Sf ae Ree ee Oe we ? * eae * I aI 6 At eee ae Tus Datty EXAMINER | . NOVEMBER 9,100. | Reform of the French Senate. | ‘Tar changes im the-eanetination of the| French Senate, advocated by M. Gam-| betta’s orgav, are not, after all, very| radical or sweeping. The following} reforms are proposed :—The preroga- | tives of the Sevate in financial matters should be limited; the seventy-five life | Sevators should iu future be elected by | | both Chambers, and the number of con- | stituents who elect the other 225 should | be largely included in towns, which it is | contended are not fully represected at! present. A correspondent very remarks that, after all the threats | agitation of the electoral campaign, the} aptly | and | relative moderation of this programme 1s |; something of a surprise. = _- > ae +o Temperance Legislation. | | Ir seems to us that the proper time to | have published the article on ‘* Moral} Suasion,” which appeared iv the Patriot | of last evening, was before the Scott Act became law, or, at least, before it was formally accepted by a majority of the people of this Island. We now have— by the act and deed of the people of this Province—a law which prohibits the sale of spirituous liquors as a beverage; and the practical question vow is, not whether or not the jiquor traffic can be made in- offensive to the community by ‘ moral suasion,” but whether or not the law shall be respected. A majority of our people seem to think that it should be respected; iu the interests of morality, generally, it should be respected; for if rogues find out that they can with im- punity disregard the law which says that liquor shall not be sold as a beverage, they will speedily come to the conelusion that the laws prohibiting misdemeanors generally may be evaded. We should either respect and enforce the law, or not have it at all. We do net, however,see wliy,though the law should be rigoreusly carried out, moral suasion should not also, at the same time, do its beneficent work, Why should not ferce and suasion both be applied for the purpose of accomplishing such a great and good work as the reduc- tion of the evils of the liquor traflic? —_— ~<mem s+ - The Land Act. Tus Land Act is now workiug, and some of its results areknown. On an | estate called “*the Crawford Estate,” reuts have been redveed twenty-five per cent; and the landlord is te pay half the ‘‘county cess.’ The following state- rmaent shows hew much the Crawford ten- antry have gained by the decisions of the Land Commissioners : Acreage of the Crawford estate, 431 acres, 3 reeds, 30 perches S. ao... Griffith’s valnation .. 446 10 0 Rent prior to 1865 .. 420 10 0 René since 1866 .. 6440 17 4 Reduced rent o .. 472-14 6 Present reduction + i 368. &-..1D An Armagh correspordent, discussing 5S the fears entertained in some quarters in regard to a block in the working of the Land Act, says it is obviously absurd to suppose that because so many thousand notices have been served they will, or even a decent propertien of them, ever come to trial. He says that as soon as a few decisions have been given, and as soon as the tendency ef the decisions begins to be grasped by landlord and tenant, amicable arrangements will take place in an everwhelming proporcion of the cases. This would seem to be the common-sense course to pursue. a e+. oe Hon. Mr. McPherson on the Irish Trouble. Wauire in London, (G. B.,) Hon. Senator McPherson was interviewed by a correspondent of the Torouto Mail. He is reported to have spoken sadly and commiseratingly of the deplorable state of Treland, and with deep earnestness expressed the hope that the condition: of that unhappy country might speedily be ameliorated. But he would allow no obstacle to be thrown in the way of beneficent legislation. He would not be trifled with and flouted by egitators who are seeking only their own fame and aggrandizement, ard endeavor by violent avd infdammatory harangues to attract that notice which, under ordinary cir- cumstances, would never be won by them. He held decidedly that the English Government had dallied with the matter too long—had almost betrayed a lamentable weakness and indecision. The arrest of Mr. Parnell, as the chief of the agitators, he comended as a wise and bold step, but it had been delayed un- reasonably. Repressivs measures adopt- ed earlier would have carried more weight, and might have avoided much misery aud _ distress, whilst recent outrages perchance might not have occurred. As for the notion that incendiary agents of the Land League could ever make much headway in Can- ada, he almost laughed at the idea. There was a wealth of pride in Mr. Macpherson’s tone as he said “ the Irish in Canada rauk among our best, most hard working, peacable, and respectable citizens.” Their indomitable energy, he continued, excited the highest admira- lin this Province. estidiedaabiia —— The Great Northwest. THE COUNTRY —1's PRODUCTIONS—-ITS FUTURE. Tuis is the heading of an excellent lecture delivered by Rev. Principal Grant, of Queen’s College, Kingsten, Ontario, at the Opera House in that city on the evening of the first instant. Many of our readers will remember that Principal Grant was for some years the popular minister ef St. David's Church, Georgetown, and St. Columba’s Church, Blair m Athol, St. Peter’s Road, Some eight or nine years ago he travelled through large por- tions ef the Northwest Territories, and _wrote a book entitled ‘“* Ocean to Ocean,” giving a description of the country a6 it| then appeared to him. During the past year, Priacipal; Grant again visited the Great Northwest; and his lecture at Kingston shows that his kaowledge of the couniry is not gleaend from books nor from hearsay, but from a_ personal acquaintancs with its soil, resources, productions, climate, people and general capabilities. He is no theorist, and his high reputation and position as a man of unblemished record will add greatly to the weight and force of his statements in favor of that part our country. Dr. Grant shows the different routes by which to get to the North West at the present time ; but he says :— ‘*No Canadian can be satisfied until there is an all rail route through our own territory. Te complete it only 600 miles of railway are now needed, the seetion, aamely, between Lake Nipissing and a junction with the Thunder Bay Branch already referred to. Until this 600 miles is built we cannot feel comfortable. It is indispensable from a natienal point of view. The country is not ene until we can get from proyinee to provinee without going through foreign territory. No farmer would feel comfortable if he had nota right of way frem one part of his farm to another, or if he were dependent for it on his neighbor's good will. If he cannot secure that, he had better sell his farm in whole or part. Soif we can’t build that 600 miies of railway we had better give up the dream of being an independent people. (Cheers.) Before the Intercolonial was built, the Maritime Provinces had a taste of what is meant by passing threugh a foreign country in order to get to Ontario er Quebec, and the experience was by ne means satisfactory. The intercolonial is worthall that it cost and a great deal more. We had similar experiences in the West at the time of Riel’s little rebellion, when so many ob- stacles wera interposed to our voluateers getiing through the Sault Canal. That which has been, is that which shall be. No people that respeet themselves should be dependent on their neighbors for a right of way. Others will respect us only when we respect ourselves. (Applause.) Not only is this road necessary, but its value as a direct link of eonnection with the North- west should induce us te buildit. Every- one new believes in the future greatness of the Nerth-west. Shall we then at the outset make the North-west tributary te anether country, or shall we secure direct connection with it as specdily as pessibie ? We are told that it will pass through a wilderness. On the contrary there are in dications of vast forest and mineral wealth, and a railway is indispensable to open them up. The old principle was—get people inte a country and they will build railways ; the modern principle is—build railways and the people will get into the country and open it up. We have an illustration at our own doors. When would the vast iron deposits on the Mississippi back of us have been worked, when would the charcoal company have been fermed, with pros- pects of vast smelting operations te follow, if the Kingston & Pembroke Railway jhad not firat been built ? In speaking of the contract for the construction of the great Canada Pacific Railway, he says :— “The thing. has been done, and done with the approval of ins and outs, for beth at different times committed themselves to the principle of a cempany, and I believe the country, probably from a distrust as to the exercise of patronage by a government, generally took the same view. Our duty now is to see that the Syndicate fulfils its contract, and at the same time we must keep faith with the Sydicate in letter and spirit, and loyally support them in the great work they have undertaken. Their success will be our success, their failure a national failure.” The rapid growth of the country can be best understood when we are told that Winnipeg, nine years ago, consisted of a few shanties and saloons; now it isa city of 15,000 people, with wide streets and solid buildings—many of them of stone and brick—mills, iron bridges, railway depots, and all the other sym- bols of medern civilization. Between nine and teu thousand ploughs have been sold in Winnipeg this season. Every one of those ploughs represerts a home- stead. This means increase of wealth aud prosperity. The picture which the thousands of little houses of square logs which the settler first builds—dotted over an immense expanse of country— reminds the lecturer of the poetic lines: **] hear the tread of pioneers Ox nations yet to be ; The first low wash of waves where yet Shall roll a human sea.”’ The general description given of the soil is that of ‘‘a peaty or sandy loam, resting on a tenacious cream-colored clay. The loam is rich enough to stand wheat croppiny for a generation or two without manure. The clay retains the moisture, and supplies it to the roots of | tion. It might be that agitators by painting vivid pictures of the distressed condition of Ireland would be able to ob- tain some money from Irish-Canadiaus— he hoped not ; but they would never be grass and grain iu the hottest weather. The soil in Manitoba combines for the | cultivation of wheat, the advantages of loamy aud calcerous soils. The wonder- | ful suceulence of the grasses makes it ove able to persuade those people to coun- tenance anything approaching violence or sedition, The Irish in Canada were far too evlighteved for that. of the best grazing countries iu the world. “*som. of our horses accompanied us over more than a thousand miles of country, travelling at a good rate, and though 7 = SE — Y HXAMINER, NOVEMESBR ©, 1681. See HE DAILY a neem though they fed only om the grass they picked up. by thy way, and at vight and ou Stiodays, they looked as well at the end of the jouraey as they did at the beginning.” Concerning those whe should go to the North-West, Priveipal Grant says that it is impossible for too many Cana- dian farmers to ge there—they know how to accommodate themselves to new conditions, and would be of great service to Old Country emigrants in teaching them how to overcome many of the difficulties incident to settlers—in new countries. He alludes in complimentary terms to Lord Lorne’s trip. to the North-West last summer, and says that ne Governor- General ever did a wiser or more pat- riotic thing than he did, when he devoted last summer to “roughing it,” that he might see with his own eyes, and make all England and Scotland see by means of his correspondents and artists the greatness of this Canada of ours. The Professor concluded his most in- teresting aud eloqueut iecture with the following magnificent description :— This whole land of*Canada with its ocean lakes and boundless forests, rivers like seas and exhaustles pastures on sea and shore, let every one of its children love and serve with loyal service. It is a good land ; from the coppermines of Newfound- land te the gold of Cariboo; from the coal of Cape Breton to the coal of Nan- aime; from the cod, herring and halibut of the Atlantic te the salmon of the Fraser and the hoolichans of Queen Charlotte’s Island; from the harbors ef Nova Scotia to the fiords ef the Pacific. But where is the centre and pivot of this vast country, whose three sides are washed by three oceans, and its fourth the water-shed of America? Not even the great province of Ontarie, more than a thousand miles from the sea. lia centre is that Northwest of which I have spoken. No one can breathe its stimulating air, ne Canadian can think of it without the vision of the future coming before him. Then his heart swells with joy, with grati- tude, with exultant hope; for the man that has no pride in his vountry is 4 maimed ereature, one to be pitied as we pity the blind, the deaf, the dumb, the idiot. A vision comes before us ef count- less flocks and herds, of vast expanses of golden grain waving in the breeze, of ware- houses filled with food for the millions across the sea, of expanding com- merce, eniarging cities and homesteads by the hundred thousand, the abodes of fellow-citizens, industrieus, prosperous, leyal, God-fearing. All this is ours, and with all the gathered wealth ef the past to boot, our fathers’ memories and our fathers’ flag. The past with its wisdom is ours, the present with its ample posses- sions, the future with its ampler promise ; ours without a single break ia national de- velopment or histerical continuity.. Ought we not to thank Ged for our inheritance ! (Loud applause. ) ‘ Islanders Abroad. ‘‘The Gelic congregation of this city presented a purse ef $77 to D. MoLean, who during the summer preached in ‘‘ the language of Paradise” to appreciative as- semblies every Sabbath afterncen.”— Mon- treal Presbyterian College Jeurnal. {Mr.McLeanis from Belfast. He is a young man of sterling worth and unblemished character. Wewish him every success.— Ep. EXAMINE. | Mr. Angus McLeod, son of Nerman Me- Leod, Esq., of Valleyfield, was lately ap- pointed Principal of the New Glasgow School, Nova Scotia. Mr. McLeod taught the Belfast Grammar School fer some time. We congratulate the people of New Glas. gow on their excellent choice; but hope that Mr. MeLeod will, before long, be in- duced to give his valuable services to his native Province. SHIP NEWS. PORT OF CHARLOTTETOWN, ENTERED, Nov 9—Lenora, Wright, Shediac, bal; Mira- michi, McFadyen, Crapaud, potatoes; Enterprise, Halliday, Tryon, potatoes, Ellen, Joilymore, Pictou, pork; Arthur, Bownell, Murray Harbor sundry articles; C Pearl, Smith, Cape Welfe, potatoes, CLEARED. Nov 9—Seafoam, Smith, Baltimere, potatoes; Lilly of Clyde, Hagar, Boston, potatoes; Ann May, Glyn, Nild, potatoes; Confed- erate, McKay, Halifax, potatoes; Excel, Dewar, Pictou, bal; Ellen, Jollymore, Pictou, bal; Amateur, McDonald, Sydney, C B, bal. NOTICB TO MARINERS, Orrawa, Nov, Ist, 1881.—The light-house recently erected upen the headland of Cape Bear, Straits of Northumberlaad, King’s Oounty, Prince Edward Island, has been put in operation. Position : lat. 46.0 35 N., long. 622716 W. The light is a revelving red catoptric, attaining its greatest brilliancy every thirty seconds. Itis elevated 74 feet above high water mark, and should be visible 12 miles from ail peints seaward. The build- ing is of woed, painted white, and eensists of a square tower 46 feet high from the base to the vane on the lantern with dwelling attached. A steam fog whistle, recently erested in clese proximity te the lightheuse on the east point of Scatterie Island, Cape Breton County, Prevince of Neva Scotia, will be put in opera- tion on the 15th inst. Position, lat 46.2 25 N lon 59 40 30 W. Daring fogs and snow storms the whistle will ial two blasts of five seconds’ duration, with an interval of ten seconds between them in every minute, a __ en en ee DIED. At Mount Stewart, of lung disease, after an illness of six months, which she bore with resignation to the Divine Will, Ellen J. Coffin, the beloved wife of Jonathan Jay, aged 25 years and five montlis. She leaves three small children and an affeetionate husband, besides a large circle of friends aad relations to mourn their irreparr »le loss. She died in the sure hopes of a glerious immortality, On the 26th of October, at his residence, 298 Spadina-avenue, Toronto, ‘thomas Walker Ferrell, aged 65 years. Oe ee HORSES. HORSES. I WILL buy or carry on freight a limited _humber of good Carriage Horss ex brigt. “NATALIE,” to Demerara. Parties | Noy. 9, 1881. wishing to ship Horses had better engage at once, * GEO. COOMBS, Ch’town, Novy. 9, '81—tf wy li Water St, Minne genet nL CO A LI stagnate tn tat ees eas - CORRES ONDE Ye —_———— at a —— We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions or statements of our correspondents, 3 Letter from Capt. McLeod. To the Editor of the Hxeamimer. Srx,—Your issue of the 2nd instant con tains an impertinent letter frem Newton Lee, the reputed owner of a horse named All Right. Had Mr. Lee been content with puffiing his horse, 1 would find no { fault. Having been tested by competent judges, and assigned to his proper position, perhaps it was necessary thet Mr. Lee should have recourse to the press to ventil- ate his grievances, and tw advertize an animal whose merits have been persistently overlooked by impartial judges, and have never yet becoine apparent to connolseurs of horse flesh. Mr. Lee states that I ‘‘abused the judges.” This is not true. I protested against their judgment on good grounds, viz , that two of them —Messrs. McLean and McKie—were interested parties, Mr. McLean owning an All Right colt, and Mr McKie having prejudged the case. ‘Two of the judges were in my favor, and the fifth was prejudiced in favor of his friead, and openly showed his determination to give the award to All Right. The Beard of Commissioners decided that they would net interfere with the} verdict of the judges. They never entered into the question as te the relative merits of the horses. Mr. Lee complains that he did net got justice at Halifax. Why not? Were the judges incempetent er prejudiced? The tact iz, they toek stock of him on a few moments’ inspection, and their judgment was indorsed by every disinterested man who was capable ef forming an intelligent opimon. Te azsist Mr. Lee in his arrogant pretensions he preduced at Halifax some of the best of All Right’s colts—very good animals indeed-—but whe owed their good peints more to their dams than to their sire. Even then, All Right failed te get a place. Mr. Lee states that Capt. McLeod *‘ was informed that his treatment of the judges was most disgraceful, and his cenduct in the matter was such as sheuld debar him from ever again exhibiting at a local exhi- bition.” The statement is false, and I defy him to name the commissioner whe made any such remark. Surely T have a right to protest against what I consider to be an improper award, without ineurring any risk ef being ea that account disquali- fied as an exhibitor. The insolent allusion of Mr. Lee to the settlements of my native district I might well pass over in silence. The places which he has mentioned have produced insn who are as far superior to Mr. Lee as marble is to mud, and the men of Uigg, Rona and Rassa can well afferd to sneer at his child- ish impertinence., Mr. Lee’s bragadoccia can be estimated at ite ‘rue value. He is willing to back an All Risht colt in a tretting match against Blackfoot. He has evidently more confi- }dence in the stock than in the horse himself. All Right, I understand from the Exam- INER, has been on the turf in America, but I have never seen the record ef his wonder- ful performances, We all know the sorry exhibition he made when pitted againat some of our Island horses at home. In eonclusion I may say that Blackfoot took the first prize at the Provincial Ex- hibition in Georgetown in 1877; the first prize at the Previncial Exhibition in 1878, at Summerside, wnen he competed with Reda’s horse ; in 1879 he entered into no competition ; in 1880 he took first prize at the Dominion Exhibition at Montreal as a roadster; and in 1881 he teok second place in Halifax as a carriage horse and roadster, being second to Mr. Rodd’s magniticent stallion. I think it ne disgrace that Black- foot should be considered by some judges as second te Mr. Rodd’s splendid animal. Yours truly, M. MacLeop. _o———.. The Days of Chivalry Are Not Yet Gone. Te the Editor ef the Examiner. Deak Sin,—On the evening of the let inst. after the steamer Southpert had pro ceeded some distance on her voyage from Charlottetown te Mount Stewart, a respect- able looking lady of Lot 48, found to her irrepressible consternation, that she had taken passage in the wrong steamer. In a state of semi-frantic excitement she sought the Captain, and made known to him her mistake ; and, in a very plaintive manner, appealed to his sympathies, as she left a yeung and tender babe at home. The goed and whole souled Captain White instantly ordered the steamer to be stopped and a boat lowered, which was accordingly done, and he and oneof the crew, Mr. John MacKenna — a civil, and accommodating young man—manned it, and took the anxious lady aboard, and landed her safely on her wished for shore. They then pulled back to the steamer, and were greeted with the hearty approval of the passengers, This is not the first time Mr. White has proved himself to be a man of quick and generous sensibilities, He is the kind @f young man who must succeed—soher, atten- tive, kind and complacent—with a heart to pity, and a will to assist. Trusting that he may receive a more sub- stantial meed, and wishing Tae Examiner every success, I am, An InisHMan. Lot 36, Nov. 3, 1881. xn WINTER APPLES, I WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, To-Mottow (Thursday), the 10th inst,, AT 11 O'cLeCK, aT THE Queen Street Auction Rooms, 140 barrels Choice Ne. 1 Hand-picked Winter APPLES in all varieties, To airive this evening from the Orchard of Mrs. J. D. Harris, Cornwallis. W. D. STEWART, Auctioneer, QUBSCKIBE for the DAILY EXAMINR®, the Chea.est sn? most Newsy + aper Published in the Provinces. London WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, CF 2% Fall and Winter STOCK OF Dry Goops JUST RECEIVED BY 8. S. PRINCE EDWARD FROM LIVERPOOL, and Anchor and Allan Line Steamers, NOW OPEN! ~—COMPRISING— A Large Assortment of PLAIN and FANCY DRESS GOODS, Black Cashmeres, Lustres, Meltons, Serges, best value, WINCEYS—Plain and Twilled, all Colors and Qualities. COTTONS—White, Grey and Printed, in English, Canadian and American makes. MANTLE CLOTHS, Beavers, Pilots, Worsted Cvatings, Seetch, English and Canadian T weeds, a fine assortment. MILLINERY — Ladies’ Plush, Beaver and Straw Hats, Feathers, Flowers and Orna- ments. SKIRTS, SHAWLS, GLOVES, Hosiery, Thompson’s Glove- fitting Corsets. MEN’S and BOYS’ HATS and CAPS, Fur and Cloth. FLANNELS, Sheetings, Towels, Napkins, Table Linens. CANVAS, Silesias, Casbains, Linings. CANADIAN AND SCOTCH Wool Shirts and Drawers, Wool Scarfs, Blankets and Quilts, Small Wares, Braces, Braids, Buttons, Threads, Needles. (eee ee CASH BUYERS will find this Stock complete, and very best value. GEO, DAVIES & C0. September 30, 1881, KENT MILLS. A, Campbell & Co., Proprietors CHATHAM, ONT. TS I AM instructed to offer at the SUNBEAM, KENT, lowest rates, ial DEWDROP, ell known as the most reliable brands Flour offered in thi, market, As am — aa authorized Agent here fer these famong ille, orders entrusted to me will | executed. aoae W. D. STEWART, Sole Agent for Kent Mj Ch’town, Nov, 9, ’81~3i Mills, WINTER APPLES I am hbase ae AUCTION, Thursday Wext, 10th instant, aT 10:30 o’CLocK, A, M, IN FRONT OF MY AUCTION ROOM, Ove Card Load—137 barrels Choice Win. ter-keeping APPLES, direet from Ap. napoils Valley. A. McNEDLL, Atet'r, Nov. 8, ’81—2i WEST INDIES. Parties desiring to ship to the West Indies can secure freight for limited num. ber of horses by applying immediately to FENTON T. NEWBERY., Nov. 8—3i DR. JENKINS Has resumed prettice at bis residence, Qveen Street Hours for consultation 9 to ]1 a, m., and 7,30 to 9 p.m. No certificates given except to patients, [ne 8 wkly pat ex pres im, 3aw Ve ‘6 TO LET -_ -»® \ ITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION, the Dwelling House and premises situate on Upper Prince Street, in possession of the undereigned, For particulars apply to F. L. HASZARD, Nov. 4—l1w ~ FISH MARKET Graiten Street, ECEIVED TO DAY, per ech “Hud- & son,” from Boston, — 250 bris cheice Family Flour, 150 “ Cornmeal, 58 boxes Raisins, 40 brls Kerosene Oil, 15 bris Cranberries (Cape Coed), 10 bris Bunker Hill Pickles, in bulk, And a large stock of Groceries to arrive im a few days. — ALSO— In addition to the present larye stock ef Firh: 50 barrels Labrader Herring, 200 boxes Scaled Herring, Barrels Salmon, Trout, Cod Sounds, Finaan Haddies, etc., for sale at lowest cash prices, at the Fish Market, Gratton St. J, H. MYRICK, Ch’town, Nov. I, 1881. eod American Lloyd's Universal STANDARD RECORD. Established « «18% — Vessels classed in the above Association, and Certificates issued. FRED. W. HYNDMAN, Ch’ town, Oct, 29, ’s1. Surveyor, FEATHERS. YIGHEST PRICE paid for good GEESE FEATHERS. JOBN NEWSON. Oct, 29, 1881. eye en oe RRR Ea WANTS, LOST, FOUND, é \ 7 ANTED—A Servant Cirl to de eneral V housework. Reference required. Ap- ply to this Office. nov $ 2i yO LET, and immediate possession given, a pleasantly sitdated Cottige on Bayfield Street, Rent moderate “Apply to Mr. Bruce Stewart on “the above-named street, @F to Thomas (arter, North River Post Office. (no 8 2i vod, whly If 7ANTED IMMEDIATELY a girl a8 Cook W and capably of doing Pastry Baking. Apply at the Examiner office. jno 8 tf jestnenapermnemenoenaenenencn — ANTED—A good lady canvassere to in- \ trodace a new and elegant style of art to the admirers of the beautiful in Charlotte- town. Good salary paid to a reliavle party. Call for Mr, Clement at the Misses Sinclair's, corner of Sydney and Pownal Street, [no 4 8! OARDERS WANTED —Two Boarders Bb an be accommodated in a private family, near Prince of Wales College, at moderate rates, Apply, by letter, to C, C., P.O. ies ss es ee TANTED IMMEDIATELY, «& man who W thoroughly understands Kiln Drying and Milling. Liberal wages will be given bY Ricuaxp E. Baanact, Clyde Millis, New Glasgow. [oe 31 tf T ANTED—Hides, Wool and Skins at the Spring Park Wool Shop, for which the highest cash price will be paid by C. F, Stack- POLE. foc 24