Provincial Socreltu-' inntfimiiHmi tarn THE BRITISH 6CLGMGIAN —IS I't'llLISUlllt-— Every Wednesday & Satiir-tay, ROBSON BROTHERS. OFFICE, GOLUMDIA STREET. limiMK 73 Ettr TORIAL AND BuSIHUSS CF.p-nTK'JHV TH30'JC'.l T. II. Peargon & GO'-. Book & Stati-iiesy Stoee. TF.it-|fl..nj Mull, $3.1 year I ".1 '0 file fl ...oh. t Sl.fT.e.8iiMis.ineyeMe In Ai'Veiice* Delivered oy Ofterloror.Aao.il; ?t Per q.mrtor, I.uy.il.lu quarterly to Carrier er Agent. -.aCNTSl T. N. HlOBEK & CI.' VlOTORW. Wm. Hahrison ■■■■■ Yale. L. P. FISHEII An-vorllilng Ano.it, 31 JIeiclii.nl'.. Kxcjlein;... Son |.-!,iii...|^c.i, Isiiutliiu'lfieiUerfedvo Advertisements fur It. to |mj.or. Tl«i7Sir^s7M N«w(-|i«|inr Ailviii-tlethi-? liiiror--.il CIO S*irueu St.), wlii-rii mlvni-tlriliii* irontnit'l.-i inity Im niiulu fur It in NKW YOKK. Ihe §ritislt Columbian. Hut ur dny Mormt.*,', Tittv. 'in, liw. €lovei* Valley School. The education of the people fo recognized hy all onli-jliteiiod statesmen as a mutter wliich cumiofc be neglected without seriously endangering tho progress and stability of the state. In all progressive countries, therefore, the educational machinery is placed in the hands of the Government, Thero can he no civilization without education, nud there can be no natioral stabiiil.y without civilization. Every person will admit, therefore, that it should be one of the chief conrerim of any Government to provide the machinery necessary for a common school education. In a couiitiy like Btil'sll Columbia, where the population is much scattered,, .settlors in new districts must naturally oqieet to endure hardships mul privations. They cannot suppose that all the socit.il or educational advantages which surrounded them in tho old land wiil be found ready for them in the new. And we bolievc tho o:;pce{.tiions entertained by a luvge nicjorify of our settlors are not unreasonable. Indeed in many instances they hnv~o shown themselves exceedingly patient and long-aiUfering under treatment which, in other lands, might have been considered suflicjiently aggravating to provoke rebellion, One of these inatarees liaa occurred in connection with the Clover Valley jacliool question. Some lime ago the people of Clover Valley took slops towards the establishment of a juib- io school in their settlement. On examination it was found that the ■ettlement contained the r.eeossary [numhet'of chihhon of school age re- [quired by the statute, und more. Ap- jplication was, therefore, made for a -overnmcnt ganit. 1-ut the pro- incial funds, as usual,* were low— .he provincial funds are always low hen an appropriation is ashed for he Mainland—and tho Govornment .ould not be induced tu promise ore thau §250. An effort was jhen made bythe settlers themselves ,o raise, by private subsoriptibn, un additional sum su-1'ci.ont to put the liool on a safe financial footing, ■tit when the people applied for llio paltry $250 promised by the Gov- i'l.uiftlit,' they could get nothing at ,111 Their applications were simply realfid with silent contempt! Such treatment from a Government which Lever fails to collect the full amount if taxes which the law will permit to exact ia certainly ontrugeoiis, he people of Clover Valley will, '8 suppose, find themselves compiled to seo another year pass away ithout a public school, and their lildren growing up in ignorance of io commonest branches of education. And they will see more— icy will see thousands of dollars of rovinciul revenue (to which they temselves havo coutribuled) squtin- red hopelessly in a graving dock Esquimalt, which can never bo of iy benefit whatever to the Muiu- nd. How long must the people of is province suffer at tlie hands of ment llUnry Ward Beecher has answered le question, "Is it wrong fyv a liristian to dance fin a sensible und larucUristic way, "It is wicked," lie ps, "when it is wicked, und it is not Joked when it is not wicked. In ■elf it has no more moral character pn walking, wrestling, or rowing, \d compnuy, untimely hours, evil iieei, may mako the exorciso evil; ltd company, wholesome hours, and Jme influences mny mako it a very |at benefit." he housekeeping of Queen Vic- lia's establishment is cured for hy a ller, who has a salary of §3,000 per ■nm, He haa four assistants who Ithe purchasing and sec that good Ysuras are given by thu tradesmen. |i chief cook has' a salary of $3,600, the two pastry cooks havo $1,500 i. The gold and silver plato, valu- Jat -815.000,000, is pared for by ne special servants. Tho number louschold servants is 94 Volume n NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBEli 25, 1882. NUMBER 42 ;]30CtiU [KorHio Coin inliliiii.] Tlie Try*| The night was still, nud the glado Gleamed bright "heatEjtho utarlight sky; As I siit in a bower tlie pme trees made, In a lonely bower in the forest shade, I had loved in days goitc hy. I cried in my wild despair* ''Will my love return ni> more ?" Aud the winds but sighed, and no sound was there, Savo a murmur faint on the autumn air, Liko the sua on a distant shore Si»e had said—my fair-haired queen— Wc should meet when tlie leaves were sere: With wistful eyes I gased through the screen, Where the tangled hair of the pino-treb green • ' Streamed in the moonlight clear. And thore—where" the shadows lay, On the wind-tossed, withering leaves, She stood,—her pale faec lit with a ray, With a light more sweet than tho lights tliat play Ou tlio bright dream fancy weaves. And my soul witli glad surprise Went forth to meet her there; Yot the tender glow of her deep blue eyes, Aud her form, like a star iu tho morning skies, Died out in the thin, cool mr. A cloud passed over the moon, Its shadow fell on my heart; I heard in the distance the night-bird's croon, Ami I cried hi iny anguish, ''Alas, how soon Life's beauty and glory depart!" Nrw We 'aster, 128.3. -J.T.0 r.ufi itliV VoiW tfioiflS. A luti'sr from Itev, Sir. Biurd, of iMinoutoii. relating to tha coal supply of tho Nurfch-West, was read at the last-meeting,of the Winnipeg Historical ami Scientific Society. Iu this letter Mr. Baird say:} that tiie coal field appears to extend from near the international boundary ou tho south to an unknown distance northward, but at least to the Lftrd River, about DUO miles. That it does no't extend quite as far southward as the boundary line is evidenced by the fact that freighters from Benton to Port Mo- Leod nn their return journey take coal from Whoopup, near McLeod, to Benton, a distance of about 200 miles. It is rUmored that coal has been found iu the Knotcniiy Valley, west of thu Rocky Mountains, but it is certainly* known te exist from the Mountains eastward, a disinneo of about 170 or SiOO miles. Evidence the most convincing and the most easily got at is to bo found in tho banks of tlio Saskatchewan Rive:*. At tlie Rocky Molintjiin Fort thero is a place in the bed of the river where, before tho fort Was deserted, tho blacksmiths used to get the coal for their forge, prying it up in great slabs with crowbars, and between the fort and this—a distance' in a direct lino of pel-hups 120 miles— llmro is not a cut bank or a landslide which docs not show its seam of coal. Iu the neighborhood, of Edmonton these scams vary in thickness from ono or two inches to three or four foot, and in a bank of about eighty feet iu height have been seen four seams at considerable distances apart. - The coal iu (ho scams near (he surface is usualiy of inferior quality, and crtiin- blea readily after exposure to the air. This corresponds closely to iho coal found in tho Souris Valley. There are sit mines that have been worked within a couple of miles abovo and below Edmonton, and coal sells at $13 and 84 per ion. A considerable quantity was exported to Battliiford tins year by ll.itboat. Lieut. Fumir, a fashionable young oflicer in the Guards, dining with a friend in a Cairo restaurant some time since, was seized with a novel notion of * mixing a salad iu an Egyptian fez, A Hungarian at the ne:;t table with au Egyptian friend deemed this a deliberate insult to his companion, and oaltod out the young oflicer. The hitler had no objection to lighting, but at tho- urgent solicitation of his friends lie refrained. Thu ultimate consequence of the affair was that ho was compelled (o resign his commission in thu Guards, the Duko of Cambridge in particular evincing the greatest hostility to hiin. Tho caso is attracting great attoutioti. Her Majesty, who entertains a deep horror of duelling, has taken Lieut. Farrar's side, and the young oflicer has addressed a pamphlet totltuDukuof Cambridge begging to bo reinstated. A curious statement has just boon published showim/ that between ISilO and 1881 inclusively the French Canadian Roman Catholic missions in Ontario, the North-West, and ilrilish Columbia, have received from Lyon3, France, ou account of tho propagation of tho faith, tho sum of .?!>U7,2-15, and from othor parts of thu world 0*163,- 707, or a total of 91,391,037. Tho Assessors' returns for the city of Toronto show an increase in value of real property within tho city for the present ov'or tho preceding year of nearly two and throe-quarter millions. The increaso in personal property and income swells up tho total progress of tho city within the last year to #3,185,- 000. The increaso iu population is given at 5,217. ■»»*•——'■ A colored porter iu nil Austin store asked tho proprietor for a clay's loavo of absence. "What's up now?' "Bar's a niggah gwiue ter git married and I OUghter bo present ter seo him fru.1' "Who in this colored man at whoso wedding you have to be present ?" "Tec do niggah, boss." 8. GUNSMITH (Jouie-Hi- St., \Ivh Wbtminsteb, B, C. SAW 1'ILIXO, C.I-V FITT!V«, -■.»!'*-. Slll'l'll. OIITTMSIV !.!:<>! \l», »OI830Ua H'Ul'l'liVKK, SEWING- MACHINES Cleaned and Repaired. Machine t Needles.for Sale. n'mlireltus Hemicd, ami (icnernl Eicnalr- Ine neatly dene* Ammunition of all kinds. A full assortment of Re-loading Tools, and everything required by a Sportsman. RiflEB, Shot Guns, Revoi/vehs, and Fn-n/sq Tacklk for salo. d2*ty FIRE INSURANCE. TllE LANCASHIRE (Amalgamated with Scottish Commercial) INSURANCE COMPANY Capital, - £2,000,COO Sterling Risks accepted at Current Rates of Premium by JOHN C. BEOWN, Agent for New Westminster. Columbia St., New Westminster. PS fiPPIC! 1 re 1 I ! 1 „ H X> C. h.v.McNAUrGTHEN HAS.JUKT RI"(*KIVJ'-DTHK LAIIG- t.st assortment of Clock., ovor i.ol.l on tho Mainland ol JJrUiah Columbia. Nickel Clocks, at 52.25 (worranteil). Sslh Tliumns' Nickel Alarm, »t SH.25, All kinds of Mantel ami Office Clocks. Wnlttulm WlltcUCS, coin silver cases, from .?lf> upwards. A'f.no nssortinont of Stirling BllVCr .leilull'-', of tlio latest designs. Silver 1'liitc tt'nro sin-1 Oiiticnl Goods. C.tf.rMBi.i S-rttiiKT, an2 New Westminster, 1J.C. A Novelty in Sauce I Lime Fruit Jiiios Sauce. Finest Table Sauce in the Market —I'OU— ROAST MEATS, STEAKS, l-'s*-;., i'niTlcs, (.iiiiic, ete. We tuke great pleasure iu recommending the above Sauce to tlie public for not oiily its wliules'.utteacss, being made from pure MONTSKUUAT (W. I. Island) time B'mit Juieo. but for its ttelioaoy ef Haver, which makes it superior to any Saiisfl ever offered in tills market. L0WEXT11AL, iJV!.\T,ST0\ & CO. Importers anil Sole As ills for llio l'aolllo Coaiit. it:-*.- I'or sale by all jol.l.ers and retailers, (ocllinlll COIiljE-QlATJB NEW WlSSTTOSTEB* B. 0, RE-OPENS AUG. 30, 1SS2. VISITORS i—Eky. R. Jamlksox, Rkv. C. Watsok. VAKAGGRB: — w. j. Aumstuon.:, M. P. P., J. 8. Ci.rTi:, Esq., Rkv, M. Roiison', C. G. jMajou, Ksij, TKACUERBS". H. M. Htuamiikimi, B.A., I'iiivcii'ai.; MtttlioinnttoSj; Classics and History. Ekv. W, if. DowtEit, R. A.,Vi--k-Pwn- gil'ALt Moilcru Languages, Seienee and Literature. L. R. iMdNNKs, M. P.; Anatomy, Physiology aud 1 lygicno, Sins. ].). Roiison; Voice Culture and Art of Sinking. Instrumental Music (piano) by a first* class teacher. The school year counts of 40 weeks of actual teaching, divided into four terms of 10 weeks each, EXmSES:- Tuilion, High School, por term, $15.00. Hoard, per term, $46.00. Music {vocal or iii3trimrental),per term, SI 0.00. Use of Instrument for practice, per term, J3.0Q- Wnshing, uO cents por doz.. For circulars, with fuller information, apply to ¥„ ROHSON, Soe.-Treas. Now West., July '20, 1SS2. jy22 BOOTS and SHOES i'UOM HEAT HOI If S Boot k S3i08 Manufactory, VICTORIA, AT VICTORIA PEICES. R. THOMAS, Shop under the now Oddfellow Hall, Col umbiast., New Westminster. ESTABLISHED 1S59. ROBT. DICKINSON, B Scarlj' Oii'icslto (lie Coloiilnl Hotol, NEW WESTMINSTER. rnHJI LABGEST AND CHOICEST J. nHflortinciit of all doserintions of MEATS hm VE6ETASLE3 Constantly on hand, and supplied to Families, Restaurants, and Steamboats at tlie LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. PIANOS, ORGANS, —AND— IMQAL IITEUIMTS OF KVEBY DESC'RIWTOK, Books & Sheet Music IK ENDLESS VAHIETT, MUSICAL BOXES A fine Asssortmeut; from §23 to $00, MUSIC STORE, UO.YERNSIBXT STBEET, VICTORIA. J. BA-GNALL, PiANOFoitT];&,OuriANTi;xi:n-tRKt'Aini:ii SIfil hi^ all w alii lJ —AT— —TUB-MDDT IK— BOOTS and SHOES FARMERS' & pERS> RUPLEMENTS AND A GENERAL ASSOBT.UEXT OF THE BEST BRAND OF Flour, Bacon, Beans, Groceries. kij-M Clothiag I AND A GENERAL LINE OF DRY GOODS SPECIALLY SELECTED FOU THIS MARKET. t&tT Storngo nml Fbi'.wai'dihg Tlono at roasonublo rates. REIS k lil'DSOM. ij-12-r.m PAY UP! ALL ACCOUNTS NOT PAH* HY tlio Ifitli in.'t. will l»o plnced in lliu handa of n Collcotoc witli instiniofcious. VI. ,1. FRENCH. Now ^V'oat., July 4, 1882. jy.*. ROYAL CITY U Mm uU,, a-. '~r. i):,i»i:r k*it. Evury Clilni'S-* ftnliHiiiiiii knuwit It. Its vlrluo "■" II ivMorntfvu (.r h.-niinfi Wil8 (IlijCOVored bv a llllrtil- lil-n i>rlo8( inl.iiii tliu year Hio. Itfl-jiiroa wen- to Miii-»*i*-i*.a nii.l ni-iiiy no Bdernlrifi-tv mirn- eui-MiM, tlmt tin* romoily wu olnrinlly pro- clul..*---, over Ilie t-ntift' l-'mjiiri). Tin nan liocailio nr* iiiilv-i-iiil tlmt for oxnr '.too yenva tin Dint*-■'*■*.hns extstctl ai'iongthoOlit-' iH'Hd profilr. Sunt, clmr-j-js in-cjciiil, tn uiiv IllltlrCPI* Ut $1.01) ])■*•' Irf'tttC. Hear What tlie Itetf Say. It liie* performed n nlit-ncle In my en*--*. 1 hnvo no nnciirtlily njlaoB In my hond nml hour intirh lictter. 1 lmvo I'oon nrtWtty lioticflttod. My ilonhiuH-i linl|n>il n. grout dcnl—tlilult luwllmi* li.tllo Will t'liro nm, "lti* virliiounn'liMjiiKsriosAtii.i: iohI Un CUBA* T1VR (■IIAI'AlThll AU30I.IITR, AH 110! WlilTKIi i'AS I'Etl- ansAUv TKBTirr, ii'Tit rm»i **xi'i*iiii:\ri; .\mm*ii- SRBvATtOM, Write nt onto to II ivmick .v .Penney, 7 Dny Street, Nnw York, cnddshiR$1 ,iW. mid you will ii'ci'ivo liy-retnni n rcinoil.v tlml w,ll oiiiildo ymi tn lioni* llhu niiylmily ul-n*. mid wliono ntnilivo pffccti ivlll In* iHTtniinctit. Ymi will n«vrr regret dnliii**■"."•— I'l'iTim <>f MnifANTii.Rllcvii:**!*, ftS'-ru nv.tlil |iw* in tlio Malli, |iloaBO Mild llioiioy l>y Itv,';lsi cvcil liCt lev. Only ImjiDrtoti by HAYLOCIt A .713JVNKY, 7 Hoy St., N. Y. Role Air*nt-*. for America-. tiolyl Jror^ulc WtyoWWi IICKS SALE, mill? SUBSOIUBEE HAS A KILN _i of excellent bricks for sale cheap. Delivery anywhere. T. McKAY. New Westminster, Juno 24- 1881. jn25 A buvnt atc.l ii mi I.'oi- Or to O00D FAIlir, CONTAiNlNlJ 1*3 ucree; U ncres cl.oppod and ;j and a good Frame House. Situ- ' miles from Maple Ridge P. 0. and . from Foi-t Langley. Luformatioii a].ply to U'lIXTAll McADAM, Maple Iti.lge, EDWABD MoADAM, 2 Nicola Valley; FOR SALE: mm- I'Ollowjni.;.- 15 Fat Hogs, 15 Hurnll Jfoga, 1 While Clirator Roar, A number of Horses, 1 Catting Box, 1 I'lotfutni. Sealo (capacity 1,060), Also—for sale or leaso—the premises' leccntly occupied i.y me. To he seen on application to W. J. FRENCH. Now West., July i, 1882, jyg forJaleT-" LOT 2, BLOCK IX. " 1. " XXH. . " io, " xxvm.; City of New Westminster. —ALSO— LOT i, BLOCK I. '■•■ 8 k 9, « III, " 4, " V. " S, " X. " IS, 10,1.20, BLOCK Xin.( % Suburban Lands. Apply to H. V. EDMONDS, New Westminster, or to ALLSOP k MASON, ' aaSOtc Victoria. FOR SALE. ci ORGAN 1j ii SUITABLE FOB ' Church or Parlor. A 5-OCTAVE Mason & Ham- iin Cabinet Organ, with 2 full sots of reeds, sub-bass, octavo coupler, vox hu- ranna, grand organ, aiul knee swell, 8 stopa. Thia organ is now used in the Methodist' Church, and 13 Bweet toned and in good order. Will be sold for $150 cash, as it fo intended to procure a more powerful one. This is a decided bargain. Apply to T.R. PEARSON & CO., Stationers & 'Music Bcalors, fc'tte New Westminster. FURNITURE! THK UKDERSIONEIi HAS PLHA- sure in announcing that ho is now prepared to supply all kinds of Furniture, ke,, at the lowest possible prices. Cabinet work and Upholstering dono promptly and in first-class stylo, UNDERTAKING In all ita branches. The undersigned has tho only HEARSE in tho City. A continuance- of public patronage solicited. Old stand, next Occident Hotel. J. G, 1JUNTF, bite Manager Sehl'a Biunoh Furniture Store. niifltc NOTICE. VTOTICK IS HEREBY GIVEN, that il application will be made to tho Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, at its next session, for 1111 Act to incorporate a Company to construct mid work a Railway from a point in the City of New Westminster to some point near the -lOth parallel, north latitude, between Sctniuhittoo Bay and Township Sixteen in tho Uistrk-t of Now Westminster, British Columbia. GORDON E, CORBOULD, Solicitor for the Applicant*. New West., Sept. 1, 1882. bc2 1TOTIOH. •VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that IN application -wiil be made to tho Logislanvo Assembly of the Province of ■ Brlfcish Golumbla, at its next Session, for nn Aot t*i in corporate a Company to construct and work a line of Hallway from some point on English Bay to some point at the town of Port Moody, in the District of New Westminstor. GORDON E. COR MOULD, Solicitor for Applicants, New Westminster, November 1st, 18S2. noil "hotice. J OST. ON THE 4ti- OCTOBER Jj last, oil' the steamer R. P. RrruivT, between Hope and Harrison Rivor, a BLACK MARE, branded with a diamond ou tlio near shoulder. The public are hereby cautioned ngaiusfi purchasing naid animal, and anyone found with paid animal in hia possession without notifying mo will bo prosecuted according to law. . nol JNO. IRVTNG. BOLLS! iinafii mHE UNDERSIGNED HAS FOR fl__ sale on reasonable terms a few half- bred Ayrshire yearling Bulls, sired by tho Thoroughbred Ayrshiro Bull 30 IT £■■ eE*- 30 3E& 2C OT , Tho dams being choice dairy cows. Jell A. S. TEDDER, Sumas, s&eiasnztg&n&i; NEW ADVERTISEMENTS THIS DAY. Steamship Victoria. ..J. A. P.*. Homer Auction Satev... -. Trapp Bros Notice J.A. It. Hoinor Christinas Cakes A. Diebel Stall-feeding Tunes Bros Card of Thaeks Holy Trinity Special Methodist Church Specials (2). .T. R. Pearson & Co %ht gvitish (jtolumbiim. Satiirduy Horning, Xov. '.'.-■, 1882. The Government and tlie Opposition, The history of Responsible Government records no such flagrant in- Btaiiceo^'eutrago upon tbe constitution as is now presented in this Province. In the old House parties were so evenly balanced that for some time tbe casting vcte of Mr. Speaker had to bo invoked to keep the Government in possession of their seats. In other words thoy had ceased to command a majority on the floor of tb-e -House—a condi- tienijantamount to'defeat, if "any re gard'is to bo had to tbe spirit of the constitution. Under such circumstances men possessing any honor or independence would hnve resigned. But the desire to hold on to ollice overcame every other feeling, and they not only clung to office during the remainder of the session, but purposely delayed the appeal to the country for several months. When that appeal was made it proved most disastrous to the Government. Of those candidates who abnourced themselves as supporters of tbe Government less than half a dozen escaped defeat. One of tlie three Ministers was among the defeated; while another, declared elected by a majority of one, has since been unseated by the Courts. Death mado -a vacancy in the Yale District, and -the Minister who bad been defeated at the general election hastened to endeavor to persuade the people that he was just the prize they wanted. -A supreme effort was to be made. .The-Executive power was exerted to the utmost. Promises of office and advantage were made with an openness and prodigality never attempted before. The ex-Minister was all things unto all men—now a foul- mouthed abuser of tbe very men he had so recently acted with aud hoped so Boon to act with again—now iin -independent; to a few a Beavonite. Ninety-six voters were secretly manufactured for the occasion and ! sprung at the last moment upon tbe astonished Opposition, Tbe ballot- boxes were opened, the count made, and the Oppositionist was found to be elected by a majority of nearly two to one! Considering that tbo "Opposition candidate was a little- Icnown farmer residing on the South Thompson at the remotest end of the district, that a second Opposition, "candidate, put forward by tbe lower and central part of the constituency, was nominated and ran until dangerously near polling-day, thereby exciting much sectional jealousy and greatly weakening the party, and considering that tbe Ministerial candidate was, according to tbe organs, the strongest, and most popular man in the whole country, it must be admitted that the result was eminently significant—suggestive of the intense unpopularity of the Government in the largest district in tho prbvince. One would have imagined that the result of tbe Yale election and tho unseating of tho Attorney-General would have opened tbe eyes of tliesu men, by an excess of courtesy called Ministers, to the uttor unjustifiable- nest-i, the absolute indecency of con tinuing to cling to ollice, But un* -fortunately such men are not open to conviction. Their organs still talk about having a majority in the new House. But how can tlmt bo •possiWel Commencing with Victoria, we will enumerate those woll known to be out-and-out Oppositionists: Drake, T. Davie, Pooley, McTavish, John, Smithe, Dunsmuir, Grunt, Robson, Orr, Mara, Martin, A. Davie, Allen. Here are fourteen members respecting whose Opposition proclivities there can be no possible doubt But there are at least three more who, if independent at the general election, have since be come confirmed Oppositionists through tbe course of events since that time, and we feel quite justified in asserting that tbe Opposition will bo found to number seventeen, with A very strong probability of numbering eighteen, when the House meets. And it yon take eighteen, or seventeen, *r even fourteen from a House ef twenty-five, it is difficult to seo where the Government are to find •heir working majority, Buy 'em, as they did Armstrong1! But there isn't another Armstrong in the lot. Amongst the twelve thore was only ono Judas. ' m the ranks of the Opposition there was only ono Armstrong. And does the constitution provide no remedy for Ibis sort of thing? Yes; there is the latent prerogative in the person of the representative of tho Grown, The Lieutenant- Governor can either adopt the more drastic remedy of dismissal, or tlio milder one of insisting upon the early convening of the new House in order that tho real crucial tost provided by tho constitution may be applied. The results of the general election, taken in connection with tho strength of the parties in tlio old House, wure sufficiently disastrous to the Government to have justified His Honor in adopting tho former measure. They were, in our opinion, such as to leave him without justification in neglecting to adopt the alternative measure. The Governor is presumed to act upon the advice of Ministers possessing tbe confidence of a majority of the people's representatives, and if he is in doubt on'that vital point it is his duty to see that the crucial test is applied. To*go on administering the affairs of the country upon tho advice of Ministers respecting whom grave doubts exist in that respect coukl not be justified so long as the means of setting all doubt at rest is well within reach. Still less would a Governor be justified in continuing for ninny months l6o act upon the advice of Ministers whom ho felt morally certain did not possess the confidence of a majority of tlie people's representatives. This latter condition of affairs would appear to us to be that existing in this province tit the present time. The general election wns unequivocal expression of want of confidence in the Beaven administration, and if any doubt existed it must have been set at rest by subsequent events,—tlie crushing defeat of tbe ex-Minister and Government candidate in the bye-election, held in the Yale District, and the unseating of the Attorney-General aud putting in his place a prominent and able member of the Opposition. We contend that the existing condition of matters is such as would amply justify His Honor in exercising the more summary prerogative of dismissal. 16 is such ns would leavo liim without excuse for not insisting upon an -early session in order that the point may be effectually settled in accordance with the provisions of the constitution. It does not seem possible tliat His Honor could feel justified, in tho faco of all tlie facts, in allowing these threo Ministers, one of them actually unseated, to go on administering tbo a flairs of tho country a day longer thnn is absolutely necessary. To allow them to evade meeting the people's representatives till the middle of February, as has been hinted by tho organ, would he to permit a rape upon the constitution which it is his especial duty tp guard. The new "House has been now nearly four months in existence, and had Ministers been honest, honorable men tbey would have called it together long ago. A consciousness that thoy do not possess the confidence of u majority, or anything like it, makes them disinclined to meet it; but it is precisely here whero the latent prerogative should come into play, and their very unwillingness to meet tbe Houso is prima facie evidence of conscious guilt If these men really thought, as their organs continually assert, that thoy would be sustained by n majority of tbo people's representatives, would they Im so reluctant to meet thein 1 Most certainly not, They would reed no constitutional pressure. No latent prerogative would need to be exercised. They would be only too glad to meet tho House and demonstrate to'the country and tho Opposition that they posseosed its confidence. But thiise men know right woll that the meeting of tlie Legislature will mark the termination of their offico. They have been willing to put a few months' salary above honor! CARD of THANKS. Every person wlm has hitii ilir net;*-), flceili illKpla)' of Vnnry "UoiiiU itl T. It rnir.iiiii A 4'».'fl dcrltlivH Hint lt Ih Iir- yowl ull comiitirlHOU. Tin* Uiiu'I*' arc Miui|tl> iiNisilltlrt'nt. Tlir riil-ll'- urn iHl- vlnctl In mil nml 1 unlit*-*:' (Iiml l.rftirc llifl rlioln'Nt iirllrlt-x imve lu'en «lls|>-»-*rii of. Uritish Columbia Views (stereoscopic), taken by Judkins, Homo beautiful pictures, including tho great salmon run at Gordon crook. For sale by T, It, Pear son k Co,—Adv, SW Over fiO pah" if Vases, a beautiful assortment, from 50 :ts. to SIO per pair, now on view at T, R. Pearson & (Vs. Also, 30 different patterns of Toilet Sets. —Adv, THE LADIES OV HOLY TRINITY Church beg to think all thosoVlio so kindly assisted at ilie Entertainment for the benefit of the Bell Tower Fund, on Thursday evening; especially.the Excelsior Baud, whose performance added much to the pleasure of the occasion; and also to the public for their very liberal patronage. iio2iitl STALL-FEEDING! WE AW! PREPARED TO BE- ceivc from .[0 to 50 head of cattle for stall-feeding during December, January and Fel.nia.-y. The hest of housing, feed anil rare. Terms, *'0 cents per day per head. INNES BROTHERS, Ontario Farm, Langley l'rairie. New West., Nov. 24, 1882, no25t3 Christmas Cakes I .A.. EIEBBL IS NOV.- PREPARED TO RECEIVE ORDERS FOR ALL KINDS OF fruit and fanny Gates! (Iced to suit, and in cvc*y variety) MliSrCEPJES.&o. ■JSrOrdei-a will be carefully executed mul the articles delivered at the residence of the purchaser. Kkst.vi:i:ant and IUkeuy—IVont-Sfc., opposite Irving's Wharf. no25 1TOTI-CS. Eureka Sifter lining Oo, To tlie ShMTlioltlers ol' the Above Co in {in iu'. rnAKE NOTICE THAT A CALL OF A. $2.00 per share on tl.e assessable shares of the abovo Company, numbov- ing from 1001 to .-1000 inclusive, has been mnde, and the same is payable, ou or before tbe I Oil, January, 1888, at. the ollice of the. Company, Front street, Ncm" Wcstrainster, J, A.'R. HOSIER, .Secretary E. S. Wl. Cc (Limited). (noKtd) Mfic-ijoastSteaisii.il) Go's STEAMER fBlik VICTORIA CAPT. REiOlMANN, ILL SAIL FROM SAN FRAN- iseo for New Westminster on about TUI'BMUV, Ilie - (!. KKEJlltKU, I8SJ. RETURNING-WI11 sail from Now Westminster for Snn Francisco on or about WEDNESDAY, 13rn DEC. w For rates of Freight and Passage, apply to QOODAIiL, PEIUUK8&CO;, Sun Pnuicitjoo, Or to J. A. R, HOMER, Agent, mhlS New Westminster. Coiwf! Tea-Meeting! . Excnrsiou! rnHK CHOIR*™ THE METHODIST .L Church of New Westminster will (jtye a Concert at the Methodist Church on thu NORTH ARM! —ON*— WefaBBilay Iv'ng, Io?, 20, Tlio Ladies of the Congregation will also provide .A. T E .A. I In connection with the Concert. Tea will be served at 7i30, after whicli tlie Concert will tike place. TlOKfiTS, jl.00- Children from 7 to 14 yew's, fiO cbiita. Proceeds in aid of the XortU Arm Church funds. THE STR. "ADELAIDE" Will leave Kwen'n Wharf, New West* mhiator, at 0 o'olocB od llm evoning of tlie Concert, returning the tamo night, Ticket-holders will bo charged nothing for Btoamhoat fare. Tickets may he had iu New Westminster at T. It. Pearson k Co.'s Book Store, or at the wharf between it.'dO mul li o'clock. No person allowed on board without a ticket. no22 C. h, THOMPSON', TRAPP BROS., General Dealers.. NeW Westminster, B. C. OTIOI SALE BY INSTRUCTIONS FROM* W. B. Kvlk, I will sell at his reaidcuee, on SATURDAY, the 25th iiiRt., at 10 o'clock a. in., nil hia valuable Household Furniture and Effects, compii-sing Draw* tog-room, Dining-room, licd-ronm nnd Kitchen Furniture, including: Marble-topped Bed-room Set, Extension Dining Tabic, lectures', I Amps, Carpets, Gliuuf and Crock cry ware. HENRY V. EDMONDS, Auctioneer. Now West., Nov. 14,1882, nol5 NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, tlmt application will ho made I." tho Legislative An.icinl.ly uf Uiitisli Columbia nt its next BMxion, for ii Hill to amend "An Aot urnnUng to John Adnir, jimr, anil JosopTi Hunter tho right to meet a ilnm nt tlio outlet of tho (Jncwiello Ijiko, nntl to niiiio tho boil of tho South Fork River and other Lands"; olid for an Aot to incorporate u Company to carry out tlio provisions of the said Aot. no!8 Eaissa mss *-**» ***«•■' W. ELSON, MERCHANt TAILOR NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. lew Fall Goods! IfEf IALL FASHIONS 1 Over-Coatings and Fine Tweeds! The largest Stoek orTnllorln** Material In tliel'rovlitec. O-COOD FIT GUARANTEED.1"-*, Tl I'SI.S Ntl'll'liy I'l.Hll. oo28 w. EL.SON. NEW WESTMINSTER Machine Shop! FRONT STREET, New Wesiaainster, B. C. B0BEKT LAW,.- PROPRIETOR. MASIT.U'TUKEH OK STEAM ■ ENGINES. Saw-mil!-. Grist-milk Fish-canning, nntl nil kinds nud stylos of Machinery mado to order. Pa tk-ni-u inking done in nil its various forma, All kinds of Brass and Iron Castings. Repairing done with neatness nnd dispatch, nolltc Every Business Ian Should Have It. IHE EXCELSIOR usiness tad A Complete Business Eegis- t^BTO"*-**** for a period oi i0 YEARS, Adapted to tliemiits of all classes of laniifaotiir- ers ami Business Men, 1882. 1882. -JUST ARRIVED AND FOR SALE AT fl. I MAJOR' COLUMBIA STREET, TRAPP BROS., AUCTIONEERS Requires -nit five to seven en! rics daily for the largest business; gives at a glance (he transaction of any dixy, week, or month ; shows a- mount (Lie from accounts, amount ppicl on account, cash sales, credit sale.*, disbursements for Stock and Expenses, due date of Bills, both Payable and Receivable, with numerous nnd miscellaneous divisions, making a concise record by which comparison of the business of different weeks, months, seasons, and corresponding periods of different years may ba made in a moment. The plan of the book is simple, and equally adapted to a large or small business. The book is manufactured of first-class material, durably bound, and costs but an average of 35 cents per year. Any book-keeper or business man can make the daily entries in five minutes, while to arrive at the same result would require much labor in any other way. The book requires only lo lio seen to bo appreciated. HS TWEED SUITS DIAGONAL SUITS OVERCOATS ULSTERS CARDIGAN JACKETS 50 PIECES FLANNEL Oroy, Scarlet, B'tio, Whito, Striped, and Fancy Colors; English, American and Canadian. GENTS' FURNISHINGS English, American and Canadian Underwear (sewed and knit, wool, fihtiker and cotton), Wool Ovor- 8hirt.fi, Gurnseys, Socks, Collars, Scarfs, Tics, Handkerchiefs, &c WLUTE SHIRTS, overy style and quality. SHEETINGS English and American, TJluueliod nnd Unbleached, Pluiu and Twilled. , Bleached and Unbleached COTTONS, English and American— from 8 cts. to 30 els. Duck Canvas, Doniiima, Hes- smim, Tickings, vie BLANKETS Al) Colors, nil sizes nnd nll qualities aud prices. QUILTS St, COMFORTS Whilo and Colored. LADIES' JACKETS & GOL- Black nnd Colored. DRESS GOODS French Murinns (black nnd colors), Black Crape Olotli, Black Cash- more (for mantel nud di-ess), Cash- iniMV Twills (uiliuicut shades), Wincoys, Tarttuts, Serges, &c. LADIES' UNLEBCLGTiSflQ VELVETEENS Black Bi 'vti nud Grey. GLOVES Guntloinen's, in Buck, Dntf, Anto- lopo, Goat, Tweek, \S\m\ und Kid (lined nnd unlined;.; Ladies', in Jersey \Vuol, Thread nnd Kid. Kid Gloves for Ladies and Gontlo- tiuji), in Black,Whilo and Colored. Canadian Knit Wool Mitts, Gloves and Socks, Dii'diiitp'tatioii r ppnimi «WINE& SPIRIT MERCHANT.,* L, UTIUVVH BEGS TO INFORM THE RE8ID- ents of New Wuslru'iistor and vioin". ity that ho is constantly receiving frorfi Europe shipments of choice Wines, Spirits, Liqueurd, English Ales, London and Dublin Stout, Which ho will supply IN BOND oi DUTY PAID, In Quantities to Suit Customers. Also, in constant receipt, direct from MV. A. Ollby'a, London-. Fin^ Champagnes, Saumur's Ckret*, Burgundy, Genuine Sherry, Fine old Ports and Sherries. E. BROWN, COI.-TMBIJI STItBlBT, New Westminster, B, 0, Price, Retail, $3.50. FOB SALE UY T.R. PEARSON &C0. Booksellers, Stationers, fto, NEW WESTMINSTER. Sole AkciiIs for British Columbia. $slr Sont by mail, post-paid, on receipt of 83.00. liulu FLANNELS Cmiailinn, home-miule. UMHUKIXAS, IU1UHKR COATS, mul 1)1 h OUITHINO. CARPETS mi HEARTH RUGS. SILVERWARE ""lalocl nnd Solid—a handsome lot. 50 doz. Plated and Silver SPOONS and FORKS, just ro- oolvod from tho beBt mnnufactur- LAMPS, LANTERNS, and LAMP GOODS. TABLE and POCKET CUTLERY. GROCERIES & PROVISIONS Floor, ll.ie.in, Hams, Sugar, Tea, Cofl'oo, Oiitim.nl, (-..niiiu.nl, Henna, Potatoes, Rico, Hominy nnd Cracked Wheat, Butter, Honey, Ac. In SHELF and CAN GOODS, stock complete. Various Brands of COAL OIL. Nowsn&tr S, 1882. no8 LAD I ESI OIU, AND IlIAMtXE Ol'lt Mil I *|i||l fisrj! Mini: ! Latest in the Market! WIS AKR PRKPARKD TO SHOW tlio newest styles and fabrics in the trade. Onr Show Room will bo found replete with all the latest London and San Francisco MANAGED BY A FIRST-CLAS9 ARTIST. SATISFACTION GUARANTEE^ Splendid variety of late Collurdtcs, Frilling!* and Tie:-. Itlliboiis, Flowers, Pliislios. Siillns, Velvets, iiml Moires. A lnrgo stock of VR ",7,'jl ptiS ami LACES of nll limds'. Wc would cnll ntti.iitiuii to our assortment of CORSETS nnd LADIES' UNDERCLOTHING, *c. BERLIN and ZEPHYR WOOLS, CREWELS nnd EMDROIDKR- INO SILKS. •W. R-A-B, oclltc C. I.I'M I.I A STKKKT. ASK FOB, Union India Rubber Co.'s PURE PAHA GUM RUBBER BOOTS BEWARE OF IMITATIONS I Ro sure tho Boots are stamped CRA CK PROOFou the hods, nnd lmvo the PURE OUS! SPR1NOS on the foot and instep, which prevent their cracking or break. ing. We aro now making thein with RUBBER AND ASBESTOS Soles which will mako them last more than twice as long as any Rubber Boots made. FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS. ALL KINDS RUBBER BELTING, PACKING HOSE, SPRINGS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, Etc. GOODYEAR RUBBER 00. R. H. PEASE, Jr. 1. ta S. M. RUNYON,;Ag<"""' nu-illnil San Francisco, T FOR SALE: |WO SADDLE HORSES. Apply to tho .'.." ."I noKi Bisnor of New Westminsthi, 3***fff^L-T37«-rjr*--W*jV**^t>*- cc3; 't*w*»*»t*<**v'A*!«-i'-*^";j;.*-ii*'A-:;'W*i"^r.*-' 1Ii« fvitislt Columbian. Hut 11 nitty Morning RfoV. 85, 1KH2. . Weather continues exceedingly mild. No frost whatever. Yesterday one or two Port Moody lot sales wero reported. Considerable sno.wjng has been dono at Yale during the week. The-whole of the tentmilmtrtoii tried at the Yale assize** have been convicted. 1 On>, Thursday a Chinawoman .vas stabbed to death in Chinatown, Victoria. The1 trial of Arabi Pasha continues, 'and the evidence is exceedingly conflicting. In ofcothor column Mr. Albert Die-, bel advertises cakes, Ac, for the holiday festivities. Tho ladies of Holy Trinity publish a card of thanks which will bo found in another column. A bill of lumber for dipt. Myers' now steamer is being cut at tho ltoyal City Pinning Mills. Hor Royal Highness the Princess Louise visited St. Joseph's Hospital, Victoria, on Thursday. . 1,' Tho ■duties collected at the Customs - ofRgo at this port . inst Thursday amounted to over $14,000. The handsomest display of Vases and 1 Toilet Sets ever seen in tliis country, at T, It. Pearson & Co's.— Adv, . Tho annual inspection of tho militia 1 companies by tho P. A. (I. takes placo at the Prill Shed this evening. HoltJeTs pf shares in tho Eureka Sil- ■,ver Mining Co. should read the.notioo which appeal's, iu nnother coin urn. The str. Ada, Capt. Rogers, went ; over to Nanaimo on Wednesday, with a cargo of hay and a few passengers. The steamship Victoria, Cnpt. Reich* .inann, sailed from this port on Thursday for Sail Franeifi.'o, via Nanaimo. The ateamer Ada, .Cnpt. Bogera, -;o- . turned from Nanaimo yesterday with a cargo of Coal and some passengers. The Steamer It. P. Rithet, Capt. . Jlio. Irving, arrived from Victoria last 1 evening with freight and paHschgers. There woro 5 caudid.it;'* for tlio I .civil service exaiuinntint, held at Victoria by Mr, Dupont, i of whom prtsj- od. To-day Mr. Kyle's choice and v ell- I.Vept household furniture will bo offered I for sale by auction. See advertise I inent The Colonist aaya it is ropiirfcod that (the Rev. J. B. Good has been appointed lu (ho charge of St. Paul's Na nahno. The steamship V ietoria will sail from San Franoisco for this port on or about the 7th proximo, ,-iiid herigo [about the 13th. A vory severe snow storm occurred Ithrotigli-out England on the llltli iusr,. Englishmen had better try tho Paoilio alope for a climate. Th* willow of Gen. "Stonewtiit" t Jackson and.her daughter, a young lady of ji ine tc oh years, are now living in Cleveland, Ohio. Tho Colonic fo very properly advo- Ieating increased mail service along the east coast of Vancouver Island. But what about the Mainland ? As will Le seen by a despatch olse- Iwhere, a number of persons lur.t a very narrow escape froip aboileruxplosiotiat burrard toilet on Wednesday last. Remember Mr, Trapp'fl auction salo |>f household furniture, &c, at Mrs. Johnson's rositlonco, Brownville, at U /clock next Wednesday nioruing. Mr. W, H. Keary'b new store oil Ihe corner of Columbia and Mary treets ir nor.rly completed. Mr. Ceary expects to occupy it next wook. According to tho Netv York Tribune !io complexion of the next House pf le present at ives will bo 121 II.epul.li- ins, 1110 Doinocrals and 7 Ttidepend- nts. The steamer Western Slope, Capt, lycra, arrived from Viot.-ri.i ye-jterduy iorning with piwgengors atul freight. ut no maila. She left for Victoria in 1 aftomnnii1. IThojitr, Dolphin came up from Motrin on Wednesday with part of tho ardonyx' cargo. Sho left 911 Thurs- ay for Nanaimo where sho will take n coal for this city. The New York Herald thinks the ability of a canal nomas tha Isthmus ' Panama extremely doubtfi! in view 1 the fte<)i}erit *jartli']uaJ.Js tb,which iat region is subject. Thero .nre nine eases on the culon- 13 for tiie local uiwis'-os next week— 2 r murder, 3 for euttle-Htealing, ■'- for siiiilt and ono for sometliiug else— larly all of very recent date. It is believed that tho court-martial Ythe cane of Arabi I'ashaand his foi- wers will last for two months, ul- lough Lord Dufferin is trying to istsii tho matter as much as possible, Pigs and chickens will bo the most ofitahle stock for. farmers oil the iwur Fraser tq .raiso during tho next arm* two! £'Ah Sin" is bound to vo his pork and chicken, regardless expense. ■T. R. Pearson k Co. have received, hy Is. Victoria, another consignment of ■riBtmas Cards. ( Tho designs art) most Igant and artistic. Also, a lot uf fancy lads, memorandum books, feather diiBt- m, ko,—Adv, ■Thero appears to bo much uiicortain- Iwith rogard to the life of the pre-j- ; Turkish Government. Intriguos always in order at Constantinople. It just now they seem likely to up- 1 tho cabinet. . Messrs. Trapp Bros, will hold an ft ion sale at their stotu. nn,Cuiiiin- street tn-nijjht, when a largo (irtnieiit of miscellaneous niorcjmii* 1 will bo put up. See advertise* it in. another column, mongst tho passengers by the 11.P, hot last evening were Mr. Hitgot Pr. Burnet, of His Excoileney the eriior-Gencrars atafl'. They will ip to Y*»lo to-day to tako a look at grand scenery before returning to iwa. What about a" city market-place-1 Surely it is riot possiblo that the traders and others interested in 'building up nn important commercial centre here are going to sleep on while lhe trade passes away to moro wide-awuko communities 1 Inconsequence of tho lightness of of freights the steamship Sardonyx has' been withdrawn from the Victoria-San Francisco route. After undergoing repairs at San Francisco it is proposed to place her ou tho routo bctwoon that city and Mexico. A Montreal despatch of Tuesday's date says:—"A claim for a million dollars will bo preferred against Ilie United States from this province for wrongfully charging 20 per cent, duty ori hay imported, when tho proper duty wns only 10 per cent. It is gratifying to he able to announce tliat thero is every prospect of the younger Jones' completo recovery from tho effects of tho terrible powder accident above Yale. It is some consolation that the eldest, sou is spared to tho afflicted family. Messrs. D. S. Curtis A Co. received a large consignment of goods by. ;*hr steamship Victoria for thoir now dt'ifg store tn Deane's brick block. TH*; goods aro being opened nnt, and when the other .consignments arrive, the shop will be opened for business. Tho universal exclamation is ono of unbounded astonishment in looking at T. R. Pearson it Co.'s .splendid stoek of exquisite fancy goods. Certain it is that nothing at all comparable with thom was over brought into the country before. Now is the opportunity for extensive choice. The total export of lumber from Ottawa during tho year ending Juno SOU last was KiM.055,000 superficial feet, valued at 82,202,220. Iii the previous year tho figures wore 173,- 707,000 feet, valued at .$1,050,320. The lurgoat monthly shipments during hist year were 30,200,000Teet in .Itino, aud the smallest 1,035,000 in February. Magic, Music and Von —We have been requested to state that on Monday evening*- tlio 5lh pm.\\. will bo given an entertainment as-above, and concerning which further particulars frill lie given in due time. FiUmes CtiViiiuat.*—■ Any mo hn.ing cattle frame-i to cover would do woll to apply to Messrs, Innes Bros., of 0 Kiirio Farm, who possess rare foui'li- iius ioi laying tui a roally good cuvor- ■-.t' tif juicy beef.—Seo ndVuitiseuioUt. Boaud of TftinB.--Th.ti Committee entrusted with the matter have at lou^th'nucqodddtl in having the papers fully prepared for transmission tu Ottawa, and thero is 110 reason to doubt that New Westminster will soon possess a full-Hedged Board of Trade. Mom: Nbv Tvivs.-—By the htoam- ship Victoria another lot of new job typo was received for this office. Business i.iuu will find that we Imve iho material for turning nut job priming equal to anything in tha provlnn3, nud our charges aro extremely moderate. Bio Spout,—Three wild ale t =>* caped from a herd which was V 1 light into tho city a fow days ago. Two of mir city NiiimuU went out tui horseback with rifles hist Thursday after- iKKni in search tif tlio missing animals. After a long ride they succeeded in bagging two) bVit the other escaped in a wounded condition. Stn-itKMK Cotix — Tho Attorney: General (without a seal) explains that his despatch to tlm Sheriff respecting' the date of fho sitting qi the Supremo Court in this city was mutinied by the telegraph operator in Victoria. IT despatch named tho 27th, but tho operator made it iho 20th.' Court will bo opened, therefore, next Monday at ,U a. 111., Hull. Mr. Justice Crease presiding. Methodist Cmrmm- llcv, K. Robson, pastor* Tile revival son ices will bo concluded t.t-inorrow, as follows: 10 a.m,, prayer-meeting for. converts and enquirer:*;; U a.m., public proauh- ;ng and filtt -ship uloetingt 2;30p.m. Sun-li' ,, iii-iil aiul child tens' prayer- nu- ■'",. 7 p.m., public pivachiog, r«c -Noti of new mouthers and Sacrament of thi- tjo'd's Supper, Seats free; strangers cordially invited. * AXOTHKIt PlONKlJUGoNU. On Wed nosduy, nfter a long illness, Mr. John Plaice died at his residence, Victoria. Deceased was well l^uowii ami universally respected iu this provinco, in which ho was a pioneer, Ho will bu bust remembered 011 the mainland as having for many years had charge uf the Alexandria suspension bridgo. He leaves a wifo aud family, tw.o of his sons boing Hticcossfully engafrod iu commercial busiut-ss in tliis cilynud at Na imi 1110. BY TELEGRAPH! SPECIAL DESPATCHES TO THE C* UkUK. fioller Exploslotf-. &c, OitANVii.LiI, Nov. '24.—On Monday whilo somo men wero at work driving piles at Hustings mill, the boiler ou pile-driver burst and was blown high in tho air. Two Indians who wore near the boiler at timo of explosion were thrown violently into the water, 0110 of thom severely scalded; another man slightly injured on ley. A number of men working on the wharf loading ships narrowly escaped with their lives from falling pieces of boiler. Tho wounded men wero promptly attended to by Dr. Masters and are ull reported recovering. The Indian who waa gored by the bull at Jeriuho a week ago is-.reported worse, and it is thought he will not recover. How TiiK Kiiuoii OotjOiiuuD.—-Last week wo directed utterition to tho fact that while the Qd'Mle notice appointed tho 27th inst. as the day for opening the nS3JKes in this city, the Attorney- General telegraphed instructions to Ihe Sheriff to summon jurors, &o,, for tho 20th. Tho organ explains that it was all tho fault of the telegraph operator-—that the Attorney-General wrote the 27th wliich the dporator "construed as 20thi'' This is a very pour attempt to "help a laiuo dog over Iho style." Sensiblo people don't use figures in writing telegraphic despatches, and the man who would write such a telegram {in figures so obscure that an expert could not distinguish *a seven from a nine) where the date was such 11 vital element, isn't fit to be Attorney-General. , Tun Exc8t>lOB Baso.—No one who has any musical taste can fail to notico that our hand is steadily pursuing the road to perfection. Tt ifi unquestionably tho bent baud in this province, and au institution of which the lloyiil City may justly feel proud. Persons from other parts of the province who hear the playing of our band express much astonishment at tho taste and execution displayed. Tho Excelsior Band should recoivo every possible encouragement from our citizens. Tub Tny.'iT.—Editors of newspaper-! nro often bored to death with what is called original poetry. Most nf the stuff sent in under that name iB usually original bosh, without either poetry or souse. But wo arc sure our readers must have boen delighted with tho several poems which have lately appeared* in the Comjmiuan from tho pen of local ^contributors. Many of thom havu pott'essed a merit which entitles thein to much mqro than a passing notico. Wo publish one to-day, on thu firat page, which wo ndi vise everybody to peruse carefully. It it undoubtedly tho work of a poetical genius. DltlFTlNO WITH THK TlDi:. — While two young men were out boating last Thursday afternoon they observed ti fishing boat loaded with lumber drifting tip tho river before the tide. They pulled up to tho craft, nnd found no person nn board. The load consisted of about 2,000 feet of lumber, and on top of this lay a coat aud hat. Tho young men, niter a careful examination, arrived -it the.conclusion that the owner of the craft had fallen overboard und perished iu the treacherous waters. Fasteuiug.a rope to the boat- they proceeded solemnly and with muffled stroke to tmv her back to the city. But the leaded craft was heavy, and tlio rope bruko. After struggling desperately and swaatlifg fnrioualy thoy succeeded in reaching tho esplanade above Lyi.ttm Square, Juki then ouo bf them perceived a shot-gun rise up iu the boat, followed by a man with a determined look, wlm wanted lo know by what authority lhey had interfered wiih him ami his bunt. The young men tried to explain as lust they could; but tho shot-gun couldn't see it just t]ial way, and threatened an immediate bombardment unless his craft was put back where it had been found. There was po escape; so thu young inoh towod iho loaded craft away out into tho river, far enoligh up to satisfy the shot-gun. Then thoy rowed back to tho city, slid up a back street, softly, aud reported that tlioy had enjoyed their boating immensely. Nociif Arm. The settlers ou fho North Arm are sparing no piihia to make the concert and tea-meii'ting ori Wedneaday ovening an enjoyable occasion, Thero can he no doubt about the music being good, and wo can promise, that thore- freshineut department will not be behind tliu mental treat in point of excellence, Tho arrangements mado for the accommodation uf those wlm may wish to go from this city and neighborhood are so complete aud ou su libera! a scale (absolutely free) that it will be strange indeed if a large deputation does not go down ou that occasion. Indeed both pleasure and duty point that way, and it is iu tiio true interest of this community tu cultivate a closer acquaintance with tlie sot tie moots, ' Tltc Bell Tower Couycrsat. If the lirst entertainment fo to bo tt:ken as a fair sample'of thoso which' are to follow, (hero is no doubt thnt Uio bell tower fund will bo a complete success. Tho audience wliich assembled in the Brill Shed on Thursday ovening was, one cf tho largest wc have ['ecu at any entertainment, and the entertainment itself was exceptionally good. The programme .consisted of soiitfs by Miss Woods, Mrs. Sillitoe, Air. Thomas, aud Mr. Hickman; a duet by Miss Dickinson ami Miss Woods; a piano duet by MoBsrs, Hickman and Ijiiwouberg; two piaiiit solos by Mrs, Trew; two piano solos by Mrs, Peele; a piano solo by Mr. Lowonberg; four tableaux; and music by the Excelsior ItrasB Maud. With a few exceptions tho pieces woro well tendered, Tbo tableaux were exceedingly good, and tbo refreshments were all that could be desired. Tho ladies arc certainly to bo congratulated ou the complete success uf the lirst cnnvorsa/.iotie. The proceeds, wu believe, amounted to over J?1I)0. ' Mako Mil] I A rather amusing communication appeared in the last edition of the local organ. It was from tho pon of an old man of the mountains win has recently been making considerable contribution's to that paper. While purporting to havo beon written by a farmer in tho Now Westminstor District, it was in reality written from Victoria, It announces' that "The present Government must go," and it openly advises mir contemporary tii nop over to the now Government, which it Bays will bu comprised of "Draku, Alex. Davie and Pooley.-1 Now, in so far as advising our contemporary to Hup over to thu now Government is concerned tlio old man might havo saved himself tho trouble, as our contemporary h| quite certain to Hop— if he cun (fit a-uij en- -, canyatjement. As regards the personnel of the new Government tha old man is somewhat astray, huwever. Duos lie not know that Mr. Drake was offered ' and ■ Hi'used tho Premiership six numllis ago ? And aa for Mr. Pooley, although he might well aspire to tho position, he is not after ollice and would notjie--1 copt a portfolio. So that, as a maty of fact, of the threo named, only olio will be in tho new Government. The old man lian been toodimg among the mountains fur his "horuaqppe" to be of much account in forecasting political events. But tho freshness of the advice to the arch fioppist to prepare to iim) with the chango of Government is indeed refreshing. Prd.vlii-Sldl i\utonimy. Tho people of Manitoba and the Canadian Nnrih-West have been for somo time engaged iu au earnest agitation for provincial rights. The disallowance of provincial (iota chartering local railways is regarded as a very serious interference with the progress and development of tho country. Whether rightly or wrongly, tho Canadian Pacific Railway Syndicate in popularly believed feo contemplate the complete control of till CVuadiaii railways went of Ontario- Suoh a powerful monopoly may well awaken seriously those whoso in,crests are chioily concerned, for it would undoubtedly ro- sult in high fares tiivd inadequate accommodation for the transportation of alt produce and supplies. Influential public meetings have been and are slill being held throughout the prairie province to protest against the interference of tho federal -authorities in provincial railway matters. This is not a question of, politics tit till, for these protests have been fully and firmly supported by both Reformers and 1 Conservatives- The people uf Ontario also have a grievance against the; Dominion Government respecting questions of provincial rights. The .Streams Bill, passed liy tho Ontario Li-gialature, wns disannulled by the federal authorities; and lint Jong ago Sir John Macdonald declared nu a pub- lie platform that ho would tidcu I'nmi tho provincial governifiouta the right t-e dwil with liquor licenses. Tliese agitations 111 the e-iat arc lint without interest to tho people of llriiish Columbia. * Provincial, autonomy is something which must he defended vigorously at all hazards. Tho Dominion House of CoVnuiuna is now so large, mul the number of, representative:! to that TJouau, from this provinco ia so small, that our local interests nro iu .danger of being neglected or misunderstood if lett to federal administration. With our splendid maritime advantages thoro ,18 perhaps not so much danger uf railway monopoly becoming a burden in this province; but there are many other questions touching our autonomy which ahould bo watched with jealous interest. If tho federal authorities take; away the right of provincial governments to giant local railway charters, they may take away other rights until our legislature will become a mere machine in the hands of federal politicians. We hope our representatives in the Commons will he found standing up for provincial rights. It may nut ho .our ux that is iu immodiato danger of being gored; but our turn may cottje before wo expect, and the sooner tho question nf autonomy is definitely setljed tlie better will it bu for u.i and our sister provinces, Wc all remember what kind of govei-umqnt we had iu this province when our affairs wore managed in Dnwnitig-stroet. It is very doubtful if they would bo better managed tit- Ottawa. When Dr. Norman McLeod was minister of the Barony parish ill Glasgow, and loved as few men have been, by his Hook, another minister iu the city WiiH called upon 1) visit a case of sickness. -As the applicants were strangers and seemed decent, Gud-fcilring people, he asked if (hey did not attoml any church, "Deed, ayo," they s:iid, "we gang to the Barony, but this is a bad case uf typhoid and wu couldna risk Norman!" Wc -jilt!'. itam the base .natal comprised in springs, pipe j, (illing of orowii. oto. To illusi Caution; beg to call the attention of the inr] the public to tho well-known nnd olognnco of finish of our Casos, guaranteed hy un to be of ;arofc Gold, U. Si Mint assay, teen karat Gold, as mny bo ud also to onr mode of selling tho samo, chargiug only■'rotTtho Actual WnmiT of tho gold used, ami not tor key ^^^^—^^^^^—mmf. Ih'titnito which a tag accompanies each one of our Cold Coses, -wliich plainly liulicatoa not only the gross weight of the ease, but also the Net weight of the gold. In explanation of the above wo dosiro to sny that the old phut of charging for tho gross weight uf the oosoj as if it were all gold, worked well onongbas long as tho manufacturers woro coiitcyt with the amount of hrate and steel actually ro quired in its construction; but when the business wee degraded Into a contest ns to who should got tho most! baso metal Into the loost quantity of gold and call it a Gold ease, then tlie time came wli uf deahv ,' thi in American ry to adopt a buyer exact- : eiiiitaineil, users uf W.-i- that ov in the hi ten Watches, It I plan of selling, sir iy how much tlnui To avoid imposition, pun tliiun Watches wil! otmr genuine watch, whether gold or stiver, bears onr trade mark on both case and movement, Gold cases are stamped "A. W. Co.;" and guarantee emiilieates accompany them. Silver casos nro Btfttnpod "A. M. Watch Co,, Waltham, Mass., sterling silver," and are accompanied by guarantee certificate.-;, signed fti 15, Rob- bins, treasurer. -The nrttfle "Waltham" Is plainly ongraved upon, all movements, Irrespective uf either distinguishing marks. This caution fo rendered nccira- sary. hy reason bf the fact tltatjAtr cases are frequently separated froni our movements, and put upon worthless movements of other milkers and riee &&$, thus affecting injuriously the.^jcrfonii- nnce of thu watches, oiia vitiating our guarantee, whieh is intended to cover only onr complete watches wholly made by ns. It is necessary also; because it ip so notorious as to be a public scandal that there is great frami in the metal quality uf both gold and silver Cases as now generally sold. Wn have demonstrated by frequcM assays tlmt many gold and silver bases offered In the market arc debused from 10 to 21) per.cent, froin the quality they asiitm - to be. Tills is a fraud upon the puroliaaor, and accounts for the low price at which tmoh eased watches have been sold.~---AMr.Ki.. can Watoh Company, Waltliant, Mass. 1 *fi *k :**»■*'■ *i 1 j*sc -«*i*rjrr.-i*-*i."*--*:■ ■ .w i-&*-*^u-■ sy£$z7sasz-.-r?-rsyi?r..;zxc ^asw-Kir * ;:-^*T"^r ssuSle iW*a-:x''**«w---^-r«-rTv-*--***-*-o British coiumbin Agency of Toronto Bale find hock Works, J. & J. Taylor, Proprietors. These celebrated uares are made from heavier iron, weighing 20 per cent, more, and have all the modem imwoveinents oJ the best American Firo and Burglar Safeni Including the Sargent Qi-oenlonf Dial Lock, ijeing of Canadian manufaotur they are duty free, and consequently can he sold cheaper than either Knglish or American Safes. Firo and Burglar proof vault doors manufactured of till sizes and quality, at prices ranging from one hundred to three thousand dollars, Detailed specifications for vault worli furnished on application to tho agents for British Columbia. no2 M. W. WAirtk Co., Victoria. 63' T. IX, Pearson k Co, wish to draw attention to the fact tliat they are prepared to take subscriptions for all 1 ana- dian,, American and British newspapers and periodicals at publishers1 prices, without charging additional for remittance uf money,—Adv, Taki; notK'H that P. Welsh, Dentist, will arrive at New Westminster from tho interior on or about the 27th November, .^^H . Tho Wanzer Sewing Machines are sold da SiiSy terms and at reasonable prices, us wii employ, no canvasser. Compare them with otlmrs, ocI8 Sr:f T. R. Pears'ort k Co. are showiiif over IOO,000.Envelopes', of all size's dun grades, from ?l.2iS to 812 per 1,000.— Adv, Just opened at Jas. Ellard k Co.'s, the finest stoek of Now Fall-Millinery ever shown iu this City. Call and examine.* 'X-mas Cauos. — Jas. Ellard & Co. have just received a lino assortment of Christinas Cards. Call and examine. IthT New arrivals of Slates, Pencils, and .1.11 kinds of Books, kc, for.school ukc, at T. It. Pearson k Oo.'a—Adv, Pocket CuTr.fiitY.~-T. It. Pearson k Co. have received an assortment of Pocket Cutleiy direct from liitglaud. The star that leads them all—tin Rilent Wmizer Sewing Machine. Examlm thom at G. Loisor's store. oc!8 XMAS CARDS—A consignment just received direct front London, England, T. It, Pearson k Co. Latest Nnws.-rArrival ofgthe celebrated \Vanzcr Sewing Machine at ^tli store of (i, Leiser. ocl j Custom House blanks—"For Duty'1 and "Frce"--a full supply, at T. R, Pearson & Co. 's R. T. WILLIAMS, ■pQOK BINDER, PAPER RULER, 1) and Blank Book Manufacturer, Maps and Drawing Paper Mounted. Files of Magazines, Illustrated Papers, etc., neatly ntid cheaply Bound, Government Street* Victoria,. B. C. 4 -T- • 0) * %\ U fljS I 4k « a oq few Ho X UOTIOE. JOTICE IS HE lsl.it..,. l'l!\ GIVEN Unit •..tion v.'il] lio mmlo to tl.e AsaomMv uf tlio L'rovlnop of Iritirti. Columbia, at its next Stisaion, for ail Act to Inoovporata a Coinjiany to con- struct ami work a line of- Railway from nomo point on lUngltsli ll.iv to some point at tho trora of I'orl Moody, in tlioDis- triut of New Wcitmlustof. GORDON E. -'OllliOl'U*, Solicitor for Applicants. New Wo3tniiiistar, November lat, 1882. noil NOTICE. T OST, ON THK ini OCTOBER \j Inst, oil'the steamer K. I'. RtTHET, hetween llnpo and Hivrrwou River, a BliAOK MARK, hrandtitl with a diamond on the near shoulder, The pnhlic arc hereby cautioned against inuchaaim; said auitntil, and anyone found with aiid animal in hia possession without notifying ino will bo prosecuted a-jcordiug tc lav. nol JNO, IRVIXG. ATRSHIRE_ BULLS! rnHK UNDBRSIGNKD HAS FOR .1. sale on reasonable terms a few liolf- bred Ayrshire yearling Bulls, aired by the Thoroughbred Ayrshire Bull Tho dams being choice dairy cows. A. S. VKODKU, jell S'liniuf.'. TENDERS WANTED. mENDHRS WILL BE RKCEIVED 1. hy the undersigned until the evening of the 28th inat., for the construction of a pair of Ways. Plans and specifications can be rcch at our office, The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. WOODS k TURNER. New West., Nov. 21, 1882. no22 AUCTION SALE! y JfAVrNG BEEN INSTRUCTED BY jj Mu.--. R. Jokkiok, I shall offer for side at hor residence at Brownville, on tt'EDNESDAY, 20ru INST., all the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Including a large amount of Bedding, together with Punning Implements, Wagon, Cart*:, Horeo, sovei-al sets Harness, Ferry Boats, Sewing Machine, und other articles, Tcrnm made known at Sale. T. J. TRAPp; Auc "*neer. New West., Nov. 17, 1*982; nolS I To **israsb3, Complaints end Accidents wliicl. Hagyard's Yntlow Oil is guaran* I tee,! to c.uc or rclicvu eitllcr in Man or IlEAST. TAXEIi IUTERKAUV FOR CROUP, I COUGHS, CRAMPS, SOKE TimOAT, [ ASXB1TA, I COLDS, Ac APPltED EXTERMJUT FM nirEC3LiTrs.it, cuir.iiL.iixs, 8WET.LIX0S, GALLS, LAMENESS, COXTIIACHOXS] Lumi.iao, DEAFXESS, srxAxxa, Every bottle jjue.me: tion or money refunded. DISEBTI0B8 WITH ESOH OOTTtE. PRIOE 9Sa B.HIEBTOKI- CO'PropKiotorfl 'i-ORONTO, ONT. XEUBAr.azA, CALLOUS WHIPS STIFF JOIXTS, FP.OSTBIIE, COItXS, . rmuisES. ITClt, PAIXIXHACK, P-lIX III SIDE, .t«. d to givo antisfac- T. R,.PEARSON & CO., —IMPO-.n'ei '■:. AND DliALEKS VS-^ 1 Books & Stationery, i?mgy mm, Pianos, Organs & Music, Sovtii Sine ot- Columbia St., . New Westminster B. C. - The largest tinti Ijost-selectetl stock of v Miscellaneous Books on tho Mainland of British Columbia, coinprioing Hifitory, I-ootry, Biography, .Science, Pietinn, and iJeneruI Literature. A full stoek of tho Seaside Library"jusi received, including the latest numbers. JPATiUJNTS Wc continue to aot oii Solieitora for Pat- ente; Caveats. Trade Marka, Copyrights, etc., for tho United States, uud to obtain patent*) in Canada, tinglah-ij Fmnee, Rei'many, and all other countries.- Thlr- Ij'-sixjcm's'pnictico. No charge for examination cf mode's or drawings. Advice by mail free. Pntouta oht.iiiicil through us tiro noticed in the BWESTIFIC AMBUICAJf, which hns the largest circulation, and ia the most influential newspaper * of its kind published in the world. Tho advantages of such a notice every patentee HiLih-r-.tanda. This* large and splendidly illustrated nowspaper is published AVRMKLY at 9&.20 a year, and fo admitted to he the host paper devoted to science, mechanics, inventions, engineering works, and other departments of industrial progress, published iu any country. Mingle' copies by mail, 10 cents. Bold by all news-dealers. Address Miiini k Co., publishers of Scientific American, '-'61 Broadway, Now York. Handbooks about patents mailed free. (no22) if tirocer j D. McPHADEN ' :>EfiS TO ANNOUNCE THAT HE _} has just opened a FAMILY. GROCERY And Oeitentl PROVISION AN0 FEED STORE, in Dcaue's Brick Building, next to the Colonial Hotel, where he has in stock a eoinplete and carefully selected aasortmimfc of Plain and Fancy Groceries, Parties requiring anything in the above line will find it to their advantage to call and examine my Goods and prices before purchasing. SW The highest market pric;* paid for Farm and Dairy Produce. N. B,—Goods delivered freo in any part of the City. 1). McPHADEN. Now West., Oot. 10, 1882, ocl I Dry Goods, PE0YI8I0MS. rioit sousu, useful coons, 1 to lo W. EAE Who has on hand a lino Beloc'tionTif DRESS GOODS and a large stoel; of DOMESTICS —INCU'llIX..— l-'I.ANNHLS. TWEKDS, BLANKETS, SlffiffiTQJGS, COTTONS, TICKINGS, PRINTS mul COT- TONADES. Gontlenien, Tulce Notice! Fashionable Clothing! HATS, TIES, BRACES, SHIRTS, Every vnrloty mul nil kituls of UNDERWEAR. A complete line .' f', BSOCEfllES &_PB0¥rS!0NS HAY, POTATOES, k SHINGLES. 6'cllfc Coixsmu Btkkst. School Books. All the autliorized hooks for Public and- High Schools, Also, School Requisites1 in great variety—Slates, Pencils, Crayons,' Copy-Books, Drawing materials, otc. Blank Books. A very large assortment, imported direct from the manufacturers, embracing all sizes, shapes and qualities. Paper & Envelopes. Thi3 department is very complete, and as the goftfli'li-avb been' pnrchfefed frpfti the mannfac, urers, on the most favorable terms, prices will compare favorably with those of any other establishment in tho Province. Foolscap Papers, Letter Papers, Note Papers, Bill Heads, Statements, Memorandum, Tissue, Blotting, Wrapping, and other Papers. Some beautiful designs in Fancy Note Pnpei-s from London and Paris. An immense Btock of Envelopes of till styles, colors and prices. Fancy Goods. - A vory large variety of Fancy Goods always on hand, to which additions are being constantly made, ■ Miscellaneous. A very largo and complete stock of miscellaneous articles such' ns ave usually found in a stationery establishment) Sjtcotnclce, Eyc-CilnsBcs, Piny Ing Curds, Ylaithifi Cnnlt*, lluoln-.'-Js Cni-clti, Card hoard, Cnrtl On*.m, Vnies, Gumei, Inks of nil kliiitti-. Itikf-tnii-Is—jilnln and funcy, Photo. Allfuni*--, Pictures, AuloRi'ipli Albtimi, Toyi, Scrnji r.itiUN, Pui-ach, Wilting Onsk-i, Golit Pt*mf Lame--' Work iEite-kc-trj, GcHtltnifn'*, DriKe ii. Cases, Hl'lliit*!, Velvet Frnmes. Au., Ao* Pianos & Organs. Having madininHsually favorable arrangements with some of the leading Piano makers in Boston, New York, Bnlti more, and elsewhere, we are able to offer a FIRST-CLASS PIANO at littlo more than has heretofore been ■ ashed for a very inferior instrument. We have the exclusive agency in this Province for the fine Pianos manufactured by Henry F. Miller, of Boston. A number of tliese Pianos, imported by us, are now in thia eity, and thny arc undoubtedly tho Bi-ST PIANOS FOR THE PRICE ever brought into this country. We are also agents for the Knahc Pianos, Jh* rtteimvay. the Weber, the Docker,'-'fc-Hd others, any ono of which wc can supply tii the most favorable terms. We aro agents inthii-pi'Gvineefortl^li'omlltlOQO-r^n I'O'S. Orpins (»: BoMinanville, Out.), and ff. Bell & Co'S. OrRitiis (of CJiielph, Out.), and the loading American Organs. Persons Intending to PurohaM a Pinno or Organ of any kind, Canadian* American or European, will find it to their advantiigo to communicate with us. Sheet Music. The largest assortment of Yooal andlh'1 dnimciitvl Muslo to be found anywhere on tin* Mainland. Solos, duets, trios, quartettes, choruses, both secular and sacred. A fine collection of tho very best Piano Solos, carefully selected hy some of the best pianists In the east. Sheet music iold at New Yr.rk prices. Music Books. Always on hand, a }hi\)d assortment of Instruction llookfi fm* Piano, Organ, Violin, etc. The. new and enlarged edition of liiehn id son's Pinno Method. Also, a collection of miscellaneous music books, both vocal and instrumental. Music not ui stoek will be ordered promptly. Insurance; , We are agents for tho Notertt Bkitish and Mi;i«*axtii,i-; Fire Ixsukance CO'i Capital, S10.000.00tl; Losses paid, $23,- 000,000. Also, thoCo.ntkiSkuation Liwi Association", offering the lowest rates on tl o host security of any company doing business in Canada. T, B. PEARSON & CO,, (lolnttilj.fiat, (botweun O. O. M.iJoi-'h ami Jitmcs , ' ' Ciuiuiiigliiiiii'ii), m ■ New Weotminstor, B. C. '■-.•■■•■"•■■•■■T-tPH^-.-EiWr *-.--:-.--rr*.-.-.v. .* *-^r**^*e*F,.:sws*sT. ©IU* gtOl**). THE MINISTER'S SON. CHAPTER Lt. ON THE mtINK OF DECISION. (Continued,) "That is Captain Leslie; isn't ho well disguised? It was a good idea not putting the real names on tho programme; it was better fun finding people out. Isn't Captain Leslie looking well ? Be is very handsome," said Miss Frasor. "Very," replied Ronald, dryly; and the young lady found him but a taciturn companion. Next day Muriel's own pony- carriage came to tho manse, with a note begging Mrs. Bennett to drive up and hear something of importance; and greatly wondering what the news could bo. sho put on her bonnot and went. It was late when sho returned', and tho truces