..v.>:k1lAil11lb1LIIl!.‘!l-Z ANNIVERSARY ujl s E R v E n The programme of the observ- ance of the 140th anniversary of the orgmlzation of the Loyal Or- drige ’Associstion. begun by a special religious service on Sun- day, ptember-ZZ, was continued by 1 public meeting in the inter- ests of the Order held in Canoe Cove hall on Wednesday evening laat, which was largely attended by members of the order and their friends. .Bl'0. '1‘. J. Inman. Provincial Grand Master, occupied the chair. 1nd the meeting was opened with ths singing of “o 00d. Our Help in Ages Past." followed by an ad- dress by the chairman. who deal!- 1t length with the principles and p of the Orange Associ- ation. which, he said, stood for 1oy1lty to the throne and devotion 1nd fidelity to the Protestant re- ligion, also for the defence of their public schools and for civilalld re- new.» liberty to all creeds and classes. The Order was also a benevolent institution, and its or- phanage 1nd charitable" work’ was being carried on in a very efficléflt 1nd praiseworthy manner by the good work of the L.0.B.A. . Mrs. Louise Donnell spoke in the {nil-sis of the Ladies Orange Benevolent Association, which, she ‘said, was the benevolent arid char- itable department of the Order. end she appealed for public sup- port in their good work. - _ ~ Selections on the violin by David ’ MuEachern and on the flute by Dr. Lowry enlivened the proceed- .ings and were loudly encored by the audience. The violin was brought from lreland. having been ' ynqds by Rev. Dr. Lawry's father. upwards oi one hundred years ago. my. J. w. slowrv mks at legnth on the origin of the Asso- ' ‘elation, which‘ was effected at fLqughgull, County Armagh. Ire- 11nd. humble Pr ‘ September 2i. 1795. by tant people for mu- tual protection in troubious times. and as a rallying point. for. the v loyalty of the country. They united in memory of King William III. - who had "broken the iron domin- - ion of a despot and erected consti- . tutional liberty on its ruins." and though the color which his soldiers wore in their caps on the occasion of the Battle of the Boyne will Queen-the shamrock of Ireland- the orange color readily followed " the adoption of the Ill-MB 01 lodge of Orangemen. It was 1n association of big-hearted brother- l 1y, broad-minded men. W110 lllllell ’ no man's, harm, but for the pro- tection of all loyal citizens in the. qajoyment of their constitutional rights. He had been attending both - public and Pflvlll/e ‘"94"!’ l“ connection with the Orange Asso- >'.°“t‘°n (q- upwards of forty yearn. u 1nd he had never heard an un- "-' hind or uhcharitable word uttered 4 1bout 1 Roman Catholic citizen in "- ‘m that time. They protested w". against religious intolerance and pygmy-y and stood for the civil rights 1nd religious freedom of all {losses 1nd creeds. Thty Wind m‘ " olerate the interference 0f Blll’ a, )1. church in matters of education and questions of msi-i-isse. which slwllld b; regulated by the state, and kept Q4210 from exclusive denominational Wind ecclesiastical oversight my. m. u. a. dense was the stir ‘l. . "C ab; 1...- a/ ,'. ' A‘ >3 .v 11.. h- um y; r 1nd Jclivered an elo- guent and very forceful address. Q-contended that the Orange As- gociation was as much a necessity 6T ‘the times 1s ever it was: 117i‘ l" the watch-dog of Protestant- I-Ie made 1n earnest B99911 ‘his Proust-ht ywnc men and when w loin the "Hi5." ll“ Auccletiorl in enw of faith 1nd their countfifn ' 0:11p Moore, of ornpwd. I- Qygngsmnn of over lixty stmdin . who was warmly "s, spoke briefly on the vim .‘...»".md value of the Association and an} 1t gpgulsd earnestly for new recnlil-I- ranks. t social time was after- spent, refreshments beinl by the ladies. Community , 1nd after 1 hearty vote fir. was was t. Den? ' fr: their welcome 1nd hol- ty. threveninl’! Prililfillllll‘ l late hour b13119. lllll" 4.2-4 H". ‘"9" g “flint nIlI Greene .. .F15¥}‘.‘5*.‘F-_... _ .. F‘ was chill“! l" l’! ‘m’ u--\_L‘_<. .-.,.i.5'»=..~ ALI. INTERESTED Reconstruc- Aion Partyaneet hmight,» . Rooms, 8 o'clock. L-ltflfl VOCAL AND PIANO DUETIS. Solos, Quartettes. Readings, Comet l 8010a and Vllllln, Zion Hall, Thurs- ‘ 068-104-81- POLICE COUR!l‘—In the Police court yesterday the case of 1 man charged with unlawful p- ession of stolen goods was heard 1nd ad- ‘, iournediuntii m-day. g GYRO CLUB MEETING-w. Alban Farmer was the speaker 1t the regular meeting of the Gyro Club Monday evenng. l-ie spoke on the British North American Act. discussing what it means, how it wasdrawn up and Federal and Provincial rights under the Act. Dr. D. T. ‘Ways was the chairman. ' “new "LEGION sacnarnlliré At a. meeting last night of the executive of the Charlottetown Branch, Canadian Legion, Mr. . S. Walker tendered his resignation as secretary, Mr. Bruce Wonacott being appointed. in his place. Mr. Wonacott will make the Legion home his headquarters. CARD PARTY—The card, party held at theHoly Redeemer Hall on Monday evening, under the auspices of the Business Girls‘ Unit of the C.W.L. was very successful. bothf socially and financially. There was keen competition for prizes which were finally won as follows: Ladies’ first, Mrs. J. Pitre; ladies’ “, Mrs. John McGulgan; gents’ first, Mr. P. H. Wnitiock; gents’ second, W. H. Whitlock; ladies’ consolation, Mrs. A. Haughey; gents’ consola- tion, Mr. J. Bowlan. 0n Saturday evening, held a Junior Red Cross Rally in an excellent concert with the as- sistance of Miss Catherine Mac- ac ayernéiits‘ bfmthé "Junior Red - - for...» TOURNAMENT-Third game of Auction Forty-Five Tour- nan-lent erd attendance- La Gents first. Mr. her being Mrs. who was not present. lucky person next week. Hall on Monday eve the Presbyterian students friends, by the Young People's So- Zion Church. Following the wel- coming remarks of the pastor. Rev. programme was presented. Piano duet, Mrs. Willis Nicholson and Alt the conclusion of the musical scended to the lower hall Luncheon was. served by the ladies Blest Be the Tie That Binds. New sraalrr vGltANT-At 1 special meeting last night of the City Council the following resolu- tion moved by Coun. Real-don. adopted without discussion: "That theoffer ofHai-ry G. Jenkins to grant to the Oity a street offorty feet in width running nortlrwardly from McGill Avenue through the centre of he property recently purchased y Mrs. Jenkins from the trustees of St. Jmies Church to its northern boundary, be ac- oepted on the assurance that all. buildings to be erected thereon before. or after, sale shall be of desirable type and quality. Also that the City Engineer do immed- iately survey and lay out such proposed street and make a proper description thereof and that the Recorder prepare 1 deed of grant from Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins in 1c- cordance therewith." ~ PERSON). LS up} pcm-Plyeiton. Macfntyre. Montaglie accompanied by her sister Miss Blanche Madbeod left on Saturday for New York city on 1n w. nded holiday. Mr. 1nd Mrs. v7.0. Fyfe have re- turned from 1 very Dlfilllllt $119 visiting different cities in the Unit- ed States. Mr. Fyfe is very much improved in health. y m. Sud-JIM. onley Owhtlev and Mrs. George Reid have returned to Trenton. us. ‘alley apendlhc 1 week in _t_liis w. Mrs. Don Gus have left ‘ffilfew martial; of Mr. Gall’ IMF. Mill 2am. the pupils of Victoria West, l Harmony and spzingniil Schools m7 Victoria. West Hall. Capably trained z by their teachers, they presented in Holy Redeemer Hall 5 ~ r 30 when a reception was tandem znmm iiety of Christian Endeavour of ’ G. C. Webster a. specially arranged E or the social committee. then the i; "profitable m evening was brought t0 a close with Canada, the only re the singing of Auld Lang sync 1nd are not doing it ts that the Canad- ord to buy it. He taxes paid into the government and cited some cases of alleged misuse of this mon- ey. \ y g y Mr. Sinclair concentrated his at- seconded by Coun. Turner. was iention on the danger of voting for Stevens. He quoted Mr. Hinton as 1n absolute falsehood that Mr. Stevens would unite with Mr. Bennett. Hinton added that he would not be surprised if Mr. Bennett united ' cit-RBI. i! "Bu! m!’ '. BINNITI‘ will do so again. dirmoret her wenlliuliethl Mnandlflt. joinsinwishing injured. charging it into the Southport wharf. Mr. Larabee. ian people can't sf! next reviewed the saying that it was with Mr. Stevens. every member Mr. Stevens. what he thought they wer Bennett party. would never lead it. sided. file district. island flfeepital Funeral from hi1 match on Tu ay, ipllcwdharles I. McDofihll. l It was unfortunate Mr. Stevens raid. v about me." He said he was 05 ytars lesd the -_-i lmIlTAlNID-Mh. A; WI Humphrey. on the occasion of her birthday yesterday, entertained 1t home 300 Hills-i . boro Street. Amblll the guests ' eea." H He of old, and if he did not party dlrring the next five years. he TlrE-‘CEL GUARDIAN r5160 good before; he R. S. Humphrey. Kenaingwli. Rev, J. Humphrey 1nd Mrs Humphrey of East River, St. Marys, Nova Scotia. The Guardian I Mrs. Humphrey many m»! returns of the day. P. W. O. DANCII—The first dance of the season under the auspices of the . Pflnce of Wales Athletic Association was held last night in the Oddfellowe lhll. Them was a large attendance of "nts and DBEDGE IN POI/l‘ -- Th; "sand sucker" "Baxter Dick", has arrived from Bathurst where s dredging job has just been completed and has commenced operations in the dock between the Marine and Buntain st Bell's wharves. The dredge sucks the mud from the sea bottom through 1 large metal pipe, dis- specially pra- _ u paredl hoiedd after-mm cubicuyard: ALL (ypo ._ are oad e e pu ou B Y IN V! Eugenia;- about five miles from shore where he mud is freed. Under satisfac- conditions about 2,000 cubic yards a day can be removed. when he work in this dock is completed he dredge will commence work at Lean who showed the moving pic- tures of Crippled Children's Work. The entire programme was a spieh- . d ‘denloiistrationiof' the aims and ‘ Cross Society and was much appre- ciated by an audience which filled i the hall to capacity i - that the ally strong desire to hear from the bdg guns if any last policy had been the first speaker. Mis Annie Watson; Reading, Mia cxalmed that thug w” Nam, no M”"'3“Nt Webster; vocal 591°’ M,“ difference between voting for Stev- Claire McMillan. A sing son; led ens and voting ‘m. Bennett by Mr. Webster in which all pres- viewing conditions in Canada, he em’ t°°k"l°“t' w“ ‘m’ a plemng said the failing of! of trade was due feature of the evening's programme. to the policy of the corsmmflve art . Occu ts of relief camps nwlzramme. the‘ mile iai-hsflllz de- 21c i... allow’: to you became Hmmmd’ Wm” such 1 vote would be unfavorable games and amusements were held. to m, ggyeyument. New Zealanders would still find ship their butter to ason that they but Mr pointed out that Mr. Stevens had sanctioned every tax and trade treaty put through by the govern- ment. When Mr. Bennett returned to the House after his long illness. applauded except Afterwards in his room. he asked another member Bennett's comeback. His visitor replied that e all very glad to see again able to lead the "but what ____________ DUNDEE. South Afrlca-(C. P.) _.pgvi¢ Zulu k1 Din of the late paramount chic zulus, died in poverty recently 0h 1 farm near Bilrrulde in the Dun- izulu. brother f of the B. _1. 1118M- Re- Mr. "rim. CHARLQTTEFOWN r-Jmznms tmcioaccz ‘Sketch ‘or ..P1'0Ul'fl¢l'dl p Building l J‘ By dMr. Henry Smith r r lion. roof“ pourr‘ pounds. The wood-work. The extensive repairs now in pro- gress on the Provincial Building gives timely interest co the follow- ion: ing article by Mr. Henry Smith, contributed some years ego to The Guardian, and which is republish“ from The Guardian files: A sketch of our historical Provin- cial Building that occupies wmmmdml Pfllition on the centre of Queens Square, Charlottetown. mil! not be without interest. 1t least to poi-i friends. Dance music was _,,,,,"‘s°,,-‘,’§}§,‘f§n_ b“ thdl‘ furnished by flllotth Orchestra. CABS COLLIDE 0N MALPIQUE ROAD-A car driven by Mr. Louis Doyle, Cornwall. 1nd one driven by Mr. Walter Brennan, long River. were in 1 collision on the Malpoquo Road lest evening. Both cars re- ceived some d1m1ge. The wJIdent occurred 1s one car, proceed wards town, went to tum of! on 1 road lending to the Experimental Farm colliding with one proceeding away from the City. No one was such 1 the pres- It is one of the handsomest buildings of the Mug. time Provlnmynnc-hu often been spoken of 1s 1 gem of architecture. Th‘! 5111161118 is unique among all other" Provincial Buildings in Can- ldl. as it has the proud distinction °l b61118 the Cradle of Confedera- Sir John - and" other Committee Appointsd that session alllwlnted 1 committee hat many of the stauncher Lib- from its members to prepare and duse.~ “We W" "iv bezlnnlns of an an- The members of the Legislative cumm“ PM? mmlv“! 1"” "l- Council were: Hon. Robert Hudson. ‘Zfihdmi’? ‘m’. ‘idfuimf “m” “i” ° “We” " 5 "P115 1° Peters Solicitor Genera? Honour- llollce" appeared 1n the Royal Gaz- ' ' ette‘ oflering 1 premium of “M” John Bracken’ The plan Pllglel‘ and John Mayne Holl. arc itect, Isaac Smith. was appoin- ted Superintendent of the work. P3E~,;'°3:,,,’,l§°i'“;¥,,, Dumm- 0" l“ 13"‘ °1 °°"°b°'- ‘W. the John McIntosh, Donald McDonald: fiffozmjgfxeg"mlg=gghz°gx Seciolndwglstrict: John Jardine, Ed- for the necessary excavations 1nd w‘! elm‘ Th!“ Dmflct’ n” to remove all surplus clay to the low ground on the northern side oi the building. For this work Mr. e Boyle was to be paid forty-four contractors were: John and Charles MacKenzie (‘Jf Pictou, N3» for supplying the rec-stone for the building; John ear-eel 1c l-ppvm- l» 1cm ESiTJiJZZliWESfiLE£ZZiJ£ gt‘???'tg:uggsurxgé“tfigdaéilrfieivxfif ation, the following communication ' - received by the commissioners for Nathan Wright and Henry Smith for doing the entire wood-work of a“ erection o! the colon!“ 3mm" further the building: George H. Chadleigh and William McKay ior-siating the roof; James Miiiner and James Miliner, Jr., for doing the plumbers and braizers work; covering the whole of the fiat put of the roof with sheet copper); Wil- liam McKay 1nd James Conneil fol the plastering work, Smith for the painting of all the other (this included 3nd Hmry while “m!” m‘ mpatvuwn o’ the Cm’ The Legislature 1nd the m. Sinclair stated that m. 1mm” “ ‘ m‘ °‘ " m" °""'"°*l "ls" Bennett guaranteed the Beauhar- nols Co. $15,000,000 1nd charged it to unemployment relief. the $60.- nnopoo g aranteed to the C. P. R. was chm-god in the same account. Dr. R. H. Barrett cepably pre- m, amm- ‘you, Building took place. Corner Blane Laid of m‘ comm“ the whole: hut the pieces was placedl Masons." Ho ." nhillingna six- The glen vial was sealed 1nd de- ernore Anldreu. Asalutewasthenfirod alldllis propriate speech 111d: "The Legis- plesentative, in accordance with the practice usual on such occasions, the future Colonial Building." His Excellency expressed himself as feeling a pleasing anticipation of would be heard the words of truth 1nd devoted loyalty Colony which Hi1 Excellency said n16 his hearty wiylcs for increas- ing prosperity. The completion of the ceremony In f th chedule or the local Liberal can- m; 12mm; gffligaci’; was immediately followed by three wok place last evenlns With a M- didates conflicted with the address cellency in the Spee h r tn ' W 4188‘ first WW of Col. Ralston in Slblll-flflh. N- e. mono. the amiss srcassergilllly a: n by Nlrs- Home Btewarl- lad- Possibly the candidates anticipated ies‘ second, Miss Kathleen Larkin: t Alfred Peters; e Sims semld- M13 J°59Ph Gallant; sire to swell their audience. and an freeze-out. Mr. Geo. Mclvlalwn- The sq“ cash. prize of seven dpllm. and one 0g fifty cents. was drawn for, the win- mmuu ‘hmw o; Rebel‘ Dlamimd- formulated. They may have thought _ A “"1 1"‘ ‘that personal comfort‘ might throw ger amount ls waiting for some the deciding my“, in n“ ‘My, m it was advertised first that the el- , ectors would hear Cutie. Fasten. U’; SOCIAL EVENING m ZION a meellll! l mm l‘ "Y I CHUECH HALL__A most enlomble Whlifih tthe EWO CflldldlCQ WOllld b9 function was held ipqzion Church Vigil‘ nlllnmptember “k " ntaueous 1nd he1rty cheers, 1x- pressive of the general feeling of gratification that existed 1t the ,.I'OCDOCZ of a speedy erection 1f 1n elegant, spacious public building to rals would be torn between a. de- report the draft of an address to “mum u g token m‘; 131-09101 the ffiofxfiflfyfna "tlfmltllelllzeflagagoz; ggofitance of the Colony 1nd the Dleased to cause plans and estimates ‘ w o m ‘Wemmum to be procured and laid before the House of a Colonial Building sult- fi‘; l3; Fifi?" “W” 3°97“ e er accomm a.on - _ of the House of Lcgisietilre. The “m 1847'“ m” °°l°°k' m‘ m address 1s reported by the commit- tee was received 1nd presented to His Excellency. who was pleased to and later,,the electors .,.werel PW W“ lwélwlllfllwlflllly With the to come 1nd listen to. the; 51w adio. The ruse worked. and ‘for t the first time since the start of this campaign, Messrs. Sinclair rid Larabee got a well filled house. For soine reason or other. the el- ectors were not given the promised feat, the only ‘speakers being the wo candidates and Mr. D. Edgar Shaw. ' ' The Ilnl. Sellon On Tuesday the 30th day of Jan- cellancy. Lieutenant Governor Sir Henry Vere Huntley came down with the usual state and opened the first Session of the Seventeenth General Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the new Colonial Building. Attorney General; Hon. James H. George Dal- Wflliy l,J.M.llu.ch l oung, pounds for the best; plan 1nd ten $531; Hensley‘, Johnfifln‘: M‘, b l k for tths secofiig best plan for ' u‘ a rc or sonc bu ing in compli- swab” w w 1,44,,‘ Th, 1m, arlce with the requirements’ set t ' ' ' ' ‘ . m the ldvenkemwt. °ll hers of the House of Assembly were. ‘ummlud “Y In" 5mm‘. “fill- Nicholas Conroy. James Warburiorr mi» Chlmmmwll- W“ ch06“ l" Second District. the one most suitable and the fol- ma"; Thu-d District, Joseph 9mm lowing Commissioners were appoin- James gm“ Conny to carjry out the work: Honlur- a es Am rose Lane, ‘monies Heath Duncan MCLEML can.“ col”. Se“ Jim" He“ Edwfifi 0nd District, John Irongworth, Rob- ° ert Mooney; Third District: John Donald, Stephen Rice. William Prince County — First District: Alex. Rae, Allan Queens County —- First District: ward Thornton, John Lelecheur. Charlottetown-Edward Palmer. Prince Town—Dcn1ld Montgom- ry. Georgetown-T. Heath Hsviland. Archllccth Statement Oh the 12th of April i847 the ing from the architect, Isaac Smith: Charlottetown. 0th, April. 1847. “Toliiie Honourable the ioners appointed to euparlntend the erection of the‘ Colonial Building. "Geniismem-I beg lQlpQctfufly m call your attention to the necessity nf means being provided for the completion of the Colonial Building the Legislature is in session. "it will he remembered that the original grant of tell thousand “B”? l§,°°°;,‘},‘,‘gn“§“ i1" °"°"' 5’.‘.’.""£‘.'..‘..'i?.";{°1i.“2§£f§ii".§?..°f'?' senor e gtwasneces- "mun n“ P"- sary to remove the old round Mar- I ket House which stood on the centre duced. 1nd everytliiu ' rgmoygfl 1,0,, of Queens Square, the intended site "l! dellrn thlt cnulu of the new building. This was done "Pflm" "l!" l" M" to hm: m ll dimensions of the building lied been considerably. rs- possibiy he whole expenditure within that sum, dcfmmllnlly uppolnt- merit 1nd their decided dlllpprovsl of the alterations which had been made 11 they became manifest d". in: the progress of the work. which led to 1n additional gran: cg gym On the 10th of May i843 the im- ‘thousand five hundred pounds. posing ceremony of his laying of "Thll‘ll’lllt was upscted to cm" of stone lequired for the Additions was erected for the sscolrlnrgigldfathigg lirliuciiishcriltrffrstchi?“ g: m“. "m '5 of spectators with seats provided foot was found u. be much "m" for tlaladies. A guard o; Canola‘ "' "m" "l" In other when Where was wn up on e sou s t‘.'°.2;‘..“;‘.‘“§..i":§..2i.'....°‘;“‘.‘i..°°.i“;.': sari.:::.:::::;"..l:i".::s:- "' tenant Governor. Sir Henry Vere ' Huntley, who was to 11y tbs atone. ‘flfofgelgzrizlllczlzl-"ndlnlfil; low: . mg-wlghrh”: '1'“ “w” l“ "b. {he large openings lbove Inc-hunk?» difference par the trade i1 [c4 _ .1"... n. ui".'..un'.’;'. 1'$’.'°..'.§2‘;. "It was found nsceuery to put. contractor‘ for Non worst" is.“ 02:1’... m "ism '-"~=- sum... ymr ram-incl‘ ;."..'ii°“..°°?.'3'.‘.i"c§‘..."‘i$. ;'-:"i':.§- .22: 15 Games Each Night. Building a’; i}, 51." MM M wu- er of u” proper furnishing 1f the s 131212“ .’§'.l"‘.?.t. "m" ~'“""' 31:95" "em xlms-irm-fifi’. - of Anemia! , , _ Grand Prize 1i end of and wanna.’ §fi=t“°ggi§ti'i'is’illii's' “P51??- ._ r-Eii‘.,...."‘“"‘£. ..'.'."'..:.".:.iz'.:...":::.- ::::...:l:: " cal-amnesia - '°“”‘.,,..°"'f'“'- m liml'.%'l:lf.’.“l'r..‘i'f..'-i'.l's$; parchment, in 1 glue vial, bearing the following insc t- , "The first stone of this d- ing was laid by His Excellency Sir Henry Vere Huntley, Knight, Lieu- tenant Governor of Prince Edward Island. on the ldth day of May in the year of Our Lord om thousand. eight hundred 1nd forty three, 1nd in the sixth year of the reign of Her Most Gracioul Majesty. Queen Victoria. assisted by the 5t. John's Dodge No. 833 of Free 1nd Accepted ‘Committees appointed by the Executive Government to superin- tend the erection of the building: A. Lane. T. H. Havilmd, James Peeks, Edward Pelmer, John M. 10 00th:: were also de- : vsre 1 half sover- It ll one hundred 1nd. fifty sign, u bailey-own, n’ 1°"- lflllc. sixty feet wide and three pence. 1 fourpeuce, 1 ti» , stories high. It h“ 1 pofflgo on each side and 1 win: on either- ma. Until Confederation it- was knrwn Victoria. as The Colonial Building." cc, 1 twopence, 1 penny, 1 half penny, 1 fartning-all of Her Meiclty Queen posited in the cavity of the ltona thgkgé; at‘? smiblillblhfi 001011)’ and covered by 1. Plats of copper. m9 “Win85 0i the gioflswuofdlxsgsfi 1M on" “w” bmlgfgffl; w" m’ all; ellflmivr sh» owner Pmtection of W" ' m y ' aw’ “d pu c ocuinents bee; appubcnt, and in ma,’ the“; tars of 1 ton in weight, was by was roulht before the House of Assembly‘ M the 0mm“ o! me its bod upon the mortar. Session His Excellency, Hill/Cy. the Lieutenant Governor, "lefllll! to the Government House, the Central Academy pgblicrbuéldings of the Colony, said: ‘ u “V” "mmud with 5°11" lsture of the Colony hwing made gftffnge xvi-garlic '1 must add. provision for the erection of a human-lg whkh"! “a; all: 9:21:13: btilnlclitngn suitable for the dignity of as indispensable to every C0lOny_I 5 B8. I as I-ler Majestys re- 22i1‘.3€..§°..i?2i‘°?°““...°“i M- 06 O1‘ I: we cum! o! an pflhuzpfewflrgg have laid the foundation stone of In the office in which they are at ma? place: Pitt is evidently im- ° ° l ° adequate nrevlu- ills time now not far distant when tion against accid t l - ' ’ ‘ “m, By the mo“ oineiuillgr Saga}. within the walls now to be erected tlflefligitlelsglof almost 1.11 the property ° ° “i! lllltlll It N166 be 1n- the adoption of sound 1nd salutary zgmlg $l1§f°r§:g,,1rl¢lr1=v=bl~ measures m- the mum of the the corner stone, nearly three quar- block and tackle lowered down to Excellency in 1 short, but very 1p- llallltdflfl pbggltllllhlllulia will glsthrequir- e o s e c in . tractor: and complex ‘ti; huaiidfgg €eex t M a R. o A h Will‘ . enne h McKenzie. Hen- ' -- - - mm W 080 brulh ry ‘Haszard, John Bovyer, yum,“ came the “Fathers of Confedera- “Overaeersgtge Anuonle’ John Inga’ From the above letter it will be seen that the entire cost of the Col- onial Building was fifteen thous- 0mm l“ and wunds, Island currency, or ab- out forty eight thousand dollars. When the contracts were let and the work commenced the wings at each end were left ofl to save ex- we“ tw° pense. but after the building was up it was decided by the Commis- sioners, to carry out plan. This accounts for the fact “Wed "0 that some years ago both wings °“°"°“5- fell away from the main building and it was necessary to draw them Jaw“ rods Robert Hodgson Robert) was appointed in his place. trait! and photographs of the "Your obedient servant, through the walls of the two up- Pllbllo Oflcq or: "May it please Your Excellency: “The public offices in the Co1on- tfllerllli Building being now finished chm-re of and ready for use for the omcers Pliylllflll» for whom they are provided. the House of Assembly are desirous that those gentlemen should re- "llmwefl move from their present omces to the Colonial Building with as little 511d 0R9 delay as pomible, and the House of Assembly therefore pray Your Excellency will ~ pleased to cause W°~ the requisite orders to be made for the occupation of all the public of- flccs in the Colonial Building "The House of Assembly further desires respectfully to bring to Your llsrcellencyfis notice the neces- sity that will exist for a military guard being stationed at the Col- onial Building for the protection of the public monies. records. etc, after the same are removed there; and should Your Excell the opinion that the same cannot be drawn from the small number 18M llld of military 1t present on the Island. the House of Amembiy beg Your "191 l!“ Ilxcellcncydo represent the same pcriai Government. in or- der in obtain an additional security to the public monies. etc. of the To this address His Excellency o! meow- was pleesed to say that he would Dflwye W comply with the desire of the Nothing further is said in the records regarding the Military Guard but from 1n. account of 1 m on Kent Street in the Islander newspaper of the, 28th of Novem- ber- im it is shied: "The alarm was first given by the sentinel 1t the Colonial filildirlg." This shows however th1t the Building was un- tier military guard for at least nine months of its first history. Law Courts Included The first oflcas in the Colonial Building were occupied by the tenant Governor. the Judie of the Colonial Tmsurer. the Surveyor General, the Collector one! 1nd of Customs, the Regime: in Chan- otary. l th “m” Ml e mevcdtotnedcurtffouseinthowlthtbe 1t colonial muliiingsae on that day Arms. occupy thallium .' 0e ton tsetzaiiabcvmehdwcltliersib 8c i1 in were not able to furnish 013mg“ 0:: Excellency, ‘mum-m’ mmynmvflflyd gm; m. sufficient dlmenllnnl for than pug. Tern opened 1t Honorebia, Edward J. Jarvis n1 the Chief Justice 1nd the lpeekefl llovringmucuetlnormu offiftconlpeekmofthe - ‘menu “ min ... TN lflire- from d the. '. ycuruwnultamuhncic. tclvyofntbeuzofmy down b the mom mm c. comma 17o .,__,__.l THE tar. HON. R. n. BENNETT CHARLOTTETOWNJ’ g These photographs were taken in the course of one of the Prime In 1848 large iron Wit hln On the 18th of February i848 the "l" the following address was. on motion of the House of Assembly, present- ed to His Excellency Sir Donald vns them Campbell, the lieutenant Govem- be of BT- The Bqlll-TO. was re- from the = 5W1. John Cox. Justice Jarvis. Prior to this time the principal judicial duties of the in: ll a Ilmi-lar chamber used for Supreme Court were performed by the Chief Justice alone. UPOn the death of Chief Justice in 1852 Two Noted Trials criminal cases-the Tenant League trials in January 1963,1111“ msm- this table on bers of thvLeague arrested for in- were gathered trial. They were found guilty 1nd Judge Peters. the p. ‘ding Judge, ward Chapter of the Daughters of for two years, The Down Trial Another important suit also oon- lowing inscription: ducted by Judge Peters was 1 vial in January 186B of George Do for the murder of John Cullen. c room on sgpbgmbgf 11m 1554 w“ Crown was represented by the Hon. biyfn 11m DQMINIQN gpg cg}!- Joseph Hel-tsley, Attomey General, ADA _ Dennis Oldesra Reddin, General and the Honlldward Palm- they buildgd betw- by Charles Palmer. Malcolm Mac- Croix Brecken. After a lengthy and sentenced to be hanged on the 30th of ‘March. 1889, on Povmal wards suspended for 1 week pend- ing an application for commutation ence of many hundreds of p rsons a week later. This was the inst public execution in the Province. Legislative Chambers When the Colonial Building was of Assembly 1nd the other m.- the lei-Mar. Oct. harming» legislative Council. The eastern l“! "Ulrich!- end of the building, on the second Monday, Oct. ‘I-Tyrone 1n! floor. was set apart for the Noun Nflth lim- ci Assembly. This large chamber Tuesday. Oct. l-Crapeed 1nd o 1 c» 1 q | hnltlefimhthllloordth Allmzblllgo sinus thirdstorybnthemelliflowdnectlnll N.‘ Ministefs Speeches. On Saturday, Oct. 5th at 8.30 RM. 1t the Charlottetown Foruni, Premier Bennett will deliver the eighth address in his Eastern Campaign. _H.W. Iflbbln, w. James Rcddin. a. n. milled!“ "list. Robert Harris. o. tion.” the Honourable James H. The Chamber which is still ll Peters w“ appointed mum o; m, its original form continues to serve Rolls and Judge of the Supreme “l0 ‘Purpose ‘for which it was q. association with Chief ""5- At the western end of the build- the sittings of the Legislative 111e,, Council until 1592 when that body Puisne Judges who had W“ B-Wll-lllf-‘d- It was here in 1094 been appointed by Commission u“- that the first meeting of the Fath- der the Crown but as these Judgu 6P8 0f Confederation was held and the original were unprofessional men and re- from that event it is now celled pay their rfliies were not "the Omfederatlcn Chamber." On its walls may be seen photographs of the Lieutena ‘ Governors 1nd the Ilonoilrable Premiers of the Province from the (gltefwgfd; 31;- year lml to the present. 1nd par- Prinee ‘Edward Islant Father-g s! Conflederatlon. In the centre o! 4 the room there is a lam! table the quarter oi u genbufy around which the Charlottetown Supreme Court held its Conference of 1864 was held and Hittlnzs in the Colonial Building on this table a brass tablet was many noted suits f-ere trial. Am- placed in i971 by the I. O. D. B. may be mentioned two with the following inscription: "In this Historic Chamber uounq , Plember first 1N4 _ those statesmen with the Sheriff in dis- whose deliberations led to the for- his duty in enforcing the motion of THE DOMINION O!’ of rent. were put upon CANADA. “Placed here by the Royal lid- them to imprisonment the Empire. on the occasion of the . elshteen months. Dim-ion" Jubilee of Confederation.‘ At the celebration of the Diam- year respectively with 1 fine of fifty pounds in the first case end Jubilee the nonunion 1nd and twenty pounds in the other Provincial Government erected oh the well of the chamber 1. beauti- ful brcnzo tablat on which in raised letters are the names of the Fath- ers of Confederation and the fol- “In the hearts and minds cf the delegates who assembled in the! Solicitor "Providence beini! their guide than they prisoner was defended knew, "This tablet was erected on the "l! 3°"- Fffllefick ‘l6 5t Sixticth Anniversary of the event.‘ (Isaac Smith. the anciftect of the Colonial Building. was the grand- fsgaer of the writer o‘. this sketch — .0.) prisoner was convicted The sentence was after- nscuntrfinlitrlou PART‘! ‘MEETINGS Thursday. Oct. J-Wcbater’; Cer- ner 1nd Pownal. 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