5 a ( ‘ 4 ‘ ; Py come perro ~ amet ammnesnt exndiinen _ « a ee ~- a 1 THE (DAILY EXAMINER ! ** An abstract and heief chronicle of the time.,”’ —Sha ke speare. Citizens Take Notice. JOUR DOLLARS will take ‘‘ THE EXAMINER” to your door every day dur- ing the coming year,—if paid before the Ist of January next, Immediate Payment of all amounts due Tue EXAMINER Office, is require 1 Pe SSS Ty,’ THe Datty ExAamMi NER. NOVEMBER 26, 1879. Wreck of the S. 8S. ‘* Albert.” We learn from a gentleman at Souris that the S. S. ‘‘ Albert” was wrecked at St. Mary’s Bay, Magdalen Islands, on Thurs- All hands saved and landed at Souris No further particulars. — The Halifax Election. day. last evening. ANOTHER VICTORY FOR THE LIBERAL-CON- SERVATIVES. We learn that the contest in Halifax County, yesterday, resultea in the election of Mr. Stars, the Liberal-Conservative candidate, by a very handsome majority. Grit reaction ! lS mcs The Customs’ Matter. It seems that the Minister of Customs did not wait for the presentation of a forma] memorial; but as soon as he heard— through Tre Examinen—that the meeting of the merc)iants of Charlottetown had been held, he telegraphed to the Inspector, Mr Wolff, to assure ‘the merchants that he would give them every facility, and to express regret that inconvenience and an_ had occurred. This prompt re-_ sponse of the Minister shows that he is fully alive to the duties of his important noyance position. Actua! > =o Condition of Ireland. The present stir in Ireland will turn at- tention to the condition of that beautiful isle —‘sweet est isle of the ocean’ —to an un- usual degree. A writer in the Contempor- ury for November devotes an excellent ar- ticle to the task of showing the actual con- dition of the country, and the progress that has been made since the direful famine of 1846. The potato famine thirty-three years ago was one of the saddest episodes in in the modern history of Europe. One thing came very clearly to light—that Ireland was greatly over-peopled, and very, very poor—down at the very nadir of social comfort. This was a quarter of acentury ago. What is the condition of Ireland now! In 1845 the population of Ireland reached the enormous total of eight millions and a quarter. It is now but five millions and a quarter. But the condition of the inhabitants has improved immensely, and the wealth has multiplied wonder- fully. Small farms of {two or three, or five, or six acres have to a large extent disappeared ; but tha number of tenants at will is still enor.nous, namely, over half a million. In 1841 there} were in Ireland of mud cabins containing but one rooin no fewer than 491,278. In 1871 the nuwber had fallen to 155,657, and no doubt the reduction has been going on rapidly ever since. These cabins often contain no window, no floor, no chimney. Mud cabins with three rooms and windows in 1871 numbered 357,126, an increase over 1841. But the favorable fact is that good comfortable farm heuses increased in 30 years from 264,000 to 387,000.. The best class of houses increased during the same period over 20,000. The population ocen- pying the lowest class of houses has greatly decreased, while those occupying the best class of houses have increased. Wages have risen also. The people eat better food and more of it. Pauperism has also fallen to about 14 in every 1,000,—a smaller pro- portion than in England or even Scotland. [It is curious that while in England one man in every 118 has been brought before the magistrates for being drunk, and in Scotland one in 134, in Ireland the propor- tion of one in every 47 has been reached. Though, this is so, yet there is reason to believe that there is really quite a much drinking and drunkenness in England and Scotland as in the sister isle. In 1876 only four persons were sentenced to death in all Ireland, while in England the number was thirty-two. The lrish murders were nearly all agrarian; the English murders were nearly all the result of drunkenness, The criminal record of Ireland for a number of years has been smaller than that of England. The trade of Ireland has been increased immensely, and its wealth is greater now by far than ever it was before. Multitudes of the most substantial of the inhabitants are rich enough to be ardentiy desirous of preserving peace and order. _ Oe ao er Oo STEAMSHIY DisasLtEv,—The Inman Line §, S. ** City of Richmond” arrived at Halifax on Monday morning, in tow of the ‘‘ Circasian.” "Tae C. of R. sailed from Liverpool on the 13th for New York, experienced a succession of pales, aud on the 21st., when off Sable Island, broke her shaft, On the 20th, Mr. Enor, second officer, was washed overboard and lost. He belonzel to Liverpool and leaves five orphan children. A subscription was taken up among the cabin passengers and $150 was realized. ett a amar Two hunir d and twenty-four car loads of freight arrived at Halifax by Intercolonial last week, ad 155 cars of freight shipped, in- cluding Ll cars of sugar and 1 of molasses, 5 fish, and 72 Mnglish goods, == 7 snp ee a ee a et a Inlormation for Merchants. ANENT THE MERCHANTS MEETING. CORRESPONDENCE Mayor’s OFfricr, : Cuar.otretown, P. E. L., 26th Noy., 1879. To the Editor of the Examiner. S1r,—Have the kindness to publish in to- | days’s issue, the enclosed copy of letter ad- dressed to me by Mr. Wolff, Customs Iaspec- tor ; and copy of telegram to Mr. Wolff, from the Minister of Customs. Yours truly, W. E. Dawson. (COPY. ) 25th Nov., 1879. Sir, —Understanding that you are Chairman of meeting of merchants to whom a Com- mittee intrusted with the duty of drawing up a remonstrance with the Hon. the Minister of Customs, which is to report to-morrow morn- ing, I have the honor to enclose copy of tele- gram received by me from that gentleman. Sir, Your most obdt, servt., Jas. WotFr, Inspector. W. E. Dawson, Esq., Mayor of Charlotte- town, P. E. Island. (copy.) Orrawa, 24th Nov., 1879. To J. WoLrr,— Assure merchants that Department will give every facility for examination of goods, and regret that inconvenience and annoyance have occurred. (Sgd.) M. BoweELt. <> The Dominion Revenue. Tue St. John Sun produces the following figures, and says it has reason to believe they will be found entirely correct :— CUSTOMS. 1878. 1879. Jan., Feb., March, $2,769,157.13 $4,171,989 April, M7y, June, 3,022,583.61 2,317,671 July, Aug., Sept., 3,132,745.47 3,313,015 $8,924,486.21 $9,802,676 Increase first 9 months of 1879, $878, 188.79. EXCISE. 1878. 1879. Jan., Feb., March, $1,286,968.21 $2,390,034 April, May, June, —1,017,772.14 523,422 July, Aug., Sept., 1,053, 903.53 $12,943 $3,358,693.63 $3,762,501 Increase first 9 months of 1879, $367,855.07. 'T’l increase, Customs & Excise, $1,246,043.36. Jan. to Sept., inclusive, nine months :— Post Office, 1378, $874,478 75 Do 13879, 780,376 35 Decrease, $94,102 40 Public Works, including Railways :— 1878, $1,661,860 54 1879, 1,479,098 32 Decrease, 182,762 22 Bill Stamps, 1878, $143,814 08 do 1879, 129,225 37 Decrease, 14,588 71 Miscellaneous, 1878, $597,685 09 do 1879, 574,039 70 Decrease, 23,643 39 Total Decrease, $315,096 72 Total inrease brought down, $1,246 043 86 Total Decrease “ 315,096 72 The Customs revenue for January, 1879, was $905,917.71, against only $767,693. 20 for the preceding month of December, 1878, show- ing that the anticipation of tariff changes had then begun decidedly to affect importations, and that a fair comparison should start from New Year’s day and not from the Ist of April. —- o: ne -s > ee COMMERCIAL NEWS. LiverrooL, Nov. 21, 5 p. m. 6 Yee Flour, per ctl (100lbs)...... 10 3 we I8 @ Spring Wheat............-. 10 0 to 10 9 ee hac occ ctereones 3.9 to 31 & White Winter ..........05. 7. eS aS SN Lo ve Genes bedeeue ages neh hs BN MIs vance on cceeeies 2 ie 2s cin 4 wth hs eee kp eae 56 0 te: 0 O hs ks 35's 004s camieenn 6:34 i. i a eb he TREE? ¢ — se 2.9 i La ancen cease bb neous 63 0 to O 0 Is oc cc segescovdnsoes 26’ 2a Sd See . Ss 2 e Peat, por ctl... i. ccccescens 7. 2S IES Pee eo eee 34 6 to 36 0 Ds ike vc Hiv 6 eA venase 41 0 to O 0 RATES OF EXCHANGE. Selling. Buying. Sterling Exchange, 60 days 84 WY prem. 7] ss 6s sight . 3* 84 Drafts on New York, 0} ¥ prem. par ee Boston, eS = es Montreal, eo BEET ROOT SUGAR MANUFACTURE. Notice is given of application for letters patent to incorporate the Pioneer Beet-! oot Sugar Company, with a capital of $150,000 in $100 shares. ‘The object is to manufacture beet root sugar at Coaticooke, Quebee, CANADIAN LAMBS. Canadian lambs continue to be patronized in the markets of the United States, and have of late realized very satisfactory prices. At New York on Wednesday last 2,124 Canada lambs and 191 sheep were sold as follows :— 418 lambs weighing from 72 to 77 lbs, each at 57@5ic; 1,706 do, weighing from 71 to 72 lbs per head, at 53@5}? per lb ; 43 sheep 113 to 126 lbs each, 44@4hc per lb; 148 do, 103 to 120 Ibs each, $3.814@4.75 per 100 lbs. OATS. Oats have advanced in Toronto since Ist Nov., 4 to5cents per bushel, with sales at the advance. POTATOES. Potatoes sell in St. John at 30 cents per bushel, and in Boston 50 cts. to 60cts. for Karly Rose.- There is no change to note. BUTTER. There has been a considerable advance in butter in the west; there is no butter held in Ontario under 1S cents., and for the best 22 to 24cts. is asked. Prices have gone up in the United States markets. COAL OIL. Owing to an advance in refined petroleum in the West, the market has become somewhat excited, and prices have advanced to 13c per gallon for car lots in store, 134 and l4e for gg lots and 14}c and l4c for single bar- rels, aia eicinemnn na A NN mane SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF CHARLOTTETOWN. ENTERED. Nov. 23.—Str, Carroll, Wright, Boston, mdse Peniss Pinntlt, oats ; Conquest, Halifax, 14 hhds. sugar to Carvell Bros. ; Phenora, Tatmagouche, boards. Nov. 25.—Onward, Wallace, stone; Margaret Jane, Pictou, coal ; Miramichi, Cape Tra- verse, oats; U. A. Bell, Crapaud, oats. CLEARED. Nov 26—Quango, Demerara, 820 bbls potatoes, 226 sacks oats, 19 crocks butter, 25 pkgs oatmeal, 5 bbls herring, 114 m. brick, §000 feet lumber, 12 tons hay, 70 pkgs mackerel, 94 sheep, 8 horses, 5 head cat- tle, 58 geese, 9 pigs, valued at $3,2/4, shipped by Geo. Coombs; schr Delta, St John’s, Nfid, 4232 bush oats, 1803 bush potatoes, 703 do turnips, 39 do carrots. 13 do parsnips, 86 bbls do, 107 carcasses mutton, 65 qrs beef,21 do pork, 192 geese, 31 turkeys, 21 rolls leather, 1 bbl beef, 1 box poultry, shipped by Wm. Boyle; schr P LG, Spinx, Miramichi. Nov. 24.—Schr Nautilus, St Johns, N’fid, $159 bushels oats, 2345 do potatoes, 413 do turnips, 22 tubs butter, 85 geese, 5 bbls oysters, 2 qrs beef, 12 bbls parsnips, 3 bbls. eggs, 8 bbls oysters, by W. McGill. OUTPO RTS. Georgetown, Nov. 21.—Schr. W Hutching, Gloucester, 2,200 bushels potatoes, 9 bbls kerosene oil. Montague, Nov. 24.—Schr Vesta, Boston, 6500 bushels potatoes, by McDonald Bros. FURNITURE, Carriages, Apples. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, in front of the (ueen Street Auction Rooms, Qn Friday, 28ih inst., at 2 o'clock, p. m., FURNITURE, New and Old, in Chairs Bed- steads, Tables, Mattrasses, Feather Beds, Stoves, Wagons and Sundry Articles. —ALSO $ 50 Barrels verry choice Baldwin, Bishop Pippins, Vanderees, Russetts and Nonpareil APPLES. W. D. STEWART, Auctioneer. Nov. 26, 1879—2i oye: ee aye Highland Whisky, crtokact| CREENLEES UNRIVALLED For TODDY. ORNE THE ANALYTICAL SANITARY INSTITUTION, 54, Holborn-viaduct, E. C., London, Aug. 18, 1879, report on the ‘‘ Lorne Highland Whis- key ” of Messrs. Greenlees Brothers :— *“We have visited the bottling stores of HIGHLAND WHISKEY. Messrs. Greenlees Brothers, at Gresham- buildings, London, and have selected from the vats, samples of their Lorne Highland Whis- key, and have subjected them to careful ex- amination and analysis. The samples were pale, showing their freedom from added color- ing matter, very fragrant, mellow and of pleasant flavor ; in fact, they possessed all th characteristics of pure and _ well-matured Scotch Whiskey of the first qualtiy.” ArTHuR Hitt, Hassaui, M. D. Orro Heuner, F. C. §S., F. I. C. Sole Proprietors, GReENLESs BROTHERS, Gresham-buildings, London ; _Distilleries, Argyleshire. Agents : -- MESSRS. OWEN CONNOLLY & CO., Charlottetown, P.E.I. Nov. 25, 1879.—6m ‘ \ TILL remain in Charlottetown until Saturday, the 29th instant, At 12 o’clock, noon, to receive freight. Bills Lading must be in at Eleven. CARVELL BROS, Nov. 26, 1879.—2i pat li COAL COAL Or HAND, (in Shed), 100 TOWNS BEST SCOTCH HOUSE COAL, (Warranted. ) Also-——A large quantity of Pictou Round and Nut Coal. Terms Cash. JAPT. JOHN HUGHES, Nov. 26,-1879. Water Street. eae gy Intercolonial Railway. Riviere Du Loup Branch. Postponement of Time. The time for receiving tenders for Cars, Snow Ploughs, &c., has been extended until the 9th of December next. By order, F. BRAUN, Secretary. Dept. Railways and Canals, Otiawa, 20th Nov., 1879. n 26, 2i , —— PERKINS & STERN Invite the attention of buyers to their large, well as- sorted, and CHEAP STOCK, of the following goods: MANTLE CLOTHS, ULSTER CLOTHS, TWEED SUITINGS, WORSTED COATINGS, WHITE FLANNELS, SCOTCH FLANNELS SHIRTING FLANNELS, FRENCH TWILL FLANNELS. DRESS GOODS. A. large variety of the Newest Materials, and Trimmings to suit. Plain, Checked & Plaid WINCEYS, of the best value. FUR MIUFFS, COLLARS & TIES, in Seal, Mink, Astrachan, &c., Str. ‘Carroll, |¢2£8E MUFFS, AND Grebe Trimmings. KNIT WOOL GOODS, of every descripting froma 5e, pair Bootees to a “Peg Worrinc- ton” combination Scarf & Hood. Black Silk Fringes, avery good variety good & cheap All of the above extra good value. IOUS & TETAS, Ch’town, Nov, 4, 1879, nena JUST RECEIVED | 60 PAIRS ACME CLUB SKATES, —IN-—- PLAIN STEEL, NICKLE PLATED, and GOLD & NICKLE, Retailing at Low !Prices, W. E. DAWSON & CO. Nov. 25, 1879—10i J. R. FOSTER, Moncton, N. B., REPRERSENTING IN THE MARITIME PROVINCES Ontario, Chicago and Western Millers and Shippers, onli PF canis FLOUR, MEAL, GRAIN, Seeds and Provisions. The following are some of the leading brands of Flour ior sale wholesale, in car-load- lots only, viz:— ‘‘ Bridal,” ‘‘ Alabaster,” ‘* White Rose,” Warcup’s Superior, ‘‘ Pastry,” ‘* Brown Mills,” ‘‘ Red XXX,” ‘* Amber,” &e., &c. The above choice brands of flour, with many others, can be obtained at all the leading Flour Houses in the Maritime Provinces. Samples of all kinds of Seed Grains, and other goods will be sent to any address on applica- tion free of charge. Ask for quotations by telegraph in ‘* Cypher,” which will be supplied to all cor- respondents on application. ov. 25, 1879—6m NIGE CODFISH. BDLES. 50 Ibs. each, Just the article for private families. CARVELL BROS, Ch’town, Nov. 25, 1879.—2aw lw FARM FOR SALE. 800 ACRES, ANITUATED 20 miles west of Moncton, N, | B., on line and in sight of Intercolonial Railway, between Moncton and St. John— buildings 24 miles from Petitcodiac R. R. Station. The above farm contains 800 acres, 300 acres of which are cleased and under cuitivation. Price, $3,500, 25 per cent. cash down; balance on easy terms. For full and further particulars apply to J. R. FOSTER, Agent, Moncton N. B., Nov. 25 1879.—6m ~ NOTICE. I< fh 2 a due here from Liverpool, On Saturday, the 29th inst. There being still room for a few hundred barrels of Potatees by this steamer, parties wishing to avail themselves of this opportunity for shipping had better apply at once to PEAKE Bro’s & Co. Managers, Charlottetown, 24th Nov., 1879. HE SUBSCRIBERS OFFER FOR SALE a complete outfit fora Lobster Packing Establishment, comprising 2 Copper Boilers, new, never used, 2 ‘* Bath Kettles, do. do., 25 Galvanized Trays, 2 Screw Presses and dies conplete for tall and flat cans. Solder Cutter, Solder Mould, Swedger, Rolls, Squaring Shears and Bench Shears, Snips, Vice, Anvil and other materials, Also--a variety of tinmen’s tools, for stove- pipe making, etc. The above are new or very little used E. G. & C. STAYNER, Halifax, N,. 8, STR. “WORCESTER” ILL NOT LEAVE BOSTON ON THE the 29th NOVEMBER, as advertised yesterday, but will (ice and weather permit- ting) leave there on WEDNESDAY, DEC, 3rd, for her last trip, leaving here to return to Boston about Tu y, the 8th. CARVELL BROS, Agents, Nov. 22,’79—6i Ch’town, Nov. 22, 1879.—pat arg li To Pictou and Halifax. N and after FRIDAY next, the 28th inst., the Steam Nav. Co’s. Steamers will leave for PICTOU on FRIDAY mornings, at five o'clock, instead of Thursday as formerly. we as usual, is change is made on the suggestion of Ww. W. Mebeod, Esq., P. O, Tha sO as to make close connections with the Allan Steamers, leaving Halifax for Liverpool every Saturday. By order, F. W. HALES, Sec’y. Steam Nav, Ce, Ch’town, Nov, 2], 1879. }