site tt i he Divine command. We! spectfully request our Provincial us in this good work by author ities to co- e} ti existipg laws, which, 10 enforcing the mavy instances, flarrantly viol ated. -~ Tus Darcy EXAMINER. | LSs4 MARCH 29, About Telegrams. Tue papers relative to the Piers being now betore the public, the re is every Op- portunity of judging as to the truth of . ° y)° the telesrams sent by Messrs. Sullivan | and Davies on the 19th and 20th Febru- ary last. Mr. Sullivan’s telegram reads | thus: “Orrawa. Feb. 19, 1854 ‘Mi ater 1 Publi y' orks received bis Chief Engineer's »t vesterday. It is favor able an i wi we subs ially con urred ip bv Cabinet this week Hesides assuming works and fundiig provincial expenditure, Do-| minion Gov eot will place in estimates | this season, a sum sufficient to put Piers taken, in thorougn re pul “WW, W. SuLuvan.” Afr. Davies’ telegram reads as follows “Orrawa, Feb, 20, 1884. ‘No Piers money granted or proposed. Gov- ernment refused to say Engineers’ not reported. “TL. H. Daviss.” Mr. Davies’ defenders here, have al- leged in his defence that he did not refer in the above telegram tothe Report ot the Engineers’ who examined our Piers last summer, but to that of the Engineer, Mr. Perley. Now, we find? Mr. Perley’s report is dated on the 16th of February, or four days befor e ié lee sent. The 16th of February fellon Saturday. The Monday following was the 18th, and it would of course follow, that a document completed sh , the i qram 1s by the Engineer on Saturday would reach | the Minister on the Monday following. This exactly corroborates Mr. Sullivan's telegram of Tuesday the 19th, that the Evgiueer’s Report was 18th of February Here then we have the most unmistakeable evidence that in | this respect Mr. Davies’ telegram was entirely false, and Mr. Sullivan's stricily | true. The other portions of Mr. Davies’ tele- gram are equally false. 20th of February the Goverumeuvt re- fused to say whether any money would be voted for our piers. The next quibble will be that his telegram referred to the answer he received from Sir Langevin on the 13th of February. This quibble,if urged, will show what duplicity Mr. Davies was capable of resorting to in order to deceive the electors of Belfast, on the eve of the late election. Mr. Sullivan's telegram is now demon- strated to be true. The Chief Exgineer’s report was received on the day stated. The liability of the Dominion to maintain the piers of Federal importance to this Islaud was admitted, therefore the report was favorable. It was ‘*substantially” concurred in only three days later than expected by Mr. Sullivan when he sent the telegram, and a sum is authorized to be placed in the estimates to put ‘‘the piers taken ia thorough repair.” Mr. L. H. Davies now whetber any will be. Chiet ' what do} re cely ed by | the Minister on the previous day (the) We defy Mr. | Davies to produce any proof that on the| Hector | stands con- ~ eae THE DAIL PROVINGIAL LEGISLATURE, ASSEMBLY. | - > ~ | HOUSE OF Fripay, March 28. | The Bill to incorporate ‘'The Charlotte- | ‘town Water Works Company” was reported | from the Special Committee, and ordered ‘for second reading. Among the petitioners lasking for this Act of incorporation are | Win. Murphy, Daniel Davies, R. R. Fitz- John Ings, W. E. Dawsvn, Alex. |McKinnon, J. D. McLeod, Donald Me-} 'Kinnon, William Dodd, James Byrne, | ‘hos. Handrahan, 8. W. Crabbe, Ben) Rogers, David Laird, Horace Hagszard, F. |W. Hales. L. C. Owen, Owen Connoliy, Wm. Weeks, L. L. Beer, Geo. Peake, Fred h Perkins, I. r, dona d, W A Wee ks, Hi. J. |W. DeBlvis, Geo. Davies, Chas. Palmer, J. | Longworth, 8S. W. Dodd, J. T. Jenkins, | Theo. L. Chappelle and Wm. Koughan. | oe raid, | i i Che capital stock of this Company is to be} ' £150,000, divided into six thousand shares of #25 each. the bill to prevent the shooting and de- stroying of wild fowle at night by the use of i torchlights, ete., was read the first time }and made an order of the day for second | reading. | The County Court’s Amendment Act was read the second time. The expiring Laws Committee reported | a bill to continue certain Acts therein named, The Attorney General presented corre- spondence between the Sce-retarv of State, Ottawa, and His Honor the Lieutenant- Governor of this Province, relating to the publication of a pamphlet by authority of the Government, and at the request of the Marquis of Lorne, containing information relating to the soil, climate, and resources of this Province as a field for Emigration. A Bill authorising the Sale ef Lands at Princetown Common and Royalty was intro duced by the Attorney General and ordered for second reading to-morrow. Satrurpay, March 29. Sutuivan introduced a Bill execution of Deeds by married women. Also an Act respecting affidavits and affirmatives ; and also an Act relating to Law Students, all of which were severally received and read the firs: time, and ordered for the second reading on Monday next. The Bill authorizing the sale of lands in Princetown Common and Royalty was ‘considered in Committee of the Whole House, and reported agreed to. Hon. Mr. Frrevson presented to the House the reports of the Provincial Ex- |hibition Commissioners, the Advisory | Board, and Commissioners to the St. John | Dominion Exhibition, and of Government | Stock Farm Commissioners. | At noon the House adjourned until | Monday next, at three o'clock in the after- ; noon. Hon. Mr. respecting the i —-_- Educational Institute. The usually monotoneus routine work of the Institute was, last evening, broken in {upon by a somewhat diverting episode. |One member felt aggrieved at what ap- | peared in the columns of THe Examinsr, | purporting to be astatement of his remarks, jat the last meeting of the Institute, on | “Ungraded Schools.” He likewise re- | ferred to a former report which made him | say that he was opposed to the teaching of Latin in our common schools. Another gentleman, who also shali be nameless, like- wise (the opportunity being seemingly favorable) alluded to what he was reported to have eaid some two or three months ago on the ‘Course of Study.” He was, how- victed of sending a telegram to this Island|eyer, very charitable; being willing to on the eve of the Belfast election, and|exeuse our reporter for any alleged for the purpose of influencing that misstatement ani having the print- election. every word of which wasie® (who would appear to be no unten Ya ie. truly, the prevaricator ! one in particular, hence no offence is tw ——_ or Death of H. R. H. Prince Leopold. Our despatches to-day announce the death of Prince Leopold, fourth son of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. It oc- curred very suddenly at Cannes as His Royal Highness was about starting for Darmstadt to attend the wedding of his neice. Prince Leopold was a victim of hemophilia, a disease of the bleod where excessive bleeding occurs spon taneously or from slight cause. It was probably one of those fits of bleed- ing whieh yesterday to him proved fatal. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold George Duncan Aibert, was born on the! éth of April, 1853, and had he lived to the 7th prox., would be thirty-one years of age. Lle married on the 27th of April. 1882, the Princess Helen of Waldeck-Pyrmont, sister to the Queen of the Netherlands. He was created Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence, and Baron Arklow iu 1881-2. Family, aud Her Majesty, our despatches state, is profoundly affected by his death. -—~-- =e + eo ae The Truth is in Us. In its flimsy article on the pier money, the Patriot calls Tue ExamIneR a “living organ.’ Yet inthe same article it admits that Tux roughly reliable. Though the piers correspondence were laid on the table of the House of Assembly on Friday evening, the editor of the Patriot did not take the trouble of consulting them for his own or his readers information. It says “we have not yet seen the Piers correspondence, but we glean from the Examiyer the following informatios.”” That is all in- formation i reference to the pier question. Now, ifthe Examimrer is a “lying why does the Patriot cater it? figures to the public? Why does not the editor or his pumerous subs ‘‘seek and find?’ The truth is, the editor ot the Patriot believes every statement we make, but it does not sait his circumstances to acknowledge his belief ia this respect. Therefore, he says with his pen we lie, while bis own actIVUS prove the truth is m us, Prince Leo- | pold was a special favorite in the Royal | EXAMINER is tho-| be taken,) blamed for incorrect reports ! We have, however, been assured by mem- bers of the Institute that our reports have been in every instance substantially correct. And here we may remark that, if members | of the Institute desire to see their speeches | correctly reported, we ask them to be some- | what more explicit and definite in their re- |marks ; for we have not yet reached that exactness which enables one to report what speakers tended to pay. linmediately following this digression | Dr. Leeming was called upon by the | President to read an essay on ‘*Decimal | Notation.” The audience was small but appreciative. The Dr. started with Egyp- tian numerical characters, carrying us along through the Hebrew, Greek, Roman, |Runie and Sanesorit or Arabic notation, giving an historical review of those charac- ters, showing by charts the several marks representing numbers, and explaining bow the several characters assumed their forms both in writing and sculpture. The Doctor has always something fresh for his hearers; and in this instance he was not behind former oceasions, his essay being interlarded |with many instructive and interesting comments. The chief speakers were Messrs. D. Montgomery, J. McSwain and the President. ' 7s Our Advertisers. A White wants a tenant for the brick store on Queen Street lately occupied by W. A. Hutcheson. R. H, Crawford announces that the meet- ing of the License Commissioners has been adjourned until Monday next, at eleven o'clock. E. W. Taylor offers a reward of $5.00 for the recovery of a bound memorandum book, lost at the time of the late fire. Mrs, Stamper cails for tenders for the rection of a brick building on the South Side of Queen Square. oo There are twenty vacancies in the Car- linals’ College. Although by recent ap- pointments the number of ltalians has been reduced, they still propomderate. One solitary survivor, Cardina! Schwartzenberg, Archbishop of Prague, owes his appvint ment to the predecessor of Pius TX., and nas, therefore, held his high position for nearly half a century. Thirty-seven were created by Pius IX , and already twenty have been elevated to the cardinalate by the present pontiff, while twenty vacancies remain to be filied. Cardinal McCloskey is, as yet, the only wearer of the svarlet cloak on thts content. to retain their srvices, and especially any- i thing that wou'd tend to lessen the costs l'aylor, J. B. Mac- | Callbeck, G. | ek LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. | A Third House. Sin, —Is it true that in this Province we have three Houses before which all public business must pass before becoming law ? {t is rumored that the third house is composed of a society of lawyers, who have members among both political parties in the House of Assembly; and one of the objects of the auciety is to veto or obstruct any legislation that is not supposed to advance the interest of the legal profession, or the clients of such as have money enough in legal proceedings, or lessen the revenues tu be derived by those non-producers from the labor of the producers of the country. If this is the case, and the legal pro- feasion have the power to dictate what levislation shall take place and what petitions to the legislature shall be acted upon by Parhament, it will be a strong argum nt to be used in favor of @ legislative union of the Maritime Provinces, as In a larger community such a society would not be likely to have the same influence in proportion to their number in the govern- ment of the country, as they appear to have in this Province. Yours, etc., LAYMAN. CURRENT NOTES. An agitation in Bale, Switzerland, against the priestly control of education has re- sulted in a popular verdict against the con- tinuance. The Grand Council submitted the question to vote, The ballot- box showed that 4.479 were in favor of committing the schools to the care of laymen, while only 2,910 voted for clerical control. The building of the Jong-projected Roman Catholic cathedral in London is about to be begun. As was to be expected, it is to be on ascale of great magnificence. The site is that occupied by Tothill Fields Prison, and has been purchased for $575,- 000. The estimated cost of the building itself is shout $25,000,000. In magnitude the structure will surpass Westminster Abbey. It is Cesigned to be 570 feet in length and 350 in breadth, Westminster Abbey being 511 feet in length and 203 feet across the transepts. The Dominion Government have decided to yield to the pressure of the regular life insurance companies and will abandon the bill for this session at least, amending the General Life Insurance Act of 1877. The bill, which has passed its first reading, places mutual benefit and co-operate life associations under the General Life Insurance Act, making it compul- sory for all American concerns of this character to take out licenses and deposit fifty thousand dollars with the Government as security for insured, while Canadian associations are not obliged to make a deposit, although subject to inspection. The regular life insurance companies hold that no distinction should be made, but that all, whether American or Canadian, should be compelled to make the deposit. In view of these representations, no further action will be taken on the bill this session. The Catholic directory for 1874 gives the following statistics of the Catholic Church in the United States: There are 13 arch- bishops, 57 bishops, 6,385 priests, 1,651 ecclesiastical students, 6,613 churches, 1,159 chapels, 1,476 stations, 22 ecclesiastical seminaries, 87 colleges, 599 academiss, 2,582 parochial schools, 481,834 pupils at- tending the parochial schools, 204 asylums, and 139 hospitals. There has been an in- crease during the last year of 289 priests, 217 ecclesiastical students, 372 churches, 6 colleges, 20 academies and 41 parochial schools, and in the aitendance an increase of 53,192 pupils, and 19 asylums. The number of Catholics in the country is given at 6,623,176. The number of Roman Catholic clergy in England is 2,176. Scot- land added six to her list of clergy during the year. The number of churches, sta- tions and schools in Scotland and England increased fifty-one per cent. during the past twelve months. England has one arch- bishop and fourteen bishops, and Scotland two archbishops. Madison Square Congregational Church, New York, has been for months in a state of great perturbation. Stormy meetings have from time to time been held, the scenes at which occassionally rivalled the animation at political partizan assemblages, The present pastor of the congregation, Rev. Mr. Newton, was and is a minister in connection with the Methodist Episcopal body. He entered on an engagement to supply ihe pulpit of Madison Square Con- gregational Church. After a time a number in the congregation thought he should either consent to be formaliy installed as a Congregationalist minister or retire. Dr. Newman and his friends objected to the proposal aud the antagonism subsequently became intense. A council has just decided that the course proposed by what is termed the Old Church party is the proper one to follow, and they advise the calling of a meeting to finally end what has been a long, unseemly and bitter contention, All parties in this militant congregation seem now inclined to manifest a conciliatory spirit. It is pretty clear that among the other storm-clouds lowering over England a regency now impends. That which has long been coming seems at last to have eome. The Crown is politically faineant; yet a great change in the social character of the Court might in the present frame of the public mind be attended with political effects. The Prince of Wales went into life with an excellent disposition; nor in be- coming a voluptuary has he, like most voluptuaries, become heartless or forgotten old friends who are entirely outside his pre- sent circle. He had the misfortune to loose, at the critical moment, the three men who might have stayed his youthful steps in the slippery path, his father (whose hand, however, was rather too tight), the Duke of Neweastis, and General Bruce. Bad men,*and women as bad, of course, soon beset the unguarded heir to the throne. The pleasures of Mariborough House have not been like those of Carlton House, grossly scandalous; yet the company kept there has wrought the most serious mis- chief by lowering the tone and standard of society. It is possible that if the Prince comes into a position of high responsibility the sun may break through the clouds; but suns do not often break through the clouds a ths aye of furty-threy.— Dyin, — fatto tea WX A MINER, NS —— =. MAR CH 29, GRYAT SALE OF ew Cottons. We have just opened a large Stock of FNCLISH AND AMERICAN PRINTS, NEW SPRING STYLES, Received Before the Advance in Duty. ee We have an immense stock of GREY AND WHITE COTTONS, Purchased when the Cotton market was at the lowest point of depression. Fleecy Cottons, sheeting Cottens, Pillow Cottons, TABLE LINEN AND NAPKINS, Towels and ‘Towelling, TAPISTRV, SCOTCH ARD BRUSSELS CHR And other House Furnishing Goods. Wee ob WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. oO —— CHOICE TEAS, VERY CHEAP! By the Chest, Half-Chest, and Quarter-Chest. of 5, 10, 15 and 20 pounds, GEO. DAVIES & Co. Ch’town, Feb. 11, 1884. Lm eT reno THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDEN AND GLOBE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF. BIN GOAIN D. a () ESTABLISHED A. DBD. 1836. —_—o fnvested Funds, $30,632,000; of which ONE MILLION DOLLARS is invested in Canada. 0 General Reserve and Fire Ke-Insurance Fund, SEVEN MILLION 1WO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. Also, in Packages aS eee ee a SS ———0 This Company will now do a general business in the City and Province. Risks taken daily by R. R. FITZGERALD, AGENT. ee ae — NEW SPRING GOODS. J. B. MACDONALD S now showing an extensive range of NEW PRINTS, bought i before the advance in duty, consisting of,— 650 pieces, in all the Newest Besigns, 2@ bales (SOO pieces) Grey Cottons, White Cottons, in the Diffcrent Makes, *heetings and Pillow Cottons, Towellings and Stair Linens, —— ALSO A Large Variety of Carpets, in Brussels, Tapestry, Scotch and Butch Carpets, Siair Carpets, Mearth Rugs, and Doer Mats. SOLD AT THE LOWEST CASH PRICES, J. B. MACDONALD. Ch’town, Feb. 28, 1884.—2aw wkly, GRAND SALE OF. DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING. --0:—— OHN MACPHEE & CO. will, durixg the HOLIDAY SEASON, give special bargains in Dress Goods, Kuit Wool Goods kanlles, Shawls, lannels, Hosiery, Gloves, & CLOTHING. CLOTHING. Men’s Overcoats, $3.90, $5.00, $6.50, $7.50, up. Men's Ulsters, $4.95, $0.25, $7.00, up. Men’s Reefers, $2.95, $3, $3.50, $5, $4.50, $5.50 ap. Fur Caps, Kid Mits and Gloves, Cardigan Jackets, Worsted T weeds, Under- clothing, Buffalo Robes, Horse Rugs, Small Wares, etc. PARKS WARP, CHRAP. Cash Buyers can depend on getting REAL BARGAINS Department, Ch’ town, March J0, 1884.—eodl ——— in every WHOLESALE AND RETALL, JOHN MACPHEE & CO, ROBERT ORR’S OLD STAND, Ch’town, Dec; 12, 1883:—2aw wkly pres pat. TO LET, ‘The large Breck Store on Queen Street, be oocupied by Mr. W. A Hutch: son, Apnly to A. WHITE, Or W. F, CARTER. March 29, 1*84—tu sa tf ‘TO BUILDERS. NEALED TENDI KR will be received the subsc:i! er, av her ree dence, on Street, until Saturdey, the I2ih of April, a - twelve o'clock, noon, from anv person or sors willing to contract for tle «rection of a Brick Building. on the South side of Square. HTlans and specification to be seen at the office of Thomas Al'ey, Prneo § The subscribe does not bind hers If to take the lowest or any tender. CATHERINE N. STAMPER, Ch’town, March 29.—4i sa tn fr tu NioTICZ. The meeting of the Board of License Qug. missioners, appointed to be held in the Cousg Room, in the Law Courts Building, in Clygg, lotietown, this day, is a journed unti] Mop. day nex', the 3!at Cay’ f March, instant, then to be held atthe same place, at eleven o'clock, a ™ By order of the Duuid, R, H. CRAWFORD, Chief Lospector, Ch’town, March 29, 1784, $5.00 REWARD, OST, at the time of the late fire, a bound Memorandum Book, about cne foot long, Whoever brings the same to E W. Taylor, Watchmaker, will be paid the above reward, “March 29, 1884 —3i a N. J. CAMPBELL, (Successor to Campbel! & Rayden) Auctioneer and Commission Merchant, SHIP BROKER, AND INSURANCE AGENT, COR. OF QUEEN AND WATER STS., Charlottetown, P. E. Island, Importer and Jobber of Cheice Grecerics and Spices. General Agent for P. E. Island of the British Empire Mutual Life Assurance Com pany, of London, Engiand Special attention given to Auction Sales of Lumber, Coal, Fish, Apples and other Fruit, Real Estate, Housebold Furniture, Bankrupt and other Stocks, and al! kinds of Merchan- dise. Correspondence and Consignments solicite?. Returns promptly made. ‘ March 28, 1854. NOTICE. LL persons owing Robert Young, of Charlotictown, merchant, are hereby not fied to make payment fir hwith to the subscriber, agent of Messrs Danicl & Boyd, assignees «f raid dibts, at Robert Young's store, 77 Queen Street, Charlottetown, W J. ROBERTSON, Ch’town, March 28, 1*84~ 6i schooner For Sale. me ee ‘yx schooner ‘ Entery rise,’ twenty tons Register. Apply to A KENNEDY & CO.,, Heed of Queen’s What, Ch'town, March 2%, if $5600 REWARD. REWARD ot five buncred do)!are will be paid by the urdersigned to the per son giving such inio:mation as wil! conviet the party or partis who fileniovsly de- siroyed by fie, onthe night of the 20h instant, the stable si'vate at the bead of Knight’s Whaif, in Souris East, JAMES McFARLANE, VEBNON H ENIGHT, Trustees of Estate of late Jchn Knight. Souris, March 28, 1884, SEED WHEAT, Ww°* have a quantity of choice Fife and White Russian Seed Wheat, expected in a few days per ‘‘Northern Light,” imported from a rchable farmer near Toronto, will be sold cheap. HORNE, PIERCE & CO. March 28—law th wkly The Pathways to Fame, ee C. FLEMING, ESQ, Editor of the e Charlottetown Herald, will deliver a LECTURE, on the above sul ject. under the auspices of the Catholic Literary Union, in ST. PATRICK’S HALL, —ON re Wednesday Evening, dad April Admission, 10 cents; Reserved Seats, 15 cents. Tickets for sale at Fraser & Reddia’s Drug Store and at Apotbecaries’ Hall. Doors open at 730; Lecture to commence at eight p. m. T, CURRAN, Secre Ch’town, March26, 1°84. \UBSCRIBE for the WEEKLY EXAme Pdi SRC haa Sat 2M