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‘ Tom Thumb. Jenny Lind. the . tl‘astrr of Paris. the wild beds 0 hunt in llohoken. the oonsidarabio amount of fault-finding has been indulged

in during the past week by supporters of the Govern- tnent. chiefly in reference to the distribution ct public It the retention of certain Conservative coursed at thoi'p some favorite Irish £28 was also. tobgnifqr phllp'lflblo purposes. As a con- tiuuatlon of the festival. the members of the St. Cecilia Choral Society gavo a urngreiablo Concert in St. Andrew‘s "all. on Monday: evening. It was well pa- tronisod. and r'o'alirada handsome sum. also for charit- able purposes. I .,

vlluuls. Austria. England. &0.. every country re re-

. .nume without tho leturo. ' mac's snow. and

‘ I A“ now lot are tell you whet I saw in the homes of

“it”... .. . . :-,. .1 _. ._.,,7 ._ _ .‘w .. . .- ._ ....-—::T-..u-. ’- . A. - a ant..- ... H)...» w w V . . . r. . i. . l i i I. I ' w indul" w. And tuovosto death mi. mtlttlry gt... - a h ‘2 m t t a I a . whicnhs menu mm:;lfo:a affmfggtwm' Pm... .n M... .,.

Boost. Erin. boost then. tameleu. frank and free. In kindooss worm. and fierce in danger shown.“

Let tho statesmen of England recall tho various bottlrfields on which tltoso “stately ranks“ of Irish- anon havo fought and bird for England‘s glory. and then ask thumselveu whether ll: is not. worth the tryin _to make Irisluar-nfrt'eads instead of slaves. In the Dr tish American Colonies. and in Australia. the Inuit are as lo al to the Imperial Government p any portion of the so xod population since t whom they iive.—-why should use not be the some of outh .

his to ouron a question worth considering. a question easy of solution. and the British statesman who solves it in a manner satisfactory to Ireland. will be enriiled to the lasting gratitude oven of'his own country. llriiith bayouoto are no ears for any of the ills that afflict Ire- land; they “his. long run. ha ineffectual against rebellion as they are against famine and pestilence.— Equal laws for all. and a wise and provident legislation. on the uni remedies for such chronic diseases as those of I ' and.

Darn-uric): m rue Souruaiix Stunt—Meetings have been held in some of the principal cities in the States to take measures to alleviate the necessities of he poor in the South. A letter received in New York from the Southern Relief Commission. dated Lan- castervlllo. Lancaster District. 8. 0.. Feb. 18. says :-

" This District. owiti to tho disasters consequent upon' the war. and the tl most total failure of the traps, Is in s most deplorable state of deatittitiou of the accessories to support its people and live stock. The District contains about ton thousand population. and not store. perhaps. than twenty families of the whole rowothor hove. o supply affoodjor (Ito season. There are about live hundred in ivlduuls in a very tiarming state of want. and unless immediate relief is affbrded. snow of theta must perish by starvation. The lialunco of the

pulntlon. not including. the twenty families. and the Rte hundred individuals. have very linited supplies of provisions on hand.”

A few days ago thlriythonsand bushels ot corn Want from New York to the South. and 500.000 bushels more are wanted.

The world renowned showman. P. T. Barnum. has been nominated as Congressman for the fourth District of Connecticut. The New York Iiersld. in giving him a cor- tificstc of character. makes the following remarks:— " If any one who has access to his library in Bridge-

t would make a few extracts from that valuable ok. showing how he managed Joyce Both. the woolly horse. the Feegce mermaid. the nigger turned white and the white man turned nigger. the fat woman and tho bearded woman. the learned seal. the Greenland whole. etrified horse made of

shy show. the dog show. the slisnghm chicken allow. and the many monstrosities whereof that volume so disingenuouon treats. it would be contributing a good deal towards the proper understanding of s wooden .nutinot Connecticut politician. Tito radicals have seloctsd Phineas T. Barnum as their standard bearer. with the expectation that he will be able. from his long experience as a showman. to manage the nienagerie in Congress. The rosult of this election will he waited for with great anxiety all over the world."

Tun Pants Exmmrrox.-—-'I‘hcre will be flitcon

entrances to the great International Exhibition at Paris fncnon, attempted to be made. any one can be to the giving of public adieu to Con~ are which is at once useful and foderstes; but under tho peculiar circumstances in which the Government were placed. we cannot wull see how the Queen‘s Printing could have gone other-

Tho great size and intricate forms of the building and grounds of the Exhibition render a map almost neces- sary; and the imperial Commission has adopted a s stern of nomenc .tt phturesquo. All the main avenue.- of tinx building. as well no thosc.oi the garden. are named after the various parts of the world. Thus. the great avenue which leads from the front entrance of the park across grounds through the entire length of the building and air: across the grounds to the back entrance, in all it t! stance of three thousand two hundred feet. is called the Avenue d‘Enrope. The broad passages which radiate from the centre to the circumference are named after French provinces. while in tho fore‘iFn portions of, the building are streets called IIollan . Belgium.

sentod havin a street bearing its nomo. ~ I-‘orthe rst week the p s of admission will be twenty francs (four dollars) for'tbe opening day. and live francs for tho remaining six days After that the general rate of aduiismon will be one franc. Those who desire to

officials were a permanent arrangement. the censure

all its appointments. and to get properly under way. The appointment of Mr. Whelan to‘ the Queen's Printing is one which has given more or less dissatis-

Coufedcrslion; and we scarcely think he will venture moot would be justified. nay. bound. to cancel his ap- disposal of the Government will. without doubt. be

given to its supporters, and the " new broom " vigor- ously applied to its enemies.

Wednouduv'. Mns‘oh ’00. 1807.

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THE NEW GOVERNMENT.

A Royal Gaseffe extra. dated the 16th instant. and issued from the Office of the Queen‘s Printer. the Hon. E. Whelnu. gives the names of the new Executive as follows: ‘ .

The Hon. George Coles. President of Council. “ Jose li Hensley. W. . Lord. A. A. McDonald. Robert P. llaythorne. Esq. Geo. W. liowlan. Esq. H. J. Colbeck. Esq. Alex. Laird. Esq. Benj. Davies. Esq. ,

The following appointments have also boot: mode :— Uolom'ol Sea‘efllfl—IIOD. George Cotes. Attorney General—lion. J. lIensley. Treasurer—Hon. James Warburton.

Controller of t arrests—W. E. Clark. Esq. Queen‘s Printer—lion. E. \thlon.

Assistant 001. Secretory—J. W. Morrison. Esq. Clerk of the Log. Council—John Boll. Esq.

The Government. as hero glvcn. contains within itself the elements of strength and permanence. Im~ purl-nimble viewsnud obstinacy may mar its popularity. and neutralise its circus to “shim {0“ "19 Mum 0" the country. The fervent association. 50'3"” 3""

a mutual regard for each‘othei’slepiillonl Will.- Ifl" '

hat-moo y of action. No Government could more fairly represent the voice of the country. and should dis- seasions unfortunately arise among its members. we shall despair of over obtaining a mphlar Government sufficiently united to carry out the wishes of the people. and to legislate for the true interests of the Colony. The opportunity. as we observed in a former No. of the liuaarm. is fitvorablo for the Liberal Party to dis- play their adnilnistrative abilities. They have the experience of the past to guide them. and the numerical strength to adopt a vigorous. patriotic and progressive policy. We hope that judgment and ability will not be wanting to make the best use of those advantages. The country expects much from their Party. and it will be the fault of the Liberal members themselves if a reasonable share of satisfaction is not afl'orded. A

patronage.

levelled at the Government would he justifiable; but when We know that such is not the case. we. hope the Government will he allowed it reasonable time to make

and one out of which political capital is We are as much opposed as

wise than it did. Mr. Wholan is pledged to oppose

to violate that pledge. Should he do so. the Gov-eru-

polntmont. The various other public offices still at the

A bold. straightforward course. which will generously recognise the claims of its most prominent supporters. is the one which is best calculated to inspire confidence in the Govern meat. as it. is also the one which is expected by both friends and

avoid a cmwd can enter beforl the regular hour for opening b paying two francs. Season tickets twenty dollars. §umcrous and extensive refreshment saloons have been constructed. Each nation will have one.

LONDON MISERY.

[From the Pall Mall Gazette. I an. 10.]

A correspondent supplies us with the following dos- eriptlou of the state of things at the East End of

London:

For two days I have traversed the Isle of Dogs. and have made it my business to inquire into the misery which prevails there. I am informed. without permit- ting myself to believe it. that 20,000 skilled workmen and laborers were employed a little while since in the shipbuildin yards. whilst it is now doubtful whether 4.000 find tEe moons of earning their daily bread there.

I saw the island under the guidance of Dr. 8a nt. one of the good Samaritans of the “ St. Luke‘s eiiei' Fund.” a gentleman who is intimately and painfully

usinted with the destitotion and misery caused by the almost utter stagnation of labor. Before visiting the outfitters at their homes. the doctor suggested that I should. go and, look at one of the largest establish- ments on tho island. and ho forthwith took me to the Milwsll Iron Works. There! was introduced to the rosidont mans r. whom I found seated in a wilder- ness of an o co. making an effort to alleviate the distress about him. Crowds affoias'sltt'ay laborers. with their wives and children; surrounded the entrance gates. ' of the basin of sou «prepared. lbl . in some old rusty ship's chal rear and on the stairs and along the pouagos we passedpotlont grou waiting for tho small relief that might be offer-«rd them. These works were formele alive with tho labor of from 4000 to 7000 men; new t is like the We crunch ever a waste of oil oursholus. howl: “ruin a for”; douse ‘nos. The aret esoaao ngst t sarroun :hch emplity dock. {were there was bio and noise is at one time. while now we hear nothing but the sound of our own voices. In tho it o ohods ood shops miles or shaft have cartoon to row vs; a perfect network of machinery is frozen int.) inactivity. This .4. a.ptosoro atone yard out of many on the island. and those firms that are still at work are struggling along

shortrhaodod. ‘

who once if thoov ands. 0f the feeble 33:“. with woo-be no ehlidria ls fiolr arms. who move slowly throng streets. the bleak oastorly wind rustling the w this gar-onto left to them-oi the hard gaso of wast which belong to bolt the people we mot—I shall atmopt no description. in short. there is osorosly a. house to on, yard that will not furnish details of starvation and misery. I visited oeores‘ot those shades. and the instances! have gm are tskoo. with little odort at selection. from my notes. Thoslraplo foot is that this wretched llttlo Iolo of no has thousands of creatures de endent upon pub c charity. Thocryamong the w men is. “ Why don‘t tho goverdmont give us some ships to em 0y the, yards now at a rundown" lknow nothla a at that matter. but I do know ovory.,man of us w th a pound to spare eight to opoud'ls in the alleviation of the miseries compost saw in the for east tit-London.

Boston popor‘ ' oovsto—It is shown that the liberal arty la loxioe masters about “.1300 men. and that tboro never was an arm to that country under better

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foes. We shztll say no more at present about this matter. nor have we deemed it necessary. in so far as the Liberal members are concerned. to say this much. but rather to counteract the efl’orts which are cunnineg made by the enemies of the Liberals to sow disseusions within their ranks.

FAMINES

Amman to be peculiar to British soil. A highly flattering idea of the extent of the British Empire is given by the figurative expression that Il‘ll‘ drum-boots iollcw the setting sun; but we have never read 0r heard that any poet or descriptive writer has taken the trouble to inform us that tho grim and deathly spectro which heads‘this article is scompanion of the aforesaid drum-beats in their march other the sun. It is. never- thcless. an undoubted fact. as deplorable as it is peculiar, that upon the theatre of the British Empire alone famine enters at. short intervals of time. and its different sections widely separated; but always with results that shook the sensibilities of immunity. The numberless human skeletons-the despair and misery thut attend upon the performances of the gaunt spectre. Want. are monrnfully pointed out in the Irish Famine at ‘47 and ‘48. and in some of the English manufacturing districts within a later into. More recently we have had intelligence of a desolating I-‘amlno in that land of Oriental luxury and labeled woaith~lndla—whsr‘o. in the course of a few months. one million of poo le wero starved to death. In some localities. over thr fourths of the people were carried OH. and still the work goes on. The question naturally arises—bow

are that in no other country in the world do we find such wholooslo famines: It would appear. thereforo. thst lrthl‘ British Empire there must be .somethlng In Its social system or its laws. radically wrong and dileront to those of other countries. The evil does not lie in an over crowded population. because the lamp evil oxists to as great an extent in countries whore 'famines are unknown. aoiiher doos it lio lo the general qtlrlt of the British Constitution. which is universally acknow— ledged to he as tree and enlightened as any in. the world. The fault. in our opinion. is due to the appli- cotloa of tho laws. ospeclally with regard to landed estates and tho rights of property. Most of the large landed pro rs within the realm owe their title. to confined. sod'this title has been confirmed by the laws

no more iatorost in the soil than the cattle which grass in the fields. In order to meet tho auction of Pro- liriotors. and the machinery of the law kept in opera- tion for the benefit sad.protootlon of landowners. the peasants were compollod to live frmn hand to mouth. and. as a consequence. wore unablo to save anything for times of sickness and scarcity. In most countries of lnropo how vastly itinerant is the system. Tho lsnd‘hoo been so subdivided. that almost every men is an owner of a plot which no government or proprietor can interfere with. The happiness and prosperity of

short experience. tone down' what are considered Iii”! yjarring elements of tho Cubluot to unanimity and

discourse appropriate to ‘thc occasion. Gaffney presided st thodorgao with. ability. and dis-

’ these famlnos to be accounted for? It is singtflar‘

of the land. The great mass of tho people have hadgoer Almigh y -ot monitor

starmroudwb haveon basis. or that any .sorious ovlls hsvo rosultod trom its adoption. Ioflelgtum. when the land is so subdivided that almost ev’bry tiller of. the s'oll'is restricted to half a-dosen acres, disputing «the Belgian peasants is. by the concurrent testimony of all writers. superior to that of the that bins in every other country of Europe. We would judge“ from- p a facts. that the landed system po'culfirtV‘thh Didi! ‘ Empire has more to do with the famlnesfvth'lch pModloolly visit is. than any- thing olseémoyt-i.'lit"bll“dvents. than most British writers. who have exomhod the subject. are disposed to admit. There is IIOIIIIII‘IR the social habits of the people of India. or in thokssuit of their crops of recent years. to satisfactorily account for the famine of last year. any more than there is in the habits of the irishmau who lives in poverty in his own country. and removes to another portion of the Empire. and becomes rich. There is something beneath the surface which requires probing—and ihc soonerit is discovered and remedied the hotter.j unions. indeed. in imitation of the laws of nature. We come to the conclusion that the stronger and more ferocious animals are perfectly right in prey-lug upon the weaker species. , . A 4A .. .

Mitmsrt‘s Farm Laurent—Mr. Geo. W. Millner. of this City. has designed a new Lantern. which ho calls a “Farm Lantern.” which is sdllirably calculated for either town or country use. It is hexagonal in shape —-—fivo nee. of which ‘are glass. and the out tin. n a. intended for tho simplest‘of all lights—s candle; but a tut-u can also he ussd in'it. Mr. Milinor sells these “ném. by wholefilo snd retail, at an extremely “may.” "55,, and \we have no hesitation in recom- mend...“ them ‘0 a. Futile for their simplicity. utility

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a", It is understood that-tho partial elections 90!!"-

orionoo in presenting on with this gift will he grate-

llyrociprocstod by ytIo; sod that. when some of those eung men who have now the ho pinoss to sharers n this donation may Ito‘s?"- from thoir Island Home. that. t least. on. oooivorsary ofSt. Patrick. Ill“ “Ni? 0P" Md aspirations will instinctiver vibrato between the love they owe to their native lapd and that sincere and more ardent love they owe to‘vir- tuous Erin. not least in tho train of the post associations of their oung manhood will bo‘tho recollection of the meotin tween vou. Reverend Sir. the Catholic Young on of Charlottetown. ..

Richard Roddro.

Charles Riley. hficllael Foley. Patrick Blake. D. D. Roddin. Patrick Foley.

'cung Men of Charlottetown.

[it E r I. Y .] Mr Daau Yoexo Furnace;

Plosso accept my warmest thanks for your kind but too flattering address. and the very handsome present accoinpanyin it; and while I must frankly and honestly confess that am quite undesci‘viu of this unexpectod compliment. I must nevertheless a mit that such an act of kind munldconee retlocts not the loss credit on your youthful. noble and generous hearts.

Judging born the tenor of your kind address. I fear. my kind'young friends. that on take me not for what i am. but orwhst I ought to credit not only for any little good ,I may havo done aiuon st you. but also or a great deal more which I shoul have done. I can. therefore. only accept your graceful compliment and elegant present M payment in advance. I am only contrasting a debt. but it is a debt which I shall endeavor. with the Divine assistonoo. to liquidate to the best of my humble ability.

I do not estimate your handsome present. rich as it certainly is. by its more intrinsic value; for if I had any particular ambition to wear a gold watch and chain. 1 can assure you that I could have. without tho least in-

On behalf of tho

quont upon recent appointments. will take place tian the 17th of: Artie-nomination. the 10th. Wo under- stand thst the Legislature will not shoot until other these elections.. \ ..

81'. Pa‘riucl‘e Du" was celebrated in the usual way by the Irishmen _of this City. {The members of the Benevolent IrishSociety fol-mod in procession. and. hooded by‘tho Amateur Bond. marched to Divine Ser- vico in St. Dunston‘s Cathedral. It IO o‘clock. The Very Rev. Dr. McDonald celebr’afed Mass. and the Rev. Ronald McDonald pronounced a most excellent Mr. Henry

to or fiut‘eivhls during the services .ogliujrglififiylo. A collection of

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Tits Election for one Councillor to represent the

secondmtctorsr‘nntrin.qr'xing'a County. in the ' Legislative Coupplkduthe placo of the lion. James

.‘uIcLai't'u. deceased. cumood'os Thursday but. Them were only two candidates in the flcld.‘ namely. Daniel

Gordon. Esq.. of Georgetown. (Conservative) and

William Clements. Est... of Murray Harbor. (Libersi.) the result was: Gordon. 616; Clements. 585. This leaves seven Liberals 'to six Conservstlvos in the Council. It is rumored; but with what truth we con- uot say. that the appointments and proceedings if the new Cabinet exercised an injurious influence upon the Liberal interest ln‘shonsecoud Council District of King‘s County. At events. it is certain that the attempt to nppeasotlie Conservatives by retaining in ofiice certain odlcialsof tlmti’srty. is a delusion. Such an arrangement. while it does not secure the Con- servative support. tends to alienate the good will of tho mostonergcthc anilluiluentiul among the Liberal ranks. We hope the lesson will not be thrown away upon the Government. A

Amour. or To: Esottsn Msit..-—An English Mail was received at the General Post Office. Charlottetown. on Thursday evening‘lsst. The latest dates are to the 2nd instant. and bring details of tho Fenian disturb- shoes which had besnpreviously reported by telegraph. and which are new almosglsuboided. Railway and steamboat accidents. and details of the Reform move- ment make up show sum of_.thl English news by this mail. Thc'Eastorn Questinuvsbsorbs general attention upon the continent of um». and threatens to lead to complications whicb‘c I only be adjusted by an appeal to arms. ' 1’“, t W". i ‘7 "