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Tue Darty EXAMINER.

DECEMBER 13, 1877.

Market Trains—A Suggestion.

Rarway ARRANGEMENTS for the winter will, we assume, be concluded in the course of a few days. When they are published, we hope to see that Mr. McKechnie has made provision for the running of ** Market Trains.”

In Charlottetown, the prices of provis- ions produced by the country are very high, while the prices of goods required by the country are unprecedentedly low. If, there- fore, regular facilities be provided by the railway, country people will come in large numbers to ‘‘ sell in the dear market” and ‘buy in the cheap market.” — ‘

We suggest that the Railway Superin- tendent put on special trains at excursion fares every Tuesday and Friday, to run to and from Mount Stewart and to and from Hunter's River. If these trains be run regularly, we guarantee a large return to the Railway. :

The best time to commence the running of these ‘‘ Market Trains” would be next Monday. If the necessary arrangements could be made and well advertized so soon they would undoubtedly be taken advantage of by those in the country who want to sell and buy—and who does not ?—Christmas luxuries. At any rate, we think special trains should be run as proposed before and during the coming Holidays.

‘‘BHuman Devices.”

Tue Government organs are still jubilant over what they choose to call their ‘‘ victory in Quebec East.” Our Grit friends are cer- tainly thankful for small favors. They have been so used to defeats lately, that they were overjoyed to find they could elect a minister in any constituency. Laur- ier was defeated in his own constituency. The Government: at once selected Quebec East as the most likely to be accessible to what Mr. Laurier felicitously calls ‘* human devices.” George Brown would call it % ‘‘ Big Push.” But Mr. Laurier is a polish- el gentleman ; and he thinks * human _de- vices” a better term. We agree with Mr. Laurier. The pardon of © Donoghue on the eve of the election, in opposition to the vote of the House of Commons last session, is well expressed by the word, “ human device.” The spending of $45,- 000 among the poor electors of Quebec dur- ing an election contest, is another act that is better expressed by ‘‘ human device” than by “Big Push.” Mr. Ross, one_ of the Nova Scotia Elevators, would have called it ‘relieving poor yoters;” but ‘* human device” covers everything in the shape of bribery. Even the Premier's offer to allow French liquors into Quebec, free of duty, is a ‘* human device,” well calculated to tickle the palate of the Quebec gentry. The Ontario Grits called such tactics ‘* Ele- vating the Standard.” But Laurier, in his advanced Liberalism, has found a more suitable and expressive phrase. Henceforth, “human devices” will be the regulation word,”

Perhaps, after all, the joy in the Grit camp is over the fact that the champion

Grit, has found a word so expressive of the|*

illegitimate means used to gain his election in Quebec East.

Ax old beggar named Daniel McDonald was arrested by the police yesterday on Dorchester street, for being runk and in- capable. When taken to the Station his clothes were searched and found to contain @ quantity of silver pieces, amounting to one hundred and forty dollars and eighty- seven cents, all of which he confessed of begging throughout the country. As a beg- gar @is asuccess. He was fined $2 or 8

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Caotce Sinquena Figs (in layers), Green feel Sweet Oranges, Lemons, Raisins, Apples, wholesale and retail at W. F. Qarrer’s.

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Large Political Meeting at Kensinton.

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500 ELECTORS PRESENT—-GOVFRNMENT CON- Honor the Stipendiary Magistrate, 1m the | | matter of the test case relating to the Bye-

DEMNED BY A SWEEPING MAJORITY.

A political meeting was called at Ken- | sington, Lot 19, by the representatives of the distritt,. on Puesday,

The meeting was addressed:) by Messrs. Strong, Laird, Lea, Calhoun, | Holland and George Sinclair, of Malpeque, | 'Mr. Sinclair got a good. hearing and spoke | lat loagth. He candemned the acts of the | | pre —nt.Gevernment, both in the Assess- | | men and School Acts, and showed that | itaxa ion was unnecessary for years to come, ‘with ordinary prudence. He. believed the | people were justified in compelling our 'Lecislators to repeal the present Assess- iment Act.

| Great excitement prevailed. Government members with difficulty could be heard.

A resolution condemning the Government and calling on thém to resign, was passed almost unanimonsly,-and yet the Editor of ithe Patriot was there!

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~ Souris’ Hospital.

A Sourts’..correspondent asks what use the Souris’ Marine Hospital is intended to serve? He states that it has been in ex- istence for several years, and has never yet harbored a patient. Yet, he avers, Souris

these have received..medical aid without being sent to the--Hospital. Now, he asks of us, what-azedical. man received pay for such attendance, and why are such patients not sent to the Hospitai and treated there ! We are unable to answer our correspond- ent’s queries... His best plan is to instruct Dr. Mefntire to ask for papers, -expencés; ete., connected with the Hospital ; also for a list of the sick mariners treated outside the Hospital, ‘by whom treated, and at what ‘expense to the Government. —Theng will our correspondent be at his wits’ end.

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More Weather.

The phenomenal mildness of the ;tem- perature in N ovember,and thus far in Decem- ber, has called attention to the fortellings of the weather prophets. We hear much of Mr. Vennor, wpe once made so remarkable a hit in forecasting the weather fer an en- tire season. It has been the prevailing im- pression that this gentleman based his pre- dictions upon close observation - of ,the, climatic conditions of former seasan’s;.ad- opting, perhaps, the,idea. of .Byxon that ‘the best of the prophets.of the future is the Past.”“Mx* Vennor has been known as the prophet of the Montreal Witness. Not to be“belind'hand other papers have gone into the weather business. The (razetie of that city has a champion whom it last week week introduces thyus-—. _

‘Mr. Vennor having under date Nov. 16 (Witness, Nov. 20) ‘predicted an abrupt terminatign-of,the mild weather op Nov. 25th, Mr. G. 8, H. Browne, who pays more

ttention to these vaticinations than they Siiiieroas wrote to the Gazette (Nov. 21), fixing Nov. 30th as the date of the snow- fall. We append the two forecasts, and the reader wilksee. which was right: _,.. (Mr. Vennor’s.) (Mr. Browne's.)

“The present bal-| ‘My opinion differs my weather will ab-jfrom that of Mr;- Mem) ruptly terminate to/nor. I do: sot. think wards or in proximity/there will. be any to the 25th of the pre-|change to speak of this ‘sent month, and proba-|month, except that it {bly ‘give® place to almay be slightly colder, sharp spell of weather,|but no snow of any with sleet and snow. I\consequence before the shall not be surprised|30th. Should it_ not should the waters be-|come then, or at “téa8t come pretty well ice-jin the early part of locked—as.in .1874—in|Dec., I do not think the latter pert of Nov-jthere will be any sleigh- entbet or the carly partiing before the end of of December.” that month.” 2

There may be others of our dailies whe are pining to compete, but who ‘are~‘in’ the condition of the disconsolate Jim Smiley : they “ ain’t-got no frog.”. Tosuch we would commend, as a'safe name to swear by, that of Herschel, whose weather table contains a stock-in-trade of weather probabilities :—-

This table is ‘‘ constructed upon philosophi- cal considerations of the.attraction of the sun and moon in their several positions respecting the earth, confirmed by experienvde years’ actual observation.” . .

“Tf,” says this table, ‘it be new or full mon, ‘or the moon enter her first or last quar- ter at noon, or between 12 noon and 2 o'clock, that month, if winter, may snow and rain be looked for confidently. |

‘‘ Tf between 2 and 4 afternoon, then will it be fair and mild’ weather. ~

‘‘Tf between 4 and 5 evening, the weather is likely to be fair.”

“We have not room at present for , the whole table, but it might be worth while to print it hereafter; when, by the aid of an ordinary almanac showing the phases of the moon, any one who chooses may test its ac- curacy, se

Has a judicious use of this table any con- nection, we wonder, with the successful prognostications of weather thus far made in Canada ?—Monetary Times,

Special Notices,

Santa Cxavs dropped -in last night and left me everything required for the Holi- days. —W.° F. Carta. —

Ir you want Choice Fruit for Christmas, get a barrel or two of the celebrated Bald- win or Russet. apples from A. McNeill, Auctioneer, No 11 Queen Street.—4ins.

Mr. W. E. McDonatp, of this office, is at Souris East in the interests of THe Ex- AMINER. : @

Ir you. want to have your Cakes look nice ‘at.the Bazaar, get them frosted and orna- ; mented at W. F. Canrer’s.

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A mays the largest variety of Confec tionerv; Cakes, &c., ever exhibited in‘Char-

lith, at whielr| - ‘about 500 people—voters in the district— Ibe 3 present.

has not been without sick mariuers, but}

Commercial Travellers.

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Tux following is the decision of

law which imposes a tax Upon Commercial Travellers :— Ciry Court, 12th Dec., 1877.

In this case, W. J. McKenna was suin- mioned before this Court, for breach of the Bye-law, intituled ‘* A Bye-law relating to Commercia! Travellers.” 1t ‘was given m evidence that he had sold goods in this city as the Commercial Agent of Mr. James O’Brien, of Montreal. It was admitted that he had no license, and that he was not a rate-payer. It was contended by the de- fencdant’s counsel :

Ist. That the Bye-law itself was not suf- ficiently proved.

2nd. That itis ultra vives.

ist. Because the right or power to Li- cense in the premises, is not given to this Corporation by its charter.

2nd. That requiring a traveller to pay $50 before he should be permitted to sell, 1s

power by Sec. 36 of the Act of Incorpor- ation, the Legislature has expressly reserv- ed to itself.

3rd. That it is an infringement of Sec. 91 of the British North American Act, where- by ‘“‘ The regulation of trade and com- merce” is declared to. be within the exclu-

of Canada. r” On the first ground, though the proof of the service of the particular notice re- quired by Statute, when special meetings of Council are called, was not -as satisfactory as it ought, in such cases to be in the power of. the City Council to give. Yet, Yet, I do not think that the evidence ad- duced by. the defendent was sutlicient to destroy the prima facie evidence of proof, which, by 39 Vic., Cap. 20, it is enacted that the mere production of the Bye-law, properly signed and sealed, shall be of its degal enactment, and of the performance of all necessary pre-requisites.

at the root of the power. now claimed by the city, after close examination of the Act of Incerporation and of its several Amend- iments, f ean find no authority expressed or implied, which impowers the granting of such License, either for regulating the sale of goods by Commercial ‘Travellers, or for Sopenny a tax, by way of License, on goods imported into the city. On the contrary, I find the Act limiting the licensing power given the city, to certain specified matters ; permitting it only to impose tolls and rates on ‘‘Public works, or any other matter or things {within the said city,” and to levy rates on assessments “ on all real or person- al property, or both within the said city, or upon the owner's or occupier’s thereof,in re-

spect of such property, or upon the sale of |

goods by public auction,” snd by express enactment forbidding anything savoring of an import duty, except on the sanction of the ‘‘ three branches of the Legislature of this Island.”

But it was contended that the general pru- dential clause enabling the City to make Bye-laws “for the good rule, peace, wel- fare, and government of the said city,” gives the requisite authority. It is not necessary in this decision to cite particular authori- ties. It is, however, well settled that these generalwords give no such authority.

It has been repeatedly decided by com- petent tribunals ;

1st, Of every municipal corporation the charter or statute by which it is created is its organic act. Neither the corporation nor its officers can do any act not authorized thereby.

2nd. The right to license must be plain- ly conferred or it will not be held to exist.

ord...That no restriction,by way of license can be upheld unless it is based upon a power to license or regulate ; or can fairly be deduced from the taxing power con- ferred upon the Corporation.

These decisions are directly in point in this case. With no power to license, regu- late, or tax either the person of the Travel- ler or the’ business in which he is engaged, and in view of the positive prohibition in the 36th section of the Act of Incorporation, I am bound to decide against this Bye-law. On the last grounds of objection I need offer no opinion ; deciding as I do on the other grounds, it is unnecessary. The sum- mons must be dismissed with costs.

FANCY REPOSITORY

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BOOKSTORE.

ISTMAS PRESENTS

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NEW YEARS’ GIFTS !

Iu Great Variety. North Side Queen Square Charlottetown. Dec. 6—eod t 1st jan

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UGAR — Crushed, Granulated, Coffee, Geoiden C,, Barbadoes, Porto Rico and Scotch Refined, in Hhds, and Bbls. Get our prices. CARVELL BROs. Dec, 5—pat 31

V OLASSES—In Store and to arrive for | £

Winter's Stock, 125 Pans. Barbadoes & |

Cienfugos, OCARVELL BROS,

Dee. 5—pat 3i

INEG AR —50 Caks White Wine. CARVELL BROS. . Dee, 5—pat 3i

WV RAPPING PAPE R—Allsives, best quality, and chegest in the market. CALVELL BROS. Ajents N. B. Paper Co,

lottetown.—W, F, Carrer.

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As to thesecond objection, which strikes

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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. | NEW

- NOTICE!

NEVER in the history of the “Loexpon Hovsn” have we been scHing Dry GooDs so LOW as at present, and we vould invite those in Town and country, wie have not

ing, to call at onee.

equivalent to a tax on imports,which tation! to show that we are, in good faith, SELLING OFF at the LOW PRICES

advertised.

GEO. DAVIES & GO.

Dec. 13th, 1877.—eod2w

LECTURE!

NHE Second Lecture of the course in con- nection with the

YM. C. Association,

will be delivered on

MONDAY EVEN’G, DEC, 17th, BY REV. G, W. HODGSON,

SUBJECT:

“Our Country : Its Past and. Futura.”

Doors open at 7:30. ‘To commence at 8 o’clock.

ADMISSION, 10 CENTS. JONN McLEOD, See’y.

Dec. 13, 1877.

Prince of Wales College.

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YANHE Christmas Examination of the Classes in the Prince of Wales College will take lace at the College Building, on WEDNES- AY, the 19th instant, commencing at 10 o’glack, a, m. . The parents of the pupils and others inter- ested in the Institution are respectfully invited to attend. By order. J. LONGWORTH, Hon. Sec. &e. Charlottetown, Dec. 13, 1877.

WINTER EVENING SALES!

PENING SATURDAY EVENING next, Dec, 15th, at 7 o'clock.

Goods and Small Wares of all kinds,

closed out without reserve. A. McNEILL, Auctioneer, No. 11 Queen-st., Dec. 13, 1877.

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~ PUBLIG MEETING.

MEETING of the Electors of the Third District of Queen’s County will be held at

MOUNT STEWART,

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Wednesday, the 19th December,

inst., at 6 o’clock, p. m., for the purpose of either corroborating the accusation of malad- ministration of the present Government, or justifying it for some of the Acts passed dur- mere last session of the Legislature.

The Representatives of the District and other (especially the Hons. W. D. Stewart and W. W. Sullivan) «re respectfully seament-l ed to attend. ,

Called by the request of a large number of electors.

FRANCIS McQUAID, J. P.,

W. J. LOGAN, J. P.,

JOHN ALLAN MeDONALD, J:P. Dec. 13th, 1877.

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NOTICE.

A LL PERSONS indebted to the estate of LA the late Hon. PATRICK WALKER are required to settle up their accounts within one month from this date.

The large and well-assorted Stock on hand be cleared out at FIRST COST for cash only.

ANGUS J. McCORMACK, Manager. dec} 2-pat. ar.neweralm-dex eod-w2w

Christmas Carols !

ST. PETER’S CHURCH,

FOR SALE AT

HARVIE’S BOOKSTORE,

Price 10 Cents.

TENDERS.

Mayor’s Orrice, 29th Nov., 1877. .EALED TENDERS will be received at this Office until noon of the 20th day of Becember next, from persons willing to Contract to supply, for one year, the City Stables with Ray, Oats and Potatoes. The Council will not be bound to accept the} lowest or any Tender.

WM. B. MORRISON,

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participated in the ExTraor- DINARY BARGAINS We are giv-

We only ask a personal inspection | has recently been in town, and has

ADVERTISEMENTS,

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LIMITED NUMBER of New and Oe L\%& rious Toys and Faney Goods, j Square, ‘ Intending purchasers, in order to secure thee

, choicest articles. should call at an daten Dec. 13.—th fr m _—

| NOTICE TO CAPITALISTS,

A Permanent and Remunerative favestinent,

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COAL MINING COMPANY (Li

offer for sale a portion of their Capital Stoc. in this city. For which purpose Mr. H. K. ROBERTSON, the General Superintenden: Messrs. CARVELL BROS. the Oneunit agent in Charlottetown. . §

This Company has been organized for the urpose of mining Anthracite Coal, which has ately been discovered in enormous quantities at Lepreaux, Charlotte County, N. B,

Prospectuses and full information can be 9°». tained at the office of CARVELL BROS,

where a specimen of the coal can be seen, Deeember 13, 1877.

House to Let. © F eight rooms, in good repair, latel . pied by Mr. A, MeDougall iuanaliene possession given. Apply to Mra, A, Me- Dougall, or the undersigned. None but »

careful and good tenant need apply. RICH D WEEKS. Charlottetown, Dec. 13, 1877.-—tf

Somerainc News

5() Sets of Silver-plated DASHER RAI JU of the latest pattern, for sale by

P. H. TRAINOR, ( ovpeaite the “ Rocklin Honse.” Kent Street, Dee. Lith, 1877; ;

WEST INDIA

UNS. Choice retailing Molasses, Hhda Bright Vacuum-pan Sugar, Bags refined Sugar, just received and for sale

HASZARD

Flour and Tea. BBLS. FLOUR (choice brands)—Plough,

Gibbs’ Best, Uur Brand ; its—Wine . Cabin, aN fy Fruit, Ginger Nuts; Bags

No. 1 Ship Bread, Chests Tea—a very superiog

quality. b-~4

For sale by : HASRARD BROS.

Tobacco and Cigars. LACK CHEWING, — Princess Louiaa, . = ra ‘, Ne Sixteens; Halifax Twist-- xes, Half-Boxes, Caddies ; Bri —- —Gold Bar, Fancy Twist, Soleo; Cpt all the various brands. For sale by

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ti: . HASZARD New Fruit, J ALENCIA RAISINS, Layers and Muses tels ; Dates and Dried Apples. HASZARD BROS, —

Soaps and Washing Crystals,

ONDON PALE, White. Lily, . British Crown, Silver Soaps, Toilet Soaps, Pig¢k- stone’s and Hofmann’s Crystals.

For sale by HASZARD BROS.

-aints, Oils, &e.

a COD & HAKE OIL, Casks Ameri- can Kerosene Oil, Raw, Boiled and Oliv

Oils, Paints, Drugs and Putty. '

For sale by HASZARD BROR,

Codfish, &e. Re and half-boxes selected Codfishy Quintals good retailing Codfish, Bois,

Labrador Herring, cases Preserved Lo For sale by ir ees HASZARD BROS, _ Sundries, XOOK’S FRIEND ing Powder, Cream

/ Tartar, Pepper, Ginger, , Coffee, Bartlett's Blacking and Blueing,

Salt (in boxes. ) HASZARD BROS. — Coarse Salt for Packing.

IFTY TONS Coarse Salt, three bundre Bags do, For sale by

HASZARD BROS. Dec. 8, 1877—-1m eod

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

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A. LARGE ASSORTMENT

Boys’ DRUMSH all. sizes, from 75 cts, to $2.50, and Toy MUST> GAL INSTRUMENTS, suitable for Christmas anf New Years’ Presents, at

Cc, P. FLETCHER’S Music Store Queen St., Dec. 8-—eod

COAL, COAL.

8 PONS INTHRCOLONIAL LARGE COAL, landing from Schr. ‘Magy

and Charles,” at Peake’s No. 1 ee 5

For sale at $3.60 per ton, cash on delivery. |

Apply at 7 KOUGHAN 'S SCALES,

City Clerk. Nov. 30—pat t 20th dec

Dec. 11, 1877.—2in

WAREHOUSE!

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