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A FIRST RATE OPENING FOR SPRING.

To Farmers, Merchants, Shipbuilders, Tanners, and Mechanics.) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Monday, May 2, 1864.

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dismember the Bill by leaving out a ma- come of the United States the rate of interes terial clause; but, at the same time, L do is fixed by law, aad in others it is not.

COLONIAL LEGISLATURE,

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any portion of the trading community.

nd Alews,

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t | could save, and curtail his pay accordingly ;

Interest was allowed on one-third of a

HE UNDERSIGNED has been instructed by the owners to offer FOR SALE, or RENT, Weosespay, Maroh 30. # several VALUABLE FREEHOLD and LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES and FARMS in| BELPASE and other parts of the Island, in good heart and ready for cropping this |

for which good valid titles and immediate possession can be given.

ALso — Several BUILDING LOTS in that most advantageous mercantile situation “SUMMER HILL,”’ adjoming Montague Bridge, 10 wiles from Georgetown, where close ow to 190,000 bashels of produce are annually shipped, nearly all paid for in cash. Ame- ricans and other speculators purchase here, and ship for Great Britain, the United States, &c. ke. ke.

A number of Stores, Wharfs,a Meeting House, Post Office, and a Tem perance Society established for sometime, with many Grist and Saw Mills, and Cloth Works in the vicinity ; | where also any quantity of all kinds of Lumber can be had, in trade, at low rates. 7 SUMMER HIL1.”’ pruperty is the only Freehold one for sale in the place, which renders | Highbuess : i¢ most desirable for the atove class of Artisans, now so much wanted in this little Village | Marceoroven House, May 30, 1863 in its infancy. : aa . — ; oa

A STORE, and Dwelling in it, capable of holding 15,000 bushels of produce, double Wharf anc site for Lime Kiln, will be sold cheap or let, the lst May next.

ition from Lieutenant General Kuollys

in payment, A Temperance Hall and Farmer's Club will shortly be erected at Summer Hill.

The Hoa. ‘the President informed the the supply, and are therefore more likely to I see no objection to the B:l!. Spring, House that be had received a communica- |

’ » (which will be found below,) intimatiog that he had laid the Joint Address of the Legis- | lative Council aud House of Assembly, of | last session, congratulating His Royal High- uess the Prince of Wales, upon the bappy event of his marriage with the Princess |

Alexandra of Denmark, before His Royal }* \ sage 4+ oe | Hon. Mr. Lonpo: [ am sure there is no gelarly; but the mortgager has it in his! your honors, that, considering that tue ac-|

: Lieutenant General Koollys has had the | with ® honor of laying the Address from the Legis- . lative Council and House of Assembly of Bermuda, but we do not know where oo ~

Buildings will be erected, if desired, and at moderate rent to good tradesmen, members| Prinve Edward Island before the Prince of | are manufictured. : of any Lemperance Suciety, who will meet with every encouragement, aod tiade taken Wales, who thanks them cordially for their what we would call commission merchants, her investment for my mouey immediately, | view, unless | can see some stronger reasons | welcome congratulations upon his marriage, Mauy | than I have yet seen for eutertainiog a con- | Close #04 tor the affectionate terms in which they

on to £70, in cash and material, has already been raised for this purpose, with # free site | °*PTess the hope that the union may be pro-

fur any extent the building may require.

cause the Lots for sale there to be purchased at an early diy. Such a good ehance, on | *S of comfort to Her Majesty the Queen

such easy terms, seldom vecurs. And, indeed, some of these Lots are already looked for. A Temperance Hotel or Boarding House is now much wanted iu this loeality. Se e “ : T Plans, particulars, and any other information can be obtained by calling at the | a - ovat Brown ere anton

ofive of Messrs. Bart & Son, Surveyors and Land Commissioners, Charlottetown ; Ww.) PROMSS53UORY NOTES BILL,

SANDERSON, F. P. Nortos Tuos. ANNEAR, Georgetown; Jas. Broyprick, Campbeltown ; |

FP. W. Hveuxs, Fcamuner Office, Ch’'towa; and to the owner of ** Summer Hill’” property. | I

|ductive of much happiness to His Royal | inducements he ‘ it cae i adi | Highness and the Princess of W . | The inducements held cut to temperance men to settle down in this locality ought i iness and the Princess of Wales, as well ‘bind the vendor to give @ guarantee that a | ‘iak the creditor should be prepared to,

| The Prince of Wales is likewise highly grati- ‘mark which way be upon an article is the! \ fied by the agreeable recollection retained of | real trade mark of the manufacturer: but ® ould then cease.

The Bill relating to Bills of Exchange and

Great Britain, they are nearer the source of uey should be a fair marketable commodity. pound sterling, and their calculation’ were ; ’ ‘ only made on even money. Their books obtain genuine articles. I believe those) Clause agreed to. Second clause read. | were mude up every month, and d&posits Spurious articles are generally manufactured, Hon, Arty. Gen.: There isa rule, which had to be mada at least one day before the | for exportation to the Colonies. _is sometimes acted upon with regard to the month expired, so a8 to secure interest for

Hou. Mr. Ramsay: The title, as well as | time of paymant, the justice of which [| the ensuing month. The money, as soowas the object of the Bull, is to prevent the frau- never could comprehend. For instance, a it was deposited, was handed over to the “strike that clause out, [ do uot know what. fied time, aud afier that time, has expired, to the soldiers, which, in a great measure, object will be gained by passing the Bill at the parties may allow it to remain, on the prevented the necessity ef drawing on the | mortgagor agreeing to pay the iuterest re-| military *chest. I believe, with some of

‘merchant on the [s'and who could certify | Power to refuse to accept the payment of counts of this Bauk iu prospect are to be where, or by whow his goods are manufac- ‘he principal unless the mortgagor gives him made up quarterly, aud that all broken par:s

t He may say, ‘ [ am not prepared | Bank, it would be safe to allow interest on They are bought from | t® receive it now, because L cannot get an- 10s. and upwards. [ will support that

When they bear any name, it is likely that #4 would therefore have it idle.’ .

‘it is the name of the manufacturer ; bat we People think this rule is equitable; but I) trary opinion,

cannot guarantee that it is the case. _ have never been able to see the equity of it,, Hon, Mr. Bren: It is desirable to afford

Hon. the Prestpent: The clause does aot | hough I believe St is a law in England. 1 | as mach encouragenent as possible to youn

persons and others to deposit small sums. 1

take his money at auy time, aud interest | would therefore move ia amendmeut, that the word “twenty” be struck out, and the

‘it renders him liable for damages if he does, Hon. Mr. Yeo: [t is very seldom he bas / word “ ten ” inserted.

not give the purchaser a written notice that ‘Be opportunity of refusing it, | Hon. Arronney Generat: I do not see

l ne des Set | Hon. Arry. Gen.: [ kuow it is seldom iy objection, in point of principle, to allow-

guarantee the trade mark to be |. ; s : ‘real, should it be discovered after the sale of 't happeus; the debtor should, nevertheless, | ing the depositors interest on small sums;

duleut marking of merchand'ze, and if we man may mortgage his property for a speci-| paymaster of the army, and paid out again,

tured. Goods are sometimes brought trom | SX months’ notice, or pays him six months’ of a quarier would go to the benefit of the

Bill “to amend the Act to regulate the

In but the conduct of the British Government | Specie Currency of Prince Edward Island.” not wish to impose any incouvenience on Canada, | believe the rate is not limited by proved that they had too much hoor to do [u | any particular law; they consider that mo- so.

COMMITTEE ON THE SAVINGS BANK

BILL RESUMED. | _ Clause 10.—Hon. the Paestogyt : That clause is similar to one in the New Bruns- wick Act. It says the depositors shall re. ceive five per cent., save and except the ex- pense of working the institution. It is not supposed that any part of the expense will have to be paid out of the general revenue of the Colony.

Hoo. Mr. Beer: Then it is uncertaia whether the depositors will receive five per cént. or not.

Hon. the Presipenr: If we pay the de- positors five per cent. and the prolits of the lustitution will oot afford that much, the country would lose by it; buat itis contom- plated that it will pay its owa expenses. | Hon. Mr. Been: [ will not vote for such a clause at all. The depositors should not )run any such risk. Should the depositora | Suffer on account of any mismanagement in the institution? No! any loss through “mismanagement should fall wpon the Colony. _ [fone per cent. will not pay the working expenses, | wou'd rather give 450 or £100 a year from the general revenes,

Hon. Mr. Henversoy : If the per centage on the amount deposited the first year did not defray the working expenses, I would

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*romissory Notes was read a second time,

/not be liable to loss and incouvenience in |but L am apprehensive that trouble and in- | not consider it a fair test of the institution

Orwell Chea April 4, 1864.

The sale of the Plantation Bitters is without pre vedent in the history of the world. secret in the matter. They are at once the fost speedy, strengthening health reatorer ever discoy- ered. It requires but a single trial to understand this. Their purity can always be relied upon They are composed of the celebrated Calisaya Bark, Cus- earilla Bark, Dandelion, Chamomile, Flowers, La- vender Flowers, Wiotergreen, Anise, Clover Buds, Orange-peel, Suake-revt, Burdock.

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They are especially recommended to clergymen, pablic efeakers, and persons of literary habits and sedentary life, who require free digestion, a relish

Caraway, Coriander,

for food, and clear mental faculties.

Velicate females aud weak persons are certain to find in these Bitters what they have ao lung looked for.

They purify, strengthen and invigorate.

They create « healthy appeiite.

They are an antidvte to change of water and diet.

They overcome effects of dissipation and late hours.

They strengthen the system and enliven the mind

They prevent miasmatic and intermittent fevers. |

They purify the breath and acidity of the stumach.

‘They cure D yspepsia and Constipation. |

They eure Diarrhw, Cholera aud Choiera Morbus.

They eure LiverCoaplaint and Nervous Headache.

‘Shey are the ber Bitters in the world. They make the weak wun strong, and are exhausted na- ture’s great restorer.

The following startling and emphatic statements | eas be seen at our office.

Letter of Rev. E F. Crane, Chaplain of the 107th New-York Regiment :

Near Avevia Creek, Mareh ith, 1863.

Owing to the great exposure and terrible decom- position after the battle of Antictam, [ was utterly prostrated and very sick. My stomach would not retain medicine. Au article called Plautation Bit- ters, prepared by Dic. Druke, of New York, was) prescribed to give me strength and an appetite. To my great surprise they gave me immediate relief Two bottles almost allowed me to join my regiment, * * * * Thbave since seen tiem used ia many cases, and am free to say, for hospital or private purposes, [ kauw of nothing like them.

Kiev. E. P. Caase, Chaplaio.

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FAKES: From St. John to Eastport,.......... $1 50 ” a ss dns sucks i as ccnneuecee Oe

By Steamer and Railway to Boston, ..6 09 DH} All fares and freights payable in New Brans- wick currency. . J S. CARVELL, Agent. April 16, 1864 tf

A Freehold Fy FOR SALE. NONSISTING of 175 aeres of FRONT

4 LAND, in a high state of cu tivation, with a!

good DWELLING HOUSE, BARN, COACH HOUSE, THRESHING MACHINE, and all otber requisites suitable fora Farm. Also, One hundred acres of WOOD LAND, in the rear, situate on the South side of Elliot Kiver, about seven miles from | Charlottetown, and quite neur two Public Wharves, for shipping Produce, &c. The above property is | well worth the notice of any person Wishing to | purchase a good Freehold Property, being the Es- tute of the late J.C. WRIGHT, Esq. Time will be viven for two-thirds of the Parenase Money. | Enquire at the Office of Henny Patmen, Esq_, ut tue residence of the Snbseriber in Prince Street

CATHERINE WRIGHT, Execurix. |

Ch'town, April 25, 1864. im

Freehold Property for Sale.

iF NHE front of the Farm owned by the |

late JAMES ANDERSON, (2sqr., consisting | of THIRTY ACKES, (mote or less.) and in posses sion of the undersigned, is now offered for Sale. | The property is so well known that seurcely any | description is needed, It bas a front on St. Peter's | ay of Twenty-five chains, and pot more than a} quarte r of ua mile from the entrance of the Harber, und abundance of sea manure heaps up On its front every seasou, which can be brought on the tarm very conveniently by mefes of an excellent slip in the bank, through which a horse can bring any load. The road once known as the * Old Ferry Koud “' leads from the road which runs to the Har bor, aud passes by the rear of the »bove land, lead- |

LB. WincuHesten, |

| just read shall be agreed to. The effect o! |

or} aud by the person indicated ty the mark»)

‘and committed to a Committee of the whole | the article that the trade mark is not ge-|

; House—Llou. Mr. Beer in the chair. nerican, Alter some desultory debate, the House use of the trade marks of Huglish manufac- was resumed, and the chairman reported the | ‘FES.

| . | Bill agreed to without any amendment. a ei . an Mr. Yeo ooeaiaaaa a petition of | destroyed by strikiog out that clause. jthe ext day after be receives it

i . > a. aoe | , oe " \'Tnese thin il i certain inhabitzuts of St. Kleanor’s and vi-|. [be question was then put, that the clause | ; ' c nn Sere ae ee be struck out, and the Committee divided ;|™#ke merehandize of money, just as it will

|einity, praying for an Act to prevent for- | » : pein dg st Se Pp : ey Contents,—Hon. Messrs. Lord, MeDon-| W!th thuse who buy horses or ships. Ifa 8 f ing aud exporting wiid; | 2 i re /Mman cannot get a market f ic! ald, Ramsay, Beer, and President—5 g Or an article to-

geese, ducks, brant, plover, aud otber wild | : a , S tiles

fowl. The petition was read, and ordered Non-contents,—!lon, Messrs. Attornéy a versenden dette oer i | r ‘ ;

ices tesa cons tlie beldies |General, Yeo, Auderson, and \claren—4, | "© ©

Adjcorted silt teer'e/dih, bw. So it passed in the affirosative, a reported, and House adjourned iad SL | Hon. Arrornexy GeneraL, by command | “!! '0-Morrow at 11 o'clock, eee —— lof His Excellency the Licutenant Governor, Tuurspay, March 21. TRADE MARK BILL. | presented a report of the Vo'unteer Brigade | PETITIONS. | The House again went into Cowmittee on of Priuce Edward Island, for the year 1863.| A. petition was preseuted by ihe Hon. |the Bill relating to the fraudulent marking} A message was brought from the House Mr. Goff, from divers inhabitants of Lot 62, | of merchaudizs. of Assembly, by the Hon. Mr, Longworth, | praying for an Act to amend the Liquor The clause which makes the vendor of | with a Bill intituled “An Act for the es. | Liceuse Law. Also, by the Hon. Mr. Hea- “any article of merchandize liable for damages, | “:blishment of a Bauk of Savings in Prince | derson, from inhabitants of Wheatley River, if the purchaser should, after purchasing, | Mdward Island.” | praytng for the same object. discover that the article was not manufac. BILL TO REPEAL THE USURY LAWS | (ured in the country or by the person indi-| The louse then resolved itself into a com- | Mr. Ramsay, one from Samwerside, the | _cated by the mark upon it,—which clause | mittee of the whole, to take into considera | Was passed — yesterday, and reserved for «jon a Bll“ to repeal the Act for establish. | PTeVEMt foreigugrs from killing aud export- | further consideration, —was again read. ‘ing the rate of interest, ake some |g game. Hoa. Arrorney Generat: Lt sow rests | shatibihetin on ithe faa id Os the | A Bill relating to Bills of Sale and Pro- with your honors to say whether the clause first clause being read,— missory Notes, and a Bill to prevent the

Hon. Mr. Lorp: If [ understand that lause aright, it allows people to lend money | vaud take security on real estate at any rate | SAVINGS BANK BILL.

(of interest that may be agreed upon. A| The Bill to establish a Bank for savings | of the same vature was introduced some | in Prinse Edward Island was read a second upon it, unless the vendor took the precau- | years ayo ; but it was opposed by the party |time and committed toe Committee of the tion of giving the purchaser a writteu paper | at present invpower. Money is like every | whole House, Hon. Mr. Walker iu the obair. stating that be did not warrant it. [ think ‘other article in the market; the price will| Clau-e 1 to 5, inclusive, agreed to. Ou he clause is one of rather questionable | pe regulated by the supply. 1 bave no | clause 6 being read——

policy, and am afraid it would operate with | joub: but this Bill has been suggested L,, Hoa. Mr. Beer said: I am very much too much strictness. No doubt it is one Of | .ome ot the gentlemen who are in the habit | gratified that this Bill has beea introduced ; he principal provisions of the Bril; but L| of lending mouey, and who probably feel a/ tor L think it will bave a good and salutary do uot wish it to pass without culling the | little remorse of conscieuce at evading the | effect. Lt will eucourage persons ia bam-| attention of your houors to it. Lt might be | jay, 7 ‘ble circumstances to save small sums ond the means of putting the seller to a great | Hon. Mr. Yxo: [ canaot see any objec- deposit them in the Bank, which they ical ot trouble aud iuSOBVEUICESS, - jtion to this Act. There are various ways | would probably squander or spend in some

Hon. Mr. Bere: | think this Bill must | of evading the usury laws. As [ came to/ useless way,—perhaps in the gratilication have passed the other branch of the Legis: | town, a few days ayo, | saw a man in Lot of some vicious habit. IL do not quite lature without much attention having been | 18 whose property was seized and just going agree, however, with the clause just read.

given to it, for soe of the leading wembers | to be sold. He bad borrowed a sum of wo- | [t will not admit of any interest being paid

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the clause would be, that a person selling | , severally read a third time and passed. au urticle would be considered* to warraut |

that it was mavufactured in the country

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with

‘lwo petitions were presented by the Hon. |

fraudulent marking of merchandize, were.

whether the benefits resulting from it would

be sufficient to warrant the additional trouble and expense, [am not intimately acquaint-

ed with the working of Savings Bauks in| that particular; but the prinviple is the! same—the only objection is the great amount

of additional labor it would give the

Treasurer. The compensation to the Treasur-

er will be small, and you caunot make it

larger without reducing the rate of interest.

{ think, therefore, it is better to pass the

Bill as it is, It can be altered at a future

time if you can afford it. , It will probably

take two or three years before people will

|see the advantages and avail themselves of

(the benefits of the institution. By that

(ime other alterations may be suggested.

Hon. Mr. Beer: [ think that even one

other from Malpeque, praying for an Act to | pet cent. will be sufficient to remunerate the

Treasurer ; but even if it were aot,—if one or two hundred pounds had to be paid out of the general revenue of the Colony during the first two or three years, | aw of opivion ‘hat it would be well expended. ‘To allow interest ou 10s. and upwards might give a

it would be se very trifling that I feel dis- posed to press my amendment.

Hon. Mr. Ramsay: [ would rather see the Bill go as it is, for fear the amendment might be an obstruction, aod prevent it from passing. It may be amended at a future time, if it is cousidered necessary or desir- able to do so. IL may observe, that I voticed in a debate in the New Brunswick | Legislature, that the Government had bor- | rowed £130,000 from the Savings Bank in that Provinee. I hope to see the day when

to afford similar accommodation to the Go- | vernment. |

Hoo. Mr. McDonatp: the additional | labor caused by paying interest ou five or |

inuine. I believe the Americans often make ‘®®t Way. The creditor should take his/convenience may arise if ioterest will baye and I wou'd rather pay a small amount: mouey at any time; he should not claim | to be calculated on sma'ler sums than 20s. | from the general revenue, during the first - |the sympathy of the legislature because | It would give the person who would have) two or three years, till the Bank would bo Hoo. Mr. Beer: The Bill will not be! he cannot get investment for his money | the mavagement of the institutioa claims to. fairly estsblished. If we had to draw on a larger salary; and it is to be e-nsidered the five per cent. allowed to the depositors

to pay the expenses, it would have.a de- pressing iutlueace, and might tend to break down the institution; but I have po fear of such a result. It the Goveroment con- sider it a benefit to the Colony they will uot allow it tobe strangled, -

Hon. Mr. Dinawetr: [ think it is better to pass the Actes it is. It is very prob- able that it may want to be amended in the course of two or three years. I thiak it is the third Bull of the kind that I have seen before this House, aud I would not alter this one much, for fear it would meet tke same fate as the others,

Hon. Arrorney Generar: It is left to depend upon the result of the working of the institution, When the arrangements are being made by the Government, they will, co doubt, form the best estimate they can, and fix the remuneration to the Treasurer at such a rate as to keep the ex- peuses of the institutton, if possible, within the one per cent. If the expenses exceed the one per cent. we must alter the amount of remuneraticn to the officers; aed if the

little additional labor to the Treasurer ; but | officers say they cannot carry it op, we

must then appeal to our Legislature. Lt is such a speculation that we Cannot tell to

| What extent people willembark ia it. 1, beter.

therefure, think itis

arrangements to the Governor in Counei!. They will, no doubt, keep both sides in view as weil as they can,

Hon. Mr. Watker: I agree with hia honor the Attorney General. People will not be compelled to deposit their money in this Bank. It is a mere speculation, and we cannot tell what amount of success will

ithe Savings Bank of this [sland will be able ‘attend it; but I would like to see the Bill

passed.

Hon. Mr. Anperson: [ would rather pass the Jill as it is, and appeal to the Legislature at a future time, if circumstances should render it necessary to do so.

ing to the Bay, and thus fitting i) for a basiness | whom I have been conversing did not | ney at six per eent., but it was payable in ace, specially a fishing situation. The whole of |, t $ anythir : : . . : i the ubove is in a bigh state of cultivation, and ean | <uow here we s y g to" ut relating to New Brunswick currency. I relieved him be kept so by the abundanee of mauure t.rown up | the weight or measure of articles. Now, I ‘and prevented his property from being sold. on its frons by the OO ae is cat tea aw of opision that this clause would operate; fon. the Prestoent: Money will com- te uBbove oper ¥ ¥ e c ‘ i s ; a co : . | ‘ ai 7 AUCTION, on the Twenty-first day of JULY next, | VOry injurious!y upon commission merchants | maud a higher rate of interest than six per

at the hour of One o'clock, by the undersigned, on Articles imported way have a certain mark >\eent. on the Island at present, and it is con- | six pence. | the premises. .

CHARLES ANDERSON. /but how can the lnporter guarantee that | jgered that a man has a right to make the

St. Peter's, April 18, 1864. they were manufactured by the person whose | host of his money, like anything else in the

on any less sum than 20s, I thiok interest jshould be allowed 6a 10s,

It would seareely give any additional trouble, for the interest on the latter sum, at five per cent, the rate coutemplated by the Bill, would be It would be an encouragement to young persous to save small sums, and deposit them in the Bank,

ten shillings would be very trifliog; for it, is just as easy to calculate the interest on | The question of coucarrence was then five shillings as ou twenty, at the rate pro- put on the clause as it stood in the Bill, posed, viz., five percent. The object of the and jt passed in the affirmative.

‘institucion is not to benefit the Treasury,| The remaining clauses were agreed to but to benefit the poorer class of the people, | without any discussion, aud the House thea ‘aod we should give them every advantage | -osymed,

wecan. The Treasury, for its trouble, will | Adjourned till to-morrow at 10 o’cloek, receive benefit equivalent to 2} per cent. ; |

Letter from the Kev. N. E. Gitps, St. Clairs-| —

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vame they bear? It is certainly our daty market. ‘This Bill will also enable parties

Hon. Mr. AnpDERson: I think it will bea

ville, Pa. :

GuxtLemex;—You were kind enough, on a forwer | oeeasion, to send me a balf duzen botiles of Plaata- | tion Bitters for $3 50. My wife having derived | much benefit from the ase of these Bitters, I desire | ber to continue them, aad fou will please seud us six bottles more for the money inclosed. }

Lan, very truly, youre, N. E. Gis.os, Pastor Ger. Ref. Chareh. So.raseas’ Houe, Superibtendent’s Offee, }

Cincinsati, Ohio, Jan. 15th, 1863.

{ have given your Plantation Bicters to hundreds of our uobie soldiers whe stop. here, more or leas disabled feom various causes, and the effect is marvelivas und gratifying.

Sach @ preparatioa as thie is I heartily wish in | every family, in ev ery bospital, and at hand on overy battle Geld.

GU. W. D. Axpeews, Superintendent,

Dr. W. A. Carcps, Surgeon of the Benth Vermon Regiment, writes :---‘I wish every soldier had « bottle of Plantation Ditsera. eliective, perfect, aud harmless tonic I ever used.”

They are the aust

Wittaro’s Horer, Wasdinarom, D. C., May 22d, 1863.

GestLemun :—We require another supply of your Plantation Bitters, the popularity of whieh daily | increases with the guests of our house.

Hespectfully, | Srxea, Caapwice & Ca. te. de. ao, de. i

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Be sure that every bottle bears the fac-simile of | Ur signature on asteel plate label, with our private | Stemp over the cork.

P.M. DRAKE & Co. | 202 Broadway,N. Y. |

Sold by all respectable Druggists, Physicians, Grocers, Hotels, Saloons, and country dealers. |

Sept. 14, 1863.

Spring Park Pottery! Encourage Home Manufacture. | (HE SUBSCKABER would respectfully |

acyaaint the Cilizeus of Charlottetown aud the | € c

le of the Island geverally that he will re-open | lst of MAY next, and wi!l be prepafed to furnish

Honourable Colonial Secretary.

‘Valuable Freehold Property,

ROYALTY LOTS.

O LET, for such term of years as may |

be agreed on, and either in whole or in part, |

that BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED FARM, be- |

longing to the Subseriber, frouting on the Mount |

Edward Road, and lying about a wile from Char-

lottetown. It eoutains about 70 acres, 40 of

which are improved and in a high state of culti- vation. On the prewises are two large barns.

For terms, &c., apply to

JOHN LONGWORTH.

Charlottetown, Oct. 26, 1863.

The Great Land Commission a failure !

Procyre free land while you can. | HE Subscriber has THREE FARMS

on Lot 15, which he offers to sell on reason- able terme. There is a portion of each of those Farms cleared and ander cultivation ; they frout o: the shore, where abundance of sea manure cau be

to do all we-can to protect honest u.anulac-

| tionable as well as this one.

in waut of money to obtain it more freely. turers; and, no doubt, they have a Hon: Arionney Genera: | certainly greatly injured by parties counterfeiting | ue po very great objection to passing a law their marks; but it would be urjust to ofthis nature. It was the opinion of Legis- render business men in this colony liuble to | jators aud statesmen for many years that it ; prosecution when they do not render them- 'was necessary to check the practice of usury! Hon. Mr. McDonatp: A Savings Bank selves culpable by auy act of their own, 1) by L.gislative enaciment ; and heavy penal-|is for the poor. “La it, a person can deposit therefore move the clause be struck out. ties were imposed to prevent money-lenders | ny arhount—no matter how small. It is

Hon. Mr. McDonatp: [ agree with his | from taking more than a particular specified | supposed to be an encouragement to habits houor who bas just spoken, and [ think that | rate. But it is well known that those laws of industry and economy. I would go fur- several other clauses in the Bill are objec-| have been evaded from time to time. There | ther, and say that interest should be paid on I believe the isa certain class in the old country, which it | five sbilliogs. It would be just as easy to object of the Bill was to prevent the dis- | is acediess to name, who have always evaded calculate interest on five shillings as on honest manufacturer from applying the mark | the asury laws. They managed to take as twenty; it would be three pence a year, or of another, and thus selling his article under | much as they could if there were no usury one penny every fouc wooths. There is also false pretences ; but I see that some of the | laws in existence,—perhaps three or four | auother provision in the Bill which I do not provisious of the Bill go to impose a penalty | times the legal rate. And it may be said) approve of. Persons may deposit money at

main as it is, When a person will have deposited 10s or 15s, he will say, * 1 must ‘strive to make it 20s, or L will get no io- terest.”

had <A Building Lot or two in Charlottetown or Sammerside would be taken as 4 payment. further particulars apply to the Hon Charloteiown; Mr.

to Brown's Mart, Egmont Bay, Feby, 2th, L864.

Pasture Lot for Sale.

‘PPO bo sold by PRIVATE SALE, thay

beautifully situated PASTURE LOT, No. 42, in the Royalty of Chariottetown, laving a front of Six chains ou the Western side o' the Monnt Ed- ward Koad, and extending back by parallel lines

| Twenty chains to the property of G. W. Deblois,

Eequire, and direetly fronting the residence of the : It will be sold to- wether or in Acre lots to suit intending purchasers.

| Should the above not be sold by Pvivute Sale before

the 2d day of MAY NENT, it wil then be offered by Public Auction on the premiren. A Plau of the Property can be seen st the Office

| of the Hon. De. You na, or at the Office of

WILLIAM FORGAN. May 7, 1864. Fw _mon & pro

SALE OF

‘EXO be Sold by PUBLIC AUUTION,

at the Colonial Building, in Charlottetown, on the Fourth day of MARCH wext (1864), ut the hour of Twelve o'clock, noon, by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in a eertain Indenture of Mortgage, dated the Teuth day of December, 1500, and between the Houorable Willian: Forgan,

bis wife, of the one part, and Dimiel Hodgson, of Charlettetown, aforeaid, of the other part, and dy suid Daniel Hodgson assigned to me,—All those , Tracts, Pieces or Parcels of Land, being Pasture |

For |

, r | . ° e ; 1. WW. Lorn, | dozen bands before it came to bis. P. Brown, Summerside, or |

N. J. BROWN.

oa any individual selling an article of mer- | that even im this country there are persous| any time, but interest does not commence till chand ze which may have passed through a | who manage to take interest much above the| the first of the next. For instance, a per- I think | rate established by law. fustances, | dare} son may deposit money on the second of this is going too far. If the Bill only went | say, wight be brought to light wherein par- | January, but it would not come under inter- ‘to make it a penal offence to put a fulse mark | ties have taken double or treble the legal est till the first of April. [t may be the (on any article of merchandize, 1 think it | rate. They run some risk, it is true; but usual mode adopted in such Banks; if so, I | would be right aod proper; but to make the higher rate of interest is considered « | suppose it is the correct method ; bat I am the last person who sells an article liable for | sufficient compensition for the rick they vot sufficiently acquainted with their opera- an offonce of which he may not be cognizant, | run ; and persons of more conscious feelings | tion to know. I would like to hear the opi- | when the purchaser discovers that the label | are precluded, in a great measure, from ob- | olon of some of your honors ov that point. ‘on an article is not the réal label of the) taining similar advantages; but if the usury, Hon. the Parstpenr : No doubt the ob- ' manufacturer, is, I nee going tco far. laws are repealed, it will be open to all par- | ject of framing the clause in that way was Hon. Mr. Yuo: I do not think it is worth while to alter the Bill, for I do not see how any person can be deceived by it. IL have done business for a long time, and have | never experienced any inconvenience in the ‘way referred to by your hovors. I have always got along in a very quiet way, Hon. Arronney Generar :—That is just

agreed upon. Money, then, will be put |the Bank. IL suppose the remuneration to upon an equal with all other marketable} the Treasurer will be small, for the deposi- commudities, and the fortunate person who tors will be allowed five per cent.; and as has more thao he wants can make the bestof/the Government now pay six per cent., it. 1 cannot see any sound objections! there will only be one per cent. left to de- against the Bill. It will afford facilities for | fray the expenses of working the institution. the employment of capital at preseat hoard- Tbe Bull provides that the ioterest shall

greater stimulus to allow the clause to re. |

ties to lend mupey on such terms as may be! (o prevent a complication of the business in j

for they now get money from the * Bank | ‘of Prince Edward Island,” aud I presume | | ib costs them 74 per cent.; and if the) Treasurer only received one per cent. theo | the Governmeut would have the adven'age of 14 besides ; which, I would say, they are itied to as.a compensation for their le and risk. His hovor from Queen's | County (Mr. Henderson) says that the books of the Bank with which he was ac- quainted, in the army, were made up every month; 1 do not see avy objection to the adoption of the same plan here. The ad- ditional trouble would be very trifling. Hon. Mr. Hunprnson: I would be very sorry if any alterations made by this House would operate as an impediment to the fa- | 'yvourable working of the instivution, feeling, | as | do, and having ample proof, as 1 have, of the great benefi's resulting to the army | from the establishment of Savings banks. They not only acied as an inducement to the soldiers to save their money, but they | enabled those of them who had any regard | for their parents to render them some assis- ‘tance. They were also a great inducemoat ito the soldiers to give up tippling babits. | And, making due allowance for the differ- (eroce between men in the army and those ‘in civil life, [ am of opinioa that they will

‘have the same tendency; therefore, in that ‘point of view, I am persuaded that a Sav- \iags Bank on this Island would be a first | rate institution. 1 cannot say what amount of trouble would be caused by paying inter- est on five shillings ; but the rate of interest ' being five per ceut., nothing can be more sim-