‘ ft Se: Se EP Or om e if a peopesat hath been made The Prassina Government has addressed a tt may not be | despateh to Vienna declaring that the mea difficult to devise procets of CerriCorml Coat | sures announeed by Austcia in’ the Federal is needed for the par-| Diet violate the Ireaty ot Gastein, and cause pose \ pecuniary indemnity bas been sag- | the suspension of the co-poseession as aoW eXx- gested, aud it was per best wling inthe Dechies. The two Powers are, fe ; but thé very neces | therefore, restored to the position and rights the Conferene tor the surrender of S teste promasation, beat Gonser mips tie sugges trom that eoald be om ealv yirestt nm that arises is. where m@ the mo : > Would any body lend the heagel Maly the needfal e@ash to per chase Venetia? lt: may be that the qaestiuon qwoult be answered vegn- vey to Gotee trom the convietion tively, thas has déereered the minds of Italian | statesmén ao regolutely towards war. Their poliey i a beld one, but ie is baxardous They have already exhausted their finances wm looking for the acjuisition of Venetia and Rowe. laavenae louns have been swallowed op, the (sewn domains have been sold, and still there is @ great deficit in the budget The prospect of Ltaly being engaged in war has sumulated Bourbon conspirotors, and in the €wo Sieiles and throughout the penin- sula the: police are engaged in looking for those ehewies of Vietor Emmanuel. Creat dietdptent prevails on account of the high tag heh n, but the people have no desire to see the reign of their old masters and tyrants restored. They are with the King and his ninisters on the war question ; bat there are stfresen among thea who should perceive the danger of the course they are entering upon. ‘Tf Austria and Prassia were to make up their differences and shake hands the Italians would searely have a chance. But \uStria evidently considers herself capable of overcoming Prussia and defending her possessions ayninst [talian aggressors at the same time. She depends upon an immense uring and able generals ; but the issue of the war.which she se tering upon is a matter of extreme doubt, end it may not realise the expectations and desires uf any of the belli- geFents. THE WAR CRISIS. THE CONFESMNCE ABANDUNED. The French Goveroment has sont a note to Viewna in reference to the reply given by Austria to the invitation for a Conference The French Government regrets that this reply must be considered a refusal to take pert on the Conference, and thereture as frus- trating the efforts for the preservation of peace. The Cons/ilutionnel says:—*+ We know already the impression produced in London and St. Petersburg by the Austrian reply to the invitation to a Conference. It was immediately asked, not without reason, what udvanta ge could be expected from a Conference if Austria persisied in her present determination, Ac urding tu the reservations made by that Power two questions would disappear from the programme. We deeply regret the uttitade assumed by the Vienna Cabinet. Without doubt each Power re- gardd its interests from its own point of view ; but it cppears to us that Furope had a right teexpect uther determinatiors from a great Conservative Power."’ Austria refused to listen to any argument or entertain any proposal which would see to give Venetia to Italy. This being said there was uf course an end to the Congress Nothing remained t. ¢onfer about. Prussia as well as Italy only cured to enter a Congress in the hope of obtaining peacefully certain advantages which will otherwise have to he suught by war. The Congress was to be convened in order to see whether certain transfers of territory could not be arranged If the question of a transfer of territory is not to be raised, there is nothiug Jeft for a Congress to propose or disevss. Briefly stat- ed, therefore, the condition of things is that Austria has rejected’ the peaceful overtures of England aod France. and taken upon herself, to use the diplomatic form of words common- ly applied to such » proceeding, the full res- Ponsibility of the eonsequenees But if we torn to the purely German side of the ques- tron we find that there to» Austria has taken « decisive and even a defiant attitude. She hus declared to the German Diet tiat she has tried in vain to come to any settlement with Prussia in regard to Schleswig-Holstein, und that therefore “he would leave the ar- rangement in the hands of the Diet, and would empower the Governor cf Llulstein to convoke the Estates of that Duchy. This is in plain fact a defiance of Prassia. It is the repudiation of the Convention of Gastein, by which, after the Danish war two years back, Austria and Prussia bound themselves one with the other to bold and govern, on certain t xpress conditions, the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstien. The latter Duchy wus placed in the hands of Austria, and distinct provi- sions were made for its occupation and go- vernment. It was the special object of Prus- sia, announced in words over and over again, that herself and Austria, and nut in any way accorded them by the I'r: aty ul Vienna, which j retains its Ruropean validity, } Intelliyence from Venice states that great jizitation prevatls in that city on account of the forved lean and the refasal of the munici- pality to ey-operate in collecting it. Great / numbers tad deserted the city in consequence jof the new conseription ordered by the Go- ivernment. ‘The authorities are said to bave made arrangement for carrying away the | fuods and valuables of the Basilica of Se. Mark. The Austrian General Von Benedek is pre- paring for fighting by ordering all news- paper correspondents out ot his camp, and prohibiting any officer from either writing to the journals or giving any intormation to any person who might wish to write. it is siated that several regiments have sturted to garrisou the frontiers of the Alps. Some regiments from Algeria, and which tor some months have been stationed ia the south of France, in particular two regiments of Chasseurs d Afrique, have been despatched by rapid marches to the northern frontier. One of these regiments bas started from Car- eassonnne for Manbeuge. The Moniteur du Soir says :—*' Intelligence received trom Koel announces that Prussia ts preparing to reclatm the right of co-posses- sion of the Duchies ag existing previous to the conclusion of the Gastein Convention. Gen. Von Manteuffel is stated to heave re- ceived orders to allow the Austrians to re- enter Schleswig should they desire. Gen ‘on Manteaffel bimself would only take) German, Norwegian—have all given proofs of possession of those cantonments in Holstein | not oceupird by the Austrians.”’ It ig ssated that when the Austrian deter- mination was communicated to the Emperor | Napoleon he said, ** Well, Austria takes upon herself a grave responsibility.” What part he intends to play im the coming san- guinary drama remains yet to be seen; but there are very few people in France or else- where who expect that he will keep out ol the contest. An Imperial ordinance has been publizhed . ad and Co, possessing the advantages of the ‘clearing, ' and that the extension of bus- ress subsequently atuse through the Indian connection of the Agea and United Service Bank EKverybudy will allow that the direc- tors have wade a bold fight to the last, and now that they have succumb d, we only to be hoped the loss to the shareholders will be jess thaw is generally anticipated. <--> TO THE CANADA. LEPTER FROM THE HON. MR. MCGEE, AN APPEAL IRISHMEN OF i To the Editor of the Toronto Freeman: My Deak Sin,—At the moment | write, infor maton, more or less accurate, is received here. that the Sweeney faction among the Fenians are resolved to make a desperate dash on this prace- tul Proviace Without provecation—witbout pretext of pro- vocation—without authority or sanetion trom any lawful power—crippled by the avathema of the | Church, and outlawed by the Federal Govern- eat, these deluded men dare to menace Canada. Oficered by such braves as Jenningson the jay- hawker, of Kansas notoriety, and the English renegade, Percy Windham, they dare to assail our troutier, in the abused name of Ireland and the Lrish peopel. The turbulent and the dissolute floating population of the large lake and seaport cities torm the rauk and file—all of them tetally igueraut of the true state of Canada, crammea full ot falsehoods as to the discontent of oar po- pulation and the Preneh Canadians, and all, when once in the field, absolutely at the merey of the English renegade and the Kansas jayhawker. | L need not say te you who have se stoutly and so long dove battle with this huge imposture, that | all classes and orders in Canada will unitedly do | their duty, and their whole duty, by their country. | Native Canadians, whether of French or British | origin, will rally to a man fer their homes and | their altars. The emigrant popnlation—British, i | their love for their adopted country. The rem- juant of the brave aborigines have placed their jserviees al the command of the Government. | The youth of our sehools and colleges have lett their quiet balls and playgrounds, to offer the first fruits of their valor on the altar of the Patria ! As you know, T have always discouraged special jappeals te special classes of the Canadian people: IL do not intend to part from that usage. But this people who make private war, who assail Canada inthe name of Treland: 1 deny that the ring- leaders are Irishmes—with seme exceptions; 1 - —e NEW MARKET MOUSE | To no other litht can regson regard them. | i ‘ a é ‘ , 7 a Mr, WHELAN; “ae ‘ ; : : Since the new Market Honse has been begun, | of the British Colonies weve realized, Ireland | Uf their insane prophecies of snecessful invasion | I have often thought whether it was to be a twe) would be as far from Laputa as at present; and | or a three storied building, and recently, qite | the man who, believing in her political and so unexpectedly, had a peep at the plan, which solved | oi) pe reneration at the hands of the refugees the doubt by fixing it at two stories. This T think from jails and mad-houses, defrauded of their iis quite an oversight on the part of the Corpora- ‘and should be 8@ constructed as not only to be ws i service to the public, but also to be as mach a) I have to say, te quit my conscience about these | at Vienna relative to the course to be pur: | deny that they represent Ireland, to whom Canada sued towards foreign war ships on the Aus- | las dene no wrong. On the contrary, whenever trian coasts. Jt is thereby ordered that ships Ireland appealed lo ns, as inthe case of the dis- belonging to nations in amity with Austria | tives in Connaught and the Catholie University be permitted to cast anchor on the coast. | col'ection, we have always heartily responded to | but let it be known that we can accommodate . jher call, TL will add that amore wanton, immoral ‘ , all, ‘ ‘ i 7 A } tee i atturo, an * 5 atte Che ports of Venice, Pula, Cattaro, and the | unjustifiable assault was never made upen a | peacetal people, and the fate of pirates and tree- booters is the only fate they can expect. But you and T onght not to conceal from the | Claas to which socially and religiously we ourselves belong, that in cousequence of the assumptions jand pretensions of the invaders, their Lrish eries jand colors and balderdash, they have devolved ) upon the Trish in Canada the special obligation of taking a determined and conspicuous stand in the detence ot this country. There must be ne half- way work—there must be no milk-and-water lukewartness on our part. All Canadians have their duties ; but we have a duty additional to the duty of others. We are belied as a class, we are compromised as a class, by those scoundrels ; and as a cliss We must vindicate our loyalty to the freest country lett to Lrishiwan on the face ot the globe. Remember, fellow-countrymen of Upper Ca- nada! remember my warning. Do not under- value it, It is not as a member of Government or a wember of Parliament | venture to address you. L speak as one of yourselves, as a true friend, who neither flotters nor misleads you Under Confederation, whieh is now a fact certain, you will need all the moral strength of an impreg- nable position to hold your own in Upper Canada Remember what I say; you stand or fall, for this generation, by your couduct in these first days ot June, 1566! So long as one of thease hordes encumbera the soil of our adopted country, let there be ueither Orangemen nor anti Orangemen kuewn amongst as. When we have brushed them from the ber- der, our distinetions, if it must be so, can be re- vived. The duty of the hour, however, is to strengthen the volunteer force throughout the country; te furnish all usefal information to the authorities; to facilitate the movements of the troops, regulars and militia; to exert, in short, every energy and resource for the protection of our homes, and altars, aud institutions, This is my humble advice. Let ue class go be- fore you in this day of trial, Let no class bave 1 hereafter to say that you failed your country in the hour of danger. Suffer vot your character aa a class to be irreparably damaged by a handful oi traiters, for whom the country will be too het betore this day month. They way flit and follow their Fenian “ brothers” over the border; Sut you and your children will remain where your homes and possessions are. Stand to your arms, then: do your duty, aud silence forever the calumnies of vour ill-wishers. Your obedient servant and friend, Tuos. DArcy MeGee. island of Lissa are declared ports of war. Austria bus sent a note tuo the foreign Powers explaining and justifying the motives for her declaration in the Federal Diet on the question of [Lolstein. The Abendpost justifies Austria's proceed- ings at the Federal Diet in reference to the Elbe Duchies as a means for the preservation lof peace, and warns Prussia energetically | against the consequences of her refusal to acknowledge the decisiun of the Federal Diet. The circular note of Count Mensdorff, in referenve to the late declarations made hy Austria at the Federal Diet, bas been pub- hshed, It states that Austria will observe the Gastern Convention until a detinite settle- ment of the question of the Duchies is effect- }ed. The proposals made by Austria at the Federal Diet had no other object than that of preparing sach a definitve settlement, and were only submitted to the Diet because it was not possible to obtain the consent ot Prussia thereto. . | 40,000 Prussian troops are stationed along the frontier at Posen, and the Russian fron- | er, near Cracow, is also partly occupied. The Prussian Cabinet bas forwarded a despateh to the neutral Powers, protesting against the declaration of Austria at tae | Federal Diet upon the Sehleswig-lloulsteim | question, and annouoemg that Pressia wil! | regard the convocation of the Holstein Es- tates as involving a breac’ of treaties already concluded, and by which the ev-posseasors of ithe Duchies should each give their consent to this measure. ENTRY OF THE PRUSSIANS INTO HOLSTELN. Haxevec, Thursday.—The Prussian troops ‘entered Holstein this morning. They are fordered to oceapy Rendsbourg, Kiel, and lizehoe. This may be regarded as the com- wencement of war between Austria and Pras- } sia. The declaration of war, the actual col- hson will probably still be postponed for a ‘few days, for though it is, of course, open to 'the Austrian Government to resent this out- | rage at once as a manifest casus be/li, it is very much to its interest not to do so until it haus had tune to withdraw the small Austrian force which garrisonsthe Duchy. The Prus- sien army has received orders to oceupy the three chief places in Holstein, Rendshourg, the Federal Diet, should hold and rule the | provinces taken from Denmark. The hand-| ing over of Holsterd to the Federal Diet, | and perhaps stiil more the convening of the | Holstein Estates, thus acknowledging Hols- tein’s right of sel!-government, are unduubt- edly in Prussia’s eyes a repudiation of the Convention of Gastein. That arrangement is broken mm the letter; atterly annihilated in the sprit. Prussia has hastened to ac- cept Austria's act as a violation of the agree- ment. it ie not ac all likely that Austria would endeavor to hold the Holstein Duchy agains! Proesia. The way in and out there may be said to be all Prussia’s own. Ler territories actually occupy most of the ground between Austria and the Duchies, and war ovée broken out General Kilik’s soldiers in Huletein would find themselves caught as in au net. One of the strange peculiarities of the present etate of affairs is, that une ie com- pelled to give hié sympathy to Austria as againgt Prussia and to [taly as against Austris. “ Austria is quite right in with- drawing from the Gastein swindle; quite right in convoking the [uistein Estates But the very course which she herself initiates in regard to Holstein is the condemnation of ber | y)stinate clinging to a shameful bargain and | hee fieree repudiation of popular right m_ re- gaurd to Venetia. thinking that she is acting with utter indis- cretion in beenthing the party to precipitate war. It may be that she relies upon the ultimate help of [usa : and Freneh papers have lately “been remarking upon the odd evineidence that the state of Prince Gorts- ehakoll’s health s!ould bave continued to get worse, and thus delay his journey to Paris, according as Aastria seemed less and less in- | Looking at her conduct ae; « matter of mere poliey, we cannot help Kiel, and Itzehoe. The Prussians in Sehles- wig are supposed to number 20 000 to 25,- 000 men, the Austrian troops im Lolstein only 3 000 to 5,000. If we add to this that the Prussian force can have no difficulty in maintuming Communication through Lauen- burg with the maim body of the Prussian army, while the Prussian fleet is at Kiel yn i& command of the North Sea and the Bal- te, it will be apparent thatthe Austrians in Holstein should consider themselves fortunate it they are able to eseape in the presence o! such overwhelming odds. They are separat- -ed trom their friends by the whole breadth of Germany ; they must fall into the hands | of the enemy if they do not get sately off be- fore war is declared, The loss or capture of this handful of troops would wake but a }small difference numerically in the resources of Austria ; but the Emperor Francis Joseph | could ij] afford at thos critical moment to ‘dispense with the services of General Von Gableoz and the able officers whu command under him in Holstein. | - | i STOPPAGE OF TILE AGRA AND MAS. TERMAN'S BANK. Late on Wednesday evening an official no- tification was received that the doors of the | Agra and Mustertman’s Bank would not open | on the following day. The event has been | cauged by the receipt of unfayouruble intells- | gence frou India and by the dram upon re-| suurces occasioned through the discouraging reports respecting the credit of the establish - | ment. The debts and liab jities, it is pre-/ sumed, are very large, and must he spread all ; ishort extract from his memorable speech, ‘and the substitution of “a period fora comma,” Ottawa, June 4, 1366. - ——-_->- — In the case of the examination of Roberts, the Fenian leader, the testimony of four parties put upon the stand is fully ineluded in the words: ¢*T respectfully refuse to answer, for the’reason that the reply may tend to criminate me.”’ The whole affair otherwise reminds one of the “non mi recordo”’ parret-cry of the Italian witnesses daring the examination of the case of the unhappy wife of George the Fourth of Eagland in the Bergani matter. CORRESPONDENCE, LLL a To vue Evrror or rue Examiner. Sir: “The nameless writer’? begs to mform the Hon. Mr. Henderson that he labours under a delusion in supposing that he was influenced by a wish to ** misrepresent’ him, or had a “ dis- honourable" object in view in furnishing the which he now admits was correctly reported. The omission of the words * British Crown,” and a small “f"’ for a large one, of which he complains, detract nothing from the correctness of the quotation, Such criticism is childish am the extreme, and only calculated to provoke a smile. The writer was uot so absurd as to in- flict more of that speech ou the public than was needful for pointing out its apparent dis- lovalty, and which must be obvious to the } source of profit to the City as possible. Now, itis evident that the first storey is designed jor the marketable wares, and cannot be used tor any other purpose, while the sebond umay be used for large public meetings, lgctures, balls, theatrical or other exhibitions, which prodiice no permanent | revenue; whereas if there were a third storey, one-half of it could be rented by the year to the | Masonic body, whose present local station is get- | ting too small for them, and the other half te the loval Orange Association; but even if neither of these bodies thought proper to rent that part of this building, it could be used for an armory, and if Mr. Pope derives £45 or £50 per annum from the ‘Treasury for the use of the armory in his building, why should not the City have that sui to keep down the interest on the money borrowed te build the Market Heuse? But IT am inclined to the belief that the Masons and the Orangemen would be but too glad te rent the third storey, while the seeond sterey could be used for an ar- | mory and drill room and for pnblic meetings, &e, also. Since the Temperance Hall was built, how mmany lectures, exhibitions, bell rmgings, concerts, &e., have we been blessed with, winch would Lot have fallen to our lot, had there been no building of its dimensions in our good city, and how much | moury have tne shareholders of that Hall not de-) Canada and their brave associates of the British | rived from its being se coutinually let?) Now, as we are to have a much more reowy building, why | may we not expect more companies, and why not | It is true that if a Cireus | prepare for them? Company should cordescend te visit us again, or | if a menagerie made its appearance in our city, the reeond storey of the Market House could not be used by the riders and horses of the one, or the elephants, tigers, lions, &c., &e., of the other; any number of Sirgera, or Bell Ringers, and we shall not want companies of exhibitors, each paying something fer their ase of the building. Then, why not let the building be three stories? It will cost but a few hundred pounds more ; car- penters can do anything with weed, and the con- tractors could, by splicing the posts at the top, make such rooma in it as would be a souree of income that in a few years would materially help te pay off the cost of the building. Give the ecn- tractors, therefore, a liberal sum to procure the materials, and obtain hands to get the addition made tothe House, and finish it by the time agreed upon, Whieh may readily be doue, it * the powers that be" are net teow parsimonious and short- sighted to study the publie couvenience aud the city’s reyenue, Yours, ONE OF THE PUBLIC. Charlottetown, 25th June, 13866. Che Gxaminer, Charlottetown, June 25, 1866. ee ——— EE THE FENIAN INVASION, The Irishman that drove his pig to market in * the beautiful City of Cork,” by inducing the too credulo«s porker to believe he was ex route to Fermoy, must have bequeathed his mantle and its inspiration to the spirits which preside over Fenian counsels. The ostensible object for which spider-brushins damsels and hod-bearing swains were required to con- tribute the gold won from the “accursed Saxon,” having lost the hue of originality, by repeated failures and disastrous resulis, it was deemed necessary that some especial novelty should characterise the efforts of the heroes of 1866. The forcible dissolution of the Union between Eugland and Iveland was to have been effected from the Uuited States, and the cis-Atlantic headquarters were with happy propriety locat- ed in that portion of the good City of New jown, has faith of a highly concentrated kind, tien, because the building will cost quite a oom, | The attitude assumed by the Executive of the United States, though somewhat tardy, cannot but commend itself to the Government and _ people of the British Euapire, and earn for, Mr. Johngon the respect of those in the Re- public who wish to see their country’s character sustained among the nations: Ip our want of | information of all the special enactments of the neutrality laws of the States, we have no means of knowing bow far the authority of Govern- meut could have been legally exercised in preventing the Fenian bands from leaving the territory of the Republic; buat we are willing to assume, from the vigorous action taken sab- sequently, that due and full effect has been given to the law. Let us hope that the avowed designs wicked men may fail to Jead to unpleasant com- plications between the two great Anglo Saxon | branches ofthe human family—and that, not) avain interrupted by the shock of war, they may | pursue their missions of peaceful prosperity, \which the late Sydney Smith declared to he the manufacture of ealicoes and stealing of lands. We cannot conelude those loosely joined re- marks without the expression of heartfelt admira- tion of the gallantry of the noble Volunteers of army, in hurling back the lawless hordes whose presence for a few brief hours polluted their soil: and the sorrow for those who have fallen, ‘and sympathy in the sufferings of bereaved families will, we hope, and believe, have the ood effect of hallowing in the hearts, of the survivors and of their descendants the eause Such blood shed in such a cause never yet sank unfruitful for which they fought and bled. into the earth; and as long as the good provi- dence of God shall continue to dispose the | fate of men and nations, never will. To the consoiations of that Providence we commend the stricken hearts of those who mourn for their dead, but aot without hope. * How can man die better, Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his sires And the temples of bis gods?” —_———— PROROGATION OF THE LEGISLATURE. Tae Lezislature, we perceive from the Ga- zelle, is again prorogued to the 20th of July next. This gives no token of an early election. We are quite unable, not being in the seerets of the Government, to explain the cause of the delay. It may be that the Ministry are waiting to see the final result of the Confederation question in the other Provinces before commit- ting the people to a general election, in the course of which that question will be largely discussed ; or, perhaps, they consider that the sectarian element has not yet been worked up sutliciently well to give. them a chance of re- They seem determined to make a hard struggle for political life; and it is to keep a few officials in power, under what they have the coolness to eall their * priceless constitution,” that the country is now agitated sv that it should keep out of Con- If we believed that political union with the other provinces would be attended taining place and power a little longer. federation. with disadvantages to us as a people—which we do not believe—political union would still be intinitely preferable to the present condi- tion of affairs, under which we are periodi- cally imposed upon by charlatans in the garb of religion, and under a Government, too, in- tellectually the weakest and politically the Worst that ever swayed the destinies of the Colony. The old Family Compact reign was a golden era compared to the present one. ll —— FURY OF THE ANTI-CONFEDS, cial reference having failed to elicit satis- among themselves; and when this agreeable deciding to go on his own. road. York which emphatically rejoices in the name These zendary lore of the “sweetest Islevof the o¢ean sugzested the policy of affording tothe fature historians of their achievements the opportunity of illustrat- ing the unanimity and yal €o-operation of the leaders of nncceachtt werehoticn, by com- parisons and illustrations dfuwn from the feline martyrs of Kitkenny, * ' Some slightly unpleasant questions of finan- Tue Bulletin, Ross's Weekly, and Patriot— papers in the interest and under the control of the American Annexation Party—have made wild and reckless attacks on the address lately presented to the seven members of the House of Assembly for their firmness in adhermg to of Union Square. the policy of Her Majesty's Gevernment on the We space to notice them in detail at present—in- question of Confederation. have not deed, we think even this notice is more than they deserve. The article in the Weekly is futt of low slang and extravagant assertions, quite in keeping with the character of the rattle-brain young editor who divides “his attention between journalism and jurispru- factory replies, the American ‘triends of freland ’ showed the disinterested nature of their motives and their auxiety to fight Great Britain, in going into training by quarrelling * PURCHASE OF CUNARD ESTATES. | We have been informed, upon what we he- | lieve to be ood authortty, that the Government have agreed to purchase the estates of Sir Kd. ward Cunard and the other heirs of the date Sir Samuel, for seven shillings and sixpenee per 8, std, © PURCHASE OF LAND ON LOT 35 { OMMUNCATED,] Arransemeuts have now been by which the Southern purt of Lot 34 prising 6050 acres, » Om has been purchased by Charles Palmer, Es i", On behalf of the acre, ‘This seems to be a high price for 80! Tenants. The cost price of the Estate wa large a property; and it appears to us that it will he impossible tu reeotwey it to the tenantry at a less prige than fifteen shillings an aere so | as to cover the loss from land assessiwent and | bad land. On such an extensive estate there must be a large quantity of the latter; and | there are, we understand, about 100,000 acres | of wilderness land for which the agent now | pays the assessment. When the Worrell estate | deductions for fishery reserves—there was a great outery amongst the Conservatives against the speculation, alleging that the price was, entirely too high. We fear they have them- selves now entered into a very much worse | the whole transaction, we will abstain from further remarks. es hia ingmenrnmany LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE, Tue R. M.S. China arrived at Halifax on | Monday last, with dates to the 9th inst. The Mail for this Island reached here by express | on Wednesday night. The European Congress, which,it was hoped, | would bring about a pacific solution of the, question at issue between Prussia aud Austria, appears to have been abandoned, and the two | Great German Powers are confrouting each | other in hostile arvay. War seems inevitable, We have devoted considerable space in our present No. | and its commencement not far off. | to extcacts from our latest papers relating to) the impending war. £1000 ey, the purchasers bearing all eXpenses of tvangfer. The vendor also stipulated for the payment of the current year's rent a8 @ prelim). nary condition remtiting all arrears. ‘The price per acre thus amounts to 13s 9d ey., or £68 15 per 100 acres. Payments are to be made 6 equal annual instalments, with 7} per eene- interest, unless sooner paid. Or the Teuants” have the option of availing themselves of the wits bought for six shillings an acre~—whieh, |“ Act to assist Leasecholders im the por in fact, amounted to only five, considering the | of the fee simple of their farms," by w up paying half the purchase money in cash, they . receive a Government title, and have libe pay the remainder in ten annual Distal mewts with interest at 6 percent. When it is remem. bered that in times past a sovereign an acre has ¢ speculation ; but until better informed about been refused for certain farms on this estate, it is of, regarded as matter of congratulation that such eligible terms have now been secured, lu connection with the above, the following widvess to C. Palmer, Esqr., and his reply have been handed te us for publication. Guu To Cuanies Parmer, Esgr., &e., &e. Sir: At a meeting of the Tenants resident on that rs of Lot 34, lately the property of the tev. James F. Montgomery, « vote ot thanks to you was unanimously passed fur your valu. able and opportune pecuniary assistance where. by they weve enabled to avail themsels es of thei late Landlord's offer to accept £4000 ey, ig cash for his property—an het which other. wise must have been declined, and a most cligible opportunity of settling the land ques. tion on this Estate would consequeutly ta been lost. The Tenants present ut the meeting desived also to express Lacir sense of your ality in so reducing your Professional ¢ as to admit of the price being kept within The Lieutenant Governorship of New Bruns- ‘limit, (13s 9d per acre) coutemplated twelve wick, vacant by the appointment of the Hon. | Arthur Gordon to the Government of Trinidad. sats the Swudlay Gazette, will not be filled up, pending the arranzemeuts which may be made | for a confederation of the British Noith Ame- rican Provinees. la the meantime Major | General Hastings Doyle, now commanding the vernment of New Brunswick. atin, — Tue Leeistarcere oF New Brexswick was convened on Thursday last, the 21st inst. The Hon, J. H. Gray—one of the Delegates to the Quebee Convention—was elected Speaker by acclamation. The Speech of the Lieut. Gover- nor refers’ almost exclusively. te the Fenian raids. The Hon. Mr. Smith and his smal] band of followers, with the exception of one, did not show their faces to the new House. There is at present virtually no opposition to the Confederate Government in the Legislature of New Brunswick. — ——- Hitisporoven Park.—We are requested to state that the Volunteer Band will play on Hillsborough Park on Thursday evening uvext, A large number of iron seats, cast at the foundry of Mr. Morrisey, will, it is expected, be available by that time, when visitors will be at full liberty to use them. of the Park is progressing very favourably ; and it will present a fine appearance in the The ornameutation course of the summer, ~~ > o Biackwooo's Magazine, for May, has been received from the American Publishers, and like preceding Nos. of the same popular perio- eal, is an excellent one. The lively memoirs of the Confederate war for Independence are continued ; there is a very readable article on the Gipsies; and also a like article on “the Negro and the Negrophilists.” Sir “ Brook Fossbrook ”’ is continued, and the tale is sus- tained with unabated interest; and the same may be said of ** Miss Majoribanks,’’ which is concluded. Several other articles in prose and verse fill up this very interesting No. ot Black- wood. orem A ener We have recived from R. B. Irving, Esqr., a very lengthy report of a public meeting held at the Ten Mile House, St. Peter's Road, on Thursday evening last, called to dis- cuss the great question of Confederation. The priucipal speakers were the Honorables George Coles and Francis Kelly, and R. P. Haythorne, Esqr. Resolutions were unanimously carried against Confederation, We shall give Mr. Irving's report in our next No. —- + Tucrspay last, being the anniversary of the settlement of Halifax, was observed in that city dence, and is not, we think, destined to cut much of a figure in either, state of affairs had been duly arrived at, the usual result’ ensued—each of the disputants The article in the | Unfor- | Patriot is characterised by vile personalities | tunately an inadequate acquaintance with|—against one venerable old gentleman in Geography has led one party to endeavour to | this City especially —which no man of feeling veach Ireland through Canada, where they or of nice sense of honour would pen or pub. have found out their mistake, and have been /lish. Capt. James Kelly—the gentleman re- | ferred to—is abused for the innocent act of putting his name to the address. Mr. Kelly had as much right to do that as Mr. Alexander Laird, sen., would have iv putting his name to an address of an oppos te character: and it is warned off the premises. It was to have been hoped that the silly ex- peditton of the hero of il-komened name, Killian, would have invested the whole con- spiracy with such an amount of ridicule that the veriest dolts and most imbecile of idiots | not saying much for the venerable Captain to over the world. ‘The information will be re-| dallest capacity. would have had sense enough to see the true assert that he is quite equal in intelligence and as a public holiday, and with great eclat, I ree The London Times, in reeapitulating how the conflicting clauns of the German Powers with | troops in Nova Scotia, will administer the Go- mouths ago sand wotwithstauding the long de. lays and many obstacles encounters i tiee land is now set before them is an att object, they will bear in mind the new sibilites they bave undertaken, and make ney preparations to mect the coming instal and interest. fu conclusion, they desire to repeat their thanks and to offer their best wishes for your continued health and happiness, 1 ani, Sir, Your obedient Servant, Rosert Ronexr Chairman of the Meeting held 14th inst, St. Peter’s Road, Lot 34, or June 19th, 1s66, To Charles Palmer, Esqr., President of the Union Bank, &e., % << e > To rae Texaxts or THaT Pant or Towxsnir No. 34, Late.y THe Prorerry oF tHe Rey, James F. Mostocomeny. -- Greutlemen :— : ' In answer to your letter to me this day, ex. pressed through Mr. R. Robertson, irmi of your Meeting, allow me to say that it affords me much gratification to have been in any way instrumental in enabling you to purchase the freehold of your respective farms from your late Proprietor, on terms which appear to he equitable and quite satisfactory to both parties, It is a good thm, also, to perceive a growing disposition ou the part of other proprietors, in this Island, to sell to their tenants the fee simple of their farms on reas pro. per terms ; and [sincerely trust that the day is not far distant when, by a like arrangement, honorable to both parties, between Landlords and tenants, the great part, if not the whule, of the lands in this Island will be changed from Leasehold to Freebold Tenure. As regards your new respousibilities, from my personal kuowledze of yuu atl, I have ao doubt whatever that your industry and integrity will enable you to fulfil the new engagements into which you have entered, in @ mamner equally satisfactory. aaa Tam, Gent mn, Aj dvi Your obedt, servt., | CHAS. PALMER. Charlottecown, 22nd June, 1866. Other papers please copy. € —___--+ | PUBLIC MEETING AT FORT aime According to ootice, Hon. Mr. Coles met constituents at the above place on Thursday the twenty-first, where there was pot jess than two hundred persons to welcome kim. The meeting was ergauized by the of Mr. Robert Webster, seur., inthe chair, ands Secretary, - oe Mr. Cours first addressed the meeting on Com federation at aconsiderable length, when be (the Hon. member tor this District,) satisfied thewk ready made up minds of the people as tu the rious results of any Confederation in connectoa with this Island, it being «secluded from the othet Provinees; wud that he did betiewe would aut benefit the tenantry in any respect whatever but that taxation which would directly tillew Gnn- federation, would far exeeed reut and retard thé progress of the Island generally ; aleo that om account of only five members te represent this Island, loeul matters, although of great interest, would or could not get that attention which is required. He said he was strongly of the opinion that it resper? te Denmark arose and were coustituted, says it is instructive te see how the great tem.) pest is rolling round to the point where the first wrong was done. It adds: “Tt is all for Holstein that Silesia ie menaced. The arnies of Austria were drawn inte Bohemia by the proceedings of Prussia in Holstein, and by vothing else, The middle States of Germany are collecting their forces to aid in settling the Hol | stein question, Prussia knew all thie pertectly while she was complaming of gratuitous and of- tensive armaments, She herself bad not armed, | clined for negouation. Butif the great game ot war be once opened, it must pot be forgot-j ceived by the public with great regret, be- ten that France may feel inclined to try a| cause the bank has had to contend the lust | hand before it cloves, und that im choosing | three weeks or a month against the “ evil) partners she isnot tikely to favor the side | tongue of rumour’ and the steady sales ot | which atone rejected ber invitation tou peace- | Operators for the fall. On Tuesday tae) ful arrangement. shares were negociated at the low price of 10, ' Prince Metternich went to the Tuileries | but they subsequently recovered to 12 to 15 ; and communicated the reply of Austria to the | and after hours were even better. Un Wed- Kinperor. The Emperor did not deny that nesday they railied, and were done at 17, Austria, a8 @ question of right, was justified being temporarily ealled 17 to 20. Later in refusing to cede Venetia to ftaly! but le they went to 15 to 16; and it is stated that did pot disguise tluit he doubted the pru- | between 4and 5 p. m., they were sold at 14 denee of a flat pe! usal under existing circum. | [t would nevertheless appear that the seeret stances eae of the suspension was exceedingly well kept, M. Rouher, Minister of State, is said to and it reflects great credit upon those who have declared that Austria “‘woald not be alk had the final arrangement of the business to lowed the moral advantage of having aceept-| find that nothing was allowed prematurely to ed the Congress, seeing that she in eff-et ooze ogt before the actaal result was known rendered it impossible by ber requiteyjents | in official form. The title of the Agra bank and reservations, or was originally the Agra and the United Ser- we > i vice Bank ; and the Masterman’s Bank was Seesese Binca.sn evven ho Nevraatity BY that of the old private firm of Messrs, Master. Paance— Tur Paussian Govaexment 's Des | mans Peters, apd Co. ‘The amulgaration of raven to Viexxa—Exraaonpinaky Excrre the two banks, with ** limited liability,” wey av YEnien, ‘took place some two years ago under favour- The Paris correspondent of the Indepen- able avepices. The subscribed capital is £3.- dance says :—Franee will not immediately | 000 000; the amount paid up is £1,500 000; assemble an army on the East, or on the and the reserve fund ia stated at £500,000, He says that the Militia force was to be em- boilied in order *¢ to show the Mother Country that we are not to be treated as children, and to he tacked on to Canada by Confederation, &e!’ Surely this is sufliciently plain in itself. The writer has added nothing, and the omis- sion of a word or two cannot be of much momeut, or in any way relieve him from his | dilemma. 4 The nameless writer” felicitates Mr. H. upon the amount of his pension, but feels no “particular’’ interest as to the manner in which it was “ awarded ,”’ He never doubted its having been worthily besjuwed, and trusts he will merit its continuance, He is also much amused at the whimsical idea of the Governor's * competency”) to make a } | just estimate of the morality or loyalty of the man who could venture upon showing upa vajn, self-inflated, anti-Confederate. As to the questoin of morality, little need be disrespectful Rhine, bat she will take measnres which, in There are 60.000 shares of £50 each, and im of necessity, would enable her to have twelve branches or agencies, the last dividend | ‘ WO (Gad tye at any nearest point in three being 20 per eent. The branches extend Uays” tiipe. For this parpose the railway from Edinborgh w Paris, and throughout compann’s have heen directed to concentrate India and China. {It is feared thas the stop- the largest quantity possible of the rolling | page willentail a greatdeal of distress because ktock ‘wt the termini Of (he Seine. This di- both the Indian sérvices are largely inter- reete 9, whieh vas simply a notification, is ested, and great Gunfidence has heen placed pow % {e made uw iaiperval order. jin the bank. The magnitude of ite transae- Prince Frederick Charles and the officers tions may in some degreé be estimated by 6 hiv staff had « firewell audience of the | ihe Jast published neeounte, showing a total ing of Prossia on Widnesday. and on the on eitherside of £17,.832,258. Jt is beliewed followin s dey leit for the head-quarters of | that the arrangements for Amalypawation ple Prussian ary i Silesia. 6 ile C ' “ «, ni , Were much facthtated through Mastermane | said; nor is his loyalty likely to be impugned ,upon such flimsy grounds. Nothing more is needful than to refer to the speech itself, to show that it has been neither “garbled nor distorted.” The weak apolegy or explanation, or whatever it may be termed, oered in to-day's Examiner, does not remove the stizma attached to his unfortunate observations, and, until they are modified, or withdrawn, a shade of doubt must still rest upow his presumed loyalty. | June 19th. eee ! i= Pn chafacter of the movement and the prospects | respectability to the ex-Councillor. Many of of success which its further proseeution held | the anti-Confederate party—zentlemen of great out. But grevious it is to have to read and publish the accounts which we have lately been influence and respectability—must feel shocked and humiliated to see their cause attempted to but she was not therefore innocent. She treated | the Duchies, both in word and deed, as her own, and it seems as if khe would now have te fight for them at last. But it is terrible to think how this attend the Couference, made no secret of ber de receiving from Canada. Not content with hav-|be advanced by such disreputable means. If Mr. David Laird wrote the article to which iwe refer, he will vet no eredit for doing it; and manufactures and steadily developing resources if itwas written by his fugleman, Donald Currie, of all kinds—cheeked the introduction of capi- Mr. Laird is stiff responsible for the infamy tal, and substituted for confidence and mutual ing thrown back unhappy Ireland in her march of prosperity—paralysed her rapidly increasing which attaches to the article by giving it pub- respect all the distrust and bad passions inci- lieity. The great cause of Confederation will, deut to civil’ war—these: soi-disant “friends” | we opine, lose nothing by such publications. of our country have, under the flimsy veil ofa} Tn this connection, we may state that a public love of freedom, committed wanton outrage meeting is advertised to be held this day at upon Canada,” His Murderers they are in the worst degree, and Worship the Mayor, inteuded, it is said, to the doom denouneed wpou their guilt: by God ‘thank the twenty members of the House of and man awaits. sugh,of them as shall have | Assembly who voted for the absurd and ex- | the City Hall, called on requisition ‘failed to make their escape from the insulted travazant resolutions introduced into the House soil. vof Assembly by the Hon. J. C. Pope against From thé commencement of the late civil Confederation, under any circumstances and war in the Sintes we foresaw that trouble under any form; and, likewise, against the well was likely to griye on_the disbanding of the known wishes of Her Majesty the Queen. This thousands who had revelled in the rough ex-| meeting is provoked by the address to the periences of campaigning life; but we never seven members who gave a loyal support to Her anticipated that the demoralization of Irishmen Majesty's views; and we suppose they will get could have prozressed so rapidiy and to such | “Sts” inasmall way for daring to have an extremes as to render them deaf to the adviee opinion of their own. A reporter will appear of their ecclesiastical guides, and excited them fur this journal, and fo stand before the Christian world as an or-| really worth noticing we shal! yive attention to ganization of murderers of those who gaye | itin our next. é‘ We understand that the Meeting has been them no provogation, and criminals mevely | postponed until toanorrow evening. i from the love of cvime. if there be any thing | signs upon Venetia, to be asserted in any event and at all hazards. But in the rear of Italy | xtands Franee, aad in the rear of Austria stands | Russia, already e mmitted in public opinion, to some interest in the fray. It is even said that | the designs of I aly against the Adriatic provinces | of Austria have suggested some political concert | | between the Emperor and the Sultan; nor does | janybody seem to doubt, indeed, that the war | | which begins upon the Baltic may extend to the | Black Sea. All this is for territory. If the Aus. trian condition of terbidding, in any case, the ter. | ritorial aggrandizement of any litigant Power had been admitied, the Couference would simply have | been superfluous, for on that presumption there | would have been vothing for either Prussia or Italy to fight about. The neutral Powers, of | course, discerned the inevitable conclusion. If! | Prussia would forego her intention of annexing the | _ Duchies, and aly her hopes of acquiring Venetia there would have been no need for States to meet in Conterence. If Austria would not allow of the annexation or give up her Italian provinee, the | Conference could make no approach te an ar-_ i rangement. Soe the appe ‘Hei i |‘ hegeciation or te eee oe | — Bice | We understand that in deference to the wixhes | of the Imperial Government, the Provincial Go- | veruments have been obliged to consent for the present to the licensing of American fishing ves. | sels to the privileges on our coasta whieh they have hitherto enjoyed under the Reciprocity Treaty, and that the Hon. Provincial Seeretary left for Canada yesterday afternoon te assist i arranging the terms and conditions of the licenses, —Halifar British Colonist, June 23. - | Conical | and procure a House that would do justice would net be fereed against the wishes of Her Majesty's loyal subjects; but if they succeed im snatching trom us our revenne of over £70,000 and only appropriating £235,000 for the benefit df this Island, free Education, which is of se much benefit to the rising generation of P. E. Ieland would be greatly retarded, Hon. FP. Kett.y, member for thie district, did not thiah we could be forced inte Confederation, while we hold the constitution that was suneee- teed te a. on the faith of the British Crown; aed we are in duty bouwd to test the minds uf the people on this subject; and when we cag dl sterm may spread. Italy, though not dechwing te” the voice of the representatives, iq wit never be forced upon us. James McWape, Eeq , Mount Stewart, made several remarks on the subject. He said we would be actually forced inte said he-wnuld rather raise the stare a than go into a Confederation, that would be @ ruinous to this Island. Hon. Mr. Cotes, in reply, said we have mre freedom as we are thon under the Americas (ii: vernment, and that if little P. E. Ietand was ie to itself, and by putting the right men in the right place, that the present troubles could be overcome MaLooLm Forsks, Eq, Vernon River, nett addressed the meeting by saying he could place pe confidence in the present Government for such a scheme as Confederation, whiel V certainly prove injurious to the beat interests of our little Island; and wish to see the people stand firm upon a rubject of se wach people, as he did not believe the present one had done sv. Proposed by John McDonald, Exq., seconded by Mr. P. Hughes, and carried unanimously, that the Contederation of the Proviners tained that when New Brunswick Scotia agreed to Confederation Her Government would furce P. E. Island te therein and that the Quebec terme are just towards this colony. And whereas, tren the result of the late elections in New Licunew ich, gal from the aelion of the Legislature of Nova the following resulution be adopted : Resolution No. 1. Whereas the euppartern have | and <