General Statistics

Commercial Statistics--Imports--Exports--Revenue--Government Policy--Fisheries--Education--Manufactures--Charlottetown--Census of 1798. We shall now present a few facts respecting...

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Elective Representation Takes Hold

Bill to make the Legislative Council elective--Change of Government--Address to the Queen, craving to give effect to the Commissioners' Award--A Review of recent Proceedings in reg...

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The Formation Of Pei

George Wright, Administrator--Court of Escheat refused--Central Academy--Severe Frost in September--Death of William the Fourth--Educational Condition of the Island--Forcible Resis...

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Curreny Resolved Delegation In Ottawa

Mr. James C. Pope and the Railway--Assimilation of the Currency--Confederation--Conference in Charlottetown--Sketch of Edward Whelan and T. H. Haviland--Opposition to Confederation...

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Biograpical Sketches

Biographical Sketches:--Bishop McEachern--Rev. Donald McDonald--Rev. Dr. Kier--Hon. T. H. Haviland--Hon. E. Whelan--Hon. James Yeo--Hon. George Coles--James D. Haszard. Among the e...

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At The Beginning Of Pei

Geographical position of the Island--Early possession--Population in 1758--Cession by Treaty of Fontainebleau--Survey of Captain Holland--Holland's description of the Island--Posit...

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Desbarres Actions Exposed As A Tyranny

Colonel F. W. DesBarres, successor to General Fanning--His character as a Governor--Succeeded by Charles Douglas Smith--His character as displayed in his opening address--Proclamat...

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Marriage Of The Queen And The Temperance Movement

Marriage of the Queen--Education in 1842--Foundation-stone of the Colonial Building laid--The Governor withdraws his patronage from Public Institutions--Dispute between the Governo...

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Root Begin To Take Hold

Proprietors indifferent to their engagements--Extent to which settlement was effected--Complaints of the People of nonfulfilment of engagements--Character of the Reply--The influen...

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Pei Given To Governor

Determination of the Home Government to dispose of the whole Island--The manner in which it was effected--Conditions on which grants were made--Appointment of Walter Patterson as G...

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Coniditions For Constitution Is Set In Place

Governor Ready desires to govern constitutionally--Energetic legislation--George Wright, Administrator--Change in the mode of paying Customhouse Officials--Fire in Miramichi--Petit...

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Ch The New Immigrants Deceived

Arrival of the Prince of Wales--His Reception--The British Colonial Secretary expresses satisfaction with the Assembly's proceedings in regard to the Land Commission--The Report of...

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