a few minnets after it was signed. The defendant. Mrs. Knight. Issac Knight and his sister. who were present all the timo.flutly contradicted the testimony. as to the latter point. If Mrs. Knight even had put her mark on the back of the note. the law requires that, being unable to write or read writing. the effect ofthe act should be explained to her. in order to make the eudorament good and valid. There was no evhlencs adduced to show that this was done. In the ease of morkmen, the first endorser must satisfy himself that the party putting his mark to a note knew what he was doing. or run the risk of losing his money through a fraudulent endorse- ment. In this instance. the in uiries were made of the defendant instead of Mrs. night. Misled by the statements of Proud. which were correct enough as far as he was concerned, the Plaintifl' took the note. paid the money for it. and new, notwithstanding that thetmnsnction was fair and honorable on his part. he is unable to recover his money from the maker of the note. which by the verdict of thejury is legally the property of Mrs. Knight. For plaintiff. Messrs. Alley do C. Palmer; for defendant. Messrs. Long- worth do Hensley. Richard Hearts and arm. vs. Thomas Owen. was an auction for tree see brought against the defend- ant. as Sherifi' of isg's ('ounty. for having, in July last. undera Fi. Fa. Execution. issued out of the Supreme Court at the instance of Thomas Delany and E. J. Byron cs. Alexander D. Robertson and D. D. Matheson.seired and sold certain goods found in Robertson's store at Grand River, and which, on the day of sale. were claimed by the Plaintifls in this suit as their property. It appeared from the evi- dence that in J one last Robertson purchased from Messrs. Hearts do Son merchandise to the value of £162. and that one of the conditions of the bargain was that the former should give his own and his father's note of hand as security for the payment. A portion of the goods were forwarded to Grand River early in June. and the balance on the 28th day whole. and a blank note to be signed in accordance with the terms of sale. Instead of getting his father as security. Robertson got D. D. Matheson to join him in the note. and then sent it to Messrs. Heart: A: Son, who returned it (some of the witnesses said next day. and others within seven or ten days) to Robertson. with another blank to be ioined in by his father. which he did not sign. 0n the 17th of July an Execution was levied by the Sherid. as already stated. for a debt contracted in April by Robertson and Mathoson previous to the dissolution of their copartnsrship. and on the day of sale notice that “I! McKinnon 6; Fraser and Mrs. Reddin for £ -the usual alarm of fire aroused the inhabitants of this‘City from their slumbere before daybreak on the morning of 15th July last. When the en ine arrived at the scene of confiagration. it was evi eat that the building on fire could not be saved; but no one contemplated such vast destruction as quickly followed.—-within six hours. four blocks of houses and stores in the most thickly settled part of the City. containing a large quantity of code of all descriptions. in an entire mass of ruins. That the raging flames. which at one time leaped across Queen Street. 100 feet wide. should he stayed in streets only 40 feet in width. can only be accounted for by the intervention of Divine Pnovidcnce rendering suc- cessful the heroic efforts of many who threw their ut- most remaining strength into the almost forlorn hope of saving the City from further devastation. The extent of the Ullllt'U loss I: unknown. It has been roughly estimated at £60,000. Such a fire could not occur without involving this Company in a serious loss. The probability at first was. that our paid up cs - ital. and the whole of our five per cent bends. wourd not be sufficient to meet our share of the losses. Your Directors. after giving the utmost care and at- tention to the varied demands. and endeavor-log to meet them in a fair and liberal spirit. consistent with their desire to protect your interests. have now the pleasure to report that the ordinary funds of the company have been fully equal to the emergency; all the claims have been fully adjusted and paid. with the exception of one of £100. which is waitiu for the receipt of the legal beirs.-—and another is do eyed for want of proof. Total paid since 31st December. 1865. Paid Percival. £ 10 0 0 " City Fire En me. 800 0 0 Policy 825 “ Starbird & o. 610 0 0 " 158 " Fred‘k Lel’age. 100 0 0 u 192 " Fraser& 00.. 200 0 0 " 26 & 803 “ l'eter McGowan. 630 0 0 “ 617 “ Charles Welsh. 400 0 0 “ 637 “ G. F. C. Lowdcn. 475 0 0 ” 688 “ Geo. Henderson. 250 0 0 " 716 " Ben'smin Scott. 225 0 O " 741 “ dormant. 100 0 0 " 843 " John McLean. 150 0 0 " 14 “ W. R Watson. 400 0 0 " 610 " Mrs. Reddin and Trustees. 570 0 0 " 635 ” NeilenkIn, 65 5 0 " 830 “ “'illiam Shaw. 100 0 0 " 280 “ John Holman. 950 0 0 “ 819 " J. G. Eckstadl. 625 0 0 " 294 it 435 ” James Stanley. 420 0 0 " 580 " Maurice Kell . 160 0 0 “ 648 “ Owen Connol '. 250 (l o " 852 “ H. J. P. Tcrhnick. 200 0 0 “ 117 d: 389 " \V. W. Lord. with interest. 152 5 o H. A. Johnston's repairs. 22 0 0 Bank repairs. 12 4 0 .l. D. Mason’s repairs. 12 0 6 W. W. Lord‘s repairs. 30 5 6 Total amount paid. £6,709 0 0 Total amount invested. £7,038 15 4 Outstanding debts. 8 9 £7,082 4 1 Total amount paid. as above. 6.709 0 0 373 4 1 Due heirs of Dewar. 100 0 0 Due Hugh Monaghan (unsettled) - Balance. £273 A 1 Your Directors call your attention to the principles with which this Company took its position at first. via: lowering the rates 0 insurance. and keeping our money on the Island. ' These objects have been steadily kept in view. and the result proves clearly that our institution is based on a sound platform. and has only to be efficiently worked to make it become one of the beat and most useful instr- tutions of‘ the Island; our feeds. although eeenmolati. g slowly. have always been ample to meet every loss. without calling co the shareholders to meet my vtion of the five per cent. bonds. it will be cogcoded that this unit cl‘imed certain .priclau oflbut for this Company the foreign offices would have charged more than double our rates. and if they have met every loss as we have done. they could not have done more for the assured than we have accomplish- ed. If such is the case. then. our total premiums amounting to 26.809. is at least the amount of saving effected to the pockets of‘ insurers. which. otherwise. in hard cash or sterling exchange. would. are this. have found its way to the cofi‘sra of the foreign ofllees. Add to this the fact that. for the support and emcienc) oftho Fire Department. this Com any have always entertained the most lively interest. ur contributions for this also ject. including the grant of £300 durin the past year. towards the purchase of the Steam Fired-Ingres. amounts to the sum of £400. We need- not ask if any foreign office would have done likewise. We would also recommend that our appeal he made to the city to prohibit the further erection of wooden buildings in already thickly settled parts of Charlotte- town. Your Directors. in relin uishing their trust. desire to express their belief that t is Company is as much re- quired and squall y calculated to promote the best intel- csts of the insured or at any previous time. By order of the Directors. HENRY PALMER, See'y. Mutual Fire Insurance Office. ' Kent Street. Jan. 19. 1887. After which a good deal of discussion arose. in which Ion. Mr. Colcs. Hon. Mr. Boer. Hon. Dr. Johnston. ll. Haeaard. Wm. Heard. J. W. Morrison. H. J. Cai- beck. Eequires. Messrs. Bertram Moore. Stentiford. and others took part. regarding the liability of the Company in cases where pro erty was destroyed or stolen during removal from buil ings on fire. The matter was undo. cided. and left. in a great measure. to the decision of the Directors. accurding to the equity or particulars of each indivrdual case. The Hon. Dr. Johnston having observed the grsah smount of extra labor entailed on the Directors in in- vestigating and settling the claims on the Com any for loss during the past year. moved that a vote of) thanks be tendered to the Board of Directors for their cars- mitting attention in adjusting said claims. The President informed the Com any that the time was seeing away. and that they Illff better proceed to the usincss of the evening. viz: the election of a new Board of Directors. five of whom were to be taken from the old Board. when the following gentlemen were duly elected for the ensuing year. via: Hon. George Colcs. Hon. Goo. Beer. H. J. Calbeck. William Brown. Artemss Lord. Owen Connoll '. Mark Butcher. John lags. Thomas Dodd. William odd. Thomas Eatery. ertram Moore. and J. D. Mason. Eeqnircs. The President being requested to vacate the chair. and William Heard. Esq.. called thereto. the thanks of the Company were tendered to the President for his eflcien. services during the evening. and duly acknowledged by him. THE NEW MARKET HOUSE. The new Market House. which is the best building of the kind in the Lower wpp opened yesterday. It is_150 feet long. 46 feet wme. 30 feet poet. end contains 108 windows and ten doors. The cellar. which covers the same area as the building. is 8 feet deep. walled with stone from the bottom. and divided into 10 apartments. In the roof there are 8 ventilators. four on each side; and above the whole rises a cupole. whose summit is 85 feet from the ground. The market will be held on the lower floor, which is divided isfo three seetioos, of which one has been set apart for the butchers. one for country produce. fruit, fowis. drc.. and the centre for flour and meal. The butchers’ depart- ment contains 14 stalls. besides two large tables in the centre. which are equal to eight stalls more. In the and set apart for the country market are four large tables. and a counter round the well for has- kets. drc. The market is heated by four large stoves, with pipes so arrsnzcd as to convey the heat to every part of it. The cellar and butchers' stalls will be lot by the City Council. and form one of the sources from which the Corporation will derive a revenue. The upper story. when finished. is intended for a public linll. In consequence of the recent heavy snow and bad slate of the roads. the display of coun- try produce was exceedingly limited The butchers' department. on the other hand. was well filled with beef. mutton. pork. dzc. James Reddin.Esq.. one of the City Falliers. purchased from Mr. Bridges. the first meal sold in the new building. On the opening of the first Market House, built in 1818. Governor Smith bought every article offered for sale in it for about 253. or 803. Times have changed considerably in that interval. Yesterday, the butcho crs' meat alone would cost between £200 and £300. The present old Market House was built in 1823. and was then considered much more in excessof the wants of the country than the one just opened. The New Market is faithfully built. and reflects great credit upon the contractors. Messrs W. and D. Fraser. These gentlemen tendered for the work. when both labor and material were cheap. but in consequence of the recent calemitous fire. the wages and lumber went up so high that a contract that would not be more than remunerative, becomes a losing one. Under these circumstances. we think the Messrs. Fraser are in equity. entitled to some- thing in addition to the amount of their contract. and we trust their claims will receive the favorable consideration of the civic authorities. We are not an advocate for setting aside the terms of written on- gagements. and it should be resorted to onlyon very exceptional cases. Such. we believe. is that of the contractors in the present instance. The public should receive no man's services without compensa- tion. Charlottetown has now the most eommodioes Market House in the Lower Provinces. Georgetown is provided with one equal to its present wants. Summerside is an important place of business. but it has neither a regular market our market house. Let the people make an early application to the Legislature. and have this went supplied. We shall be glad to give them every support in our power. Summersids like other progressive towns ought to have a Market House. and is entitled to a rent of money from the public treasury to aid tam II building one.-—Pat.. Jan. 26. largest and Previous. MECHANICS' FISHING COMPANY OF M LO‘I‘TD'I‘OWN. The adjourned Annual Mcetia of the above ssnpa was held last evening. when tb'e Directors Mix a statement of their operations during the past which. ooosldoria .the cine-stances of the Com m the ant year 0 m ssistoaeo. and the fact that I “og :12": 33.35;." .. ‘ wow 4 1‘? if 5‘. 3g “nu-emu... v'-r :zmwm ,‘mw w “a. We.“ ~ me i i I: of