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New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-31

CoCSIEss OF EXETER.-"I am no tCller Of stories
says Hazltt, vet there is one belonging to Bareigh
House, Of which | happen TO know some Of the pas-
tcuars. The late Earl of Exeter was divorced from
bis VIE a woman Of fashion ard OF someghst more
gbtty of manners than lords who love their Aiies
Ike lie determined TO seek out second, IN
humble sphere Of life and that 1t should be one Who hy
ing 10 knowledge Of bis rank. should love him for himself
elore For this purpose he went and settled incognto
uudc tie Of Mr. Jones at lone obscure village
in Shropshire. Tie mace overture 70 one or two dam.els
IL ihy usigibOThoOd, but they were too knowing to be
isker by hG His manners not boorsh his mode
of fe reted II odd how be got his livelihood;
and at at be began to be thought 10 be highwayman
4 this dilemma he turned 70 Miss Hoggins the eldest
daughter Of -Il8l farmer at whose house he lodged
Mis- Hcggins il would sC,m had not been used 10 rOmp
With The yll5ge clowns there something in the
ner Of their quie; but eccentric guest which she liked
Having inspncd her with that kind of regard which he
wished for he made honorable proposals her. aud the
end o months they married without his letting
her know ho he They set off in post. chaise from
her fathers house and Travelled the country In this
they arrived az StamiOrd and passed through
without stopping TIL they to the entrance Of
BUrleeh Park which Is the ouiside of IT, The gates
open and the ehase entered and drove down the long
ayenue Of Tess that lead the front Of this dne old
Zion. a. they drew 10 IT, and she seemed little sur
my dear, this is DuIeigh House; it is the house prom
sod 10 bring you to- and YOU the Countess of Eisier
IL Is said that the shock OF this discovery much
tie young creature, aud that che covered from it.
II sensation worth dying for. The world was worth
making, had it ony been for this never wished to bave
betn lord, but when iaink Of this story.
The WaLDonoRo BAsx.-Although the block Of build
ugs IN which were he OF this bank were DESTROYED
by the eestruetve FIRE in that town Friday, all the
books papers and funds Of the Institution saved
the only hss sustained being the furniture of the rooms
Amounting perhaps 70 slCo.
FRiwEwoRrHY "A IT, = Of JeTorsaa County Indiana.
has made hc'E hondsJne -.k dress rlrs eocoons of
l'r Tssiug. The re-s vu - exhibited Ef ~ La
LiaIr stg.t fIir fqif ~ rA f-
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-31
PRIMARY ELECTION IN WARD XIII.

10 Ia fd0F q Ife y. T. fFfHH< :,
SIR: la your statement Of the Primary election
held in the xIIIth Ward last evening. notice error
in regard to myself which propose to correct. Yea
state that after Of my colleagues taken out OF
the room where tie poll was held, ." Mr.. Edward r.
WoIden not nsiderng his personal safety cert5n
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-31
THE TROUBLE AT THE OPERA HOUSE.

SIR: Observing NJ Wm II. Paines note in TIE
g.YORK TRIBUYE of August %, and believing that
,0ppicd Nth poHr comments, will have an injurious
eject upon ny credit beg TO nclOse you statement
Of tie whole matter which desire you 70 publish
that the public may be fully advised of the facts On
tie 2lst of August inst wrote to Mr. Paine letter,
follows:
~ Ny,s W,d@''Ssy IJ1SS Aos q 2 Mat s.
In Of not receiving money from yoa @
st pG M H.; s. Two ~ of{ Vow a. have siw,ys
sSSo SSe 3 .s ne % 5S spctgd paid poSp7
.feGoby nssG pesl nsny men !" exPTaa ~ o, -, %oS a
&,s :i r hem a wer day day hopes Of rccciyns
msps OF uy op n wbch 6nd very dfcul available
the Or dhsIe so1s Of the sn %sn pn Won S aid & s
aswfe or ne sney ,sIaes and sho1d 4 be s9r2
nearly completed hope you viii see my situation aud give
rsman dear Sir your oblt seryt, JOHN CALLER.
To this Mr. Paine wrote lie the same day the fol-
loving reply
Ssn We hSe every hat they vi" pas. t. aud they
you le ultimate he ss'os.
io e ' aisI VIM q h' loan s'f ~ p.x,
On the same day. upon the receipt Of this, settled
with the workmen engaged npon the building, (abont
fifty in number and told them they might continue
work or not, as they chose; none however, refused
to work but next day about half the number did not
work on the building. This day, August % received
frt III Rr. Paine note as follows:
JoHN GsLLTR Sir learn this morning b6t
Of from the New YORK Academy Of Music
sborld
the rrcefy notifying that uIles proceed forth
vort the luloDg, shall b. under the necessity OF
poyns oihrs finish accoTdiOs to its
Respectfully, Sir youis. sc,
tSigned1 WM. ii. PAINE, Secretary of the n \ 4: NJ
No 81 Wsllst.
Immediately called upon Mr.. Paine, and he in
formed me that the Company were as yet unible to
furnish money to pay up the arrears due me ns they
had promised but they would advance me money to
pay the wOrkmen required; after trs The next
day August 20, ordered all the men 10 go co work
| again upon the building, and since that day they
! have continued Tie work was Only in part
pended and for hut aiDrle day. This is The rholc
I truth Of the nGasr. l can hardly believe that Mr..
Psne would wantOnly injure me- that bis letter
er intended to be open to the injurious construction
yO put upon it, Yet still it is nhoty untrue that
The Company, Or anybody else ever assumed any in
debtedness of mine. am indebted TO no person for
labor or materials upon the New-York Acadamy of
Music that am not perfectly able to meet All de-
mands that may can be brought against me in this
or any other ma Sters am or have been engaged in
am prepared to meet promptly. The steps taken by
me in this matter since, after advice of my friends
arose from my unwlngness to make further advances
! TO the Acadsmy OF Music without indemnity.
am, dear Sir, yours respectfully,
JOHN CALLER. Builder.
Ysk Avg. 2e, 1854. Nos ll0 and liz East I'D
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-31
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
TIE SMITHSONIAN CONTROVERSY.

~ IA ISt,sr ef1fs ~ D. i''1"' a., ,r .;;,,
sp. A correspondent Of TIE TRIBUNE, sgnhg
,m,eif Reuben" and writing from Washington ua'
A., Sste of July 26 has undertaken t. divert paohc
,tsstieu from The real legal aud moral questions III
.I,d In the smthsonisn controversy, by represent,
Ss n AZ controversy as scsudaous personal quarrel
A,ivesn Mr. Henry the Secretary OF the iusttatioh'
ana Mr. Iewett the Librarian This, 70 say the eas,
Il poor strategy, which hardly accrue to the aa,
vartsee Of the individual in whose behalf It seems 20
have Teen exercised especially as no attempt is
made 10 disguise the spirit Of uuscrupulous pnrussn
al, in Which il is undertaken.
ibe only object have in noticing the ccmmuu'ca-
ton referred TO- TO deny and dsprove the statements
which it sets forth facts prejudcai 10 the rePua
fop of Professor Jewett Reuben represents u ~
Mr.. Jewott was competitor with Mr.. henry iof fhe
Secretaryship and that his disappointment az NOT re-
eeyirg lie offce had led him to oppose ana V<wart
tle Secretary. But Mr.. Jewett never was candl'
date for that Office He neither desired t hnkeii' nor
aid ls friends desire il for him. e was not proposed
nre.s,d nor voted for Secretary by Mr. Choate, or
nv one else The ballots for Secretary are thus re-
corded vide Journal OF Proceeding of thc Regents
syo Wssl printed by J. y. Towers, 1916 page
70 lTbe Board proceeded t. elects Secretary BY
"bslo, when it appeared that there were twelve votes
least, Of which
Francis MaTkoe, Jr., hec .-.'..''..-.--
Dr. Pickering, had. .........-...-........--.-'
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The statement Of Mr.. willard, of the Troy Female
Seminary that he had reasons for believing that se
Mrs. Robinson Of the Jail was formerly certain
Mr.. Campbell. of Quebec, having fallen nader th0
notice Of sister Of that Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. RISE
Renssiey, now . resident Of Toronto, Canada, 10
Gently came from Canada here, visited the iait. and
Mrs Robinson, for the purpose Of sscsrtaining
whether there was any truth In the story OF 81
This lady says she does not know Of Mrs. 0ampbGgh
whereabouts, but after having seen Mrs. Ro6insen
she In satised that fhe latter In not her sister. We
give below Mrs. RS sworn stA&eosnts Thoss vAo
SO resolutely insisted that Mg. Robinson was -
Emma Wood, but Mrs. Campbell, map now pussuo
their investigations little furtbsSs--
me DyroR o. TnK Troy SUn0E.
Rose Repsssy formerly Rose AnYsvs, Of Tcron4o, -
ing duly sworn says that the lsh day Of July, 1854
called at the RsnsssIer County jail Ststs Of New Yosk
for the purpose Of seeing Mf n0bInson, ana With hss
consent Was permitted TO do 90 I have sister whs
married man by the name Of Canpben whe Was IN .
widow and Who also kept hetci 10 Qusbsc Not hser-
ing a her Whereabouts for ysSod d abot sshA yeAFs
and yeeing Ia the peo papers 10 the enscs .nAs
pxDsihy Ms Robinson might b Mrs Campbsn, and
hsrefcre sitter called upon hsr for the purpose OF
AeertsiI ing II w~e really %. am happyto say shs
drew. and therefore shs cannot BE- the ,nn rs-
ferred to. Ho6E lSb21xs
sworn before me, 'Siy = 1854, :, $3.50, 2.
Ceonlaaioaer a DsDds, Tseg.
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Honor beeDe.
AseNH at Pet L0vceny.-John King, on being con-
victsd q having made IN attempt 70 steal $40 from
Esha Gernssn was ssntsncsd to three months combine
inert in ths penitsntiazy.
CYumd Ls'csry Henry Rosenbursh and John J. Meyer
tsp tried Tor stealing $50 lbs Of beef from Mr. Van
Bxsu Thr evidence being very conclusivs, tbs jury
reoderea verdict Of guilty after few moments de-
liberation: demanded Tor sentence
0rssd seibee pleaded guilty to steal
OF No $50 Bcwery. Ths Court sentenced him TO two
yean con6nemcnf In the sssts pFison-
Raa Laruny.--Thos. X Flood, on pleading euilty to
Buir vss sentenced 70 six months eenn.smsn4 In the
Assesa I'D BaHey-susan Poole eoIsrsd Riri, was
tried and convicted Of having stabbed Hannah Fseris,
alse eeaessd, With dif snifs IN the i.ss Will both
tsnced - sx months confinement La the psnitsntiAry
Rsbevy IN ne Fsra Decr1-Hiram Hoadsn was than
placed 81 e bar charged with having committed high
on The q Tho. Msc sso in : S IN
Tie CITY Bank Of Brcotiyn. fhs jury acquitted tho
prisoner, Who Wa discharged
HieAsuy Rcttuy-Wm. johnson and Thomas Powell
were tried and convicted Of having committed robbery
son. at the Of Greenwich and Duane stroets,
sver witch. The evidence Of the prosecution being
very conducive the prisoners convcted, and tbs
Court sentenced them each TO ten confinement la
Groad Larrery -Cennu Marcsllu was then placed at
the bar charged with having stolen $500 from Charles
A. stsh, whom she induced q den Of vile prosti-
tutcn IN Greenwich street. and while there the $500 was
abstractea from hls stochns by two Of her pals The
Jury In tht case, up TO late hour could not agree upon
q verdict
Ihs Grand jury catered ths room about SIX o'clock,
and wished b. discharged The Court however, In.
dutrd them to rsmsn together until Monday when some
trsirses vcrldtt Ertesnted for Their action.
The csuli .hfn sd.ourncd fer the day.
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HoaaIrLE SUICIDE M vPKxDLEroxs YesterdAy
morning man. named ChristoPhsr. kiegho6, who
resided in Fulton, and was employed IN lClayton's
shot gun n his mouth, snd- pressing We trigger
with BIS foot, discharged r. The lower part OF his
face was demolished, and mag Of bis brains aud
hair Wa scattered 90 ~ calling By tho explosions
He wssa man who worked steadily, but hook sprees
remsioel in that condisisa during tho ght Aoous
two weeks previous be received considerable sam
a. money ana goa On spree. His who begged and
aid fhas he would burn SIS mobey nrst, which, on
lis vile repeating her petition. hc did. He vas
fond OF mosey, and whsa sober was made misera-
bic nv The thoughts Of that which he hal destroyed.
and threatened TO take his We. Has wife Md ms
gun, being alarmed By these threats; but he whip
bed her sn made her tell the place OF ts conceal
fnent, and then perpetIated the awful self Murder
we have recorded Cincinnati Commerciaf, JAY D.
. a. \ ~, 80 - - - 49, c-.-....,s-., -
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0sunas sgala 4siutsl ~ kaassAy sviAsaos shsai,
-: b htrs4spsd, and prsssass1 his ebsssssas h
writing. .T.fI y. .r
ne csurt wss slssrsA for dslibsrstiou By tbs
board 49,.
On e-spsonx, counsel see Capt. Downing having OBJ
shich Dr. Folts might have heard froo Capt Tarner,
not the prrssoce ~ Capt. Do ~stag. ant also u any
Conversation had With Lieut. Page, un tsr like ciroam
stances, the surt, through its Jadgs Advocate
nouDosd its decision that II would rule out AL evidence
that Wa clearly hearsay bat would admit tho relation Of
all facts and circumstances which any asouabe
inference presumption might BE- founded Ia reAra to
the subject In dispats.
The hour Of r NJ having arrived, Il agreed that
Dr. Foz ahoula be further examined aud the Court
adjourned I'll 10 O'clock tomorrow, (FridAy.l
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TELE0KAPHIC.

THE JUDGE ApvoCArK HARCHD WITH IN00NPETKNCY
PROPHETS or BHsAKUP.
PHILADELPHIA, July Z, 1854
Ths court martial In Captain Downings case was In
sssion SIX hours today bat made progress In
quenoe Of the Judge Advocate eck) not being spared
with proper record Of the previous session. The
record was rcoped and ths Court directed the follow
Ing to be entered the record Of this days session
Ihs Court met pursuant to adjournment, but In
qusnce Of the Judge Advocate not being prepared with
his minutes, reccss had to enable him to mako up
his record, which being road, the Court adjourned'
Captain Crabs openly charged the Judge Advocate With
iDcomPstency. The Court was then cleared FOE
private sssson concerning the delays imposed upon the
Coat. ~K re est
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Tho regular meeting of the Board Of Managers
was held on Thursday, the 9Th inst, at Al O'Clock,
p. NJ; DR.. Thomas Cock presiding, assisted by VIII
liam B. Crosby and Francis Hal, Esqs.
Seven new auxiliarics were recognized two In
Kentucky, two in Wisconsin, and one In each Of the
States OF South Carolina California and Missouri.
Letter were presented from Rev. r 8. kaclay
Of Fuh Chau, China, giving encouraging accounts
In regard TO the circulation Of the scrip ures Ia that
city; from the Rev. Sherman Hall, Of the Grow
Wing Mission, in reference to publishing new edi
ton Of the Ojibwa New Testament from DR.. Samuel
Wells Williams, Of Canton, in regard TO the charac
ter Of the Chinese insurgents and statements 10 re-
gard to tho recent expedition to Japan, to which he
was Official interpreter from Rev. Mr.. Schaulsr, Of
Constantnople, In reference TO the revised edition
Of the German Hebrew Bible also, from Rev. ORA
King and Hill, and Rev. Messrs. Bucl and Arnold
In regard TO the publication Of the Modern Greek
Tcstsn ent In Athena
Three new agents were appointed for Florida,
Southern Arkansas, and North Indiana.
Several valuable additions to the library we've re-
ceived, among which was Nicholas de Lyra's trans
lation OF the Bible, In six volumes printed In 1901
.Grant of books were made TO public institutions
en- individuals, among which were Bibles to the
House Of Refuge 10 tho Industrial School Ia Thirty
seventh street, TO the Board of Foreign Missions OF
the Presbyterian Church, Bibles and Testaments
for Nauvoo. III.
The issues of the month were so,774, among
which sere n volumes In raised letters, for the
ljLnd.
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The late WHIT State censention OF Vermont favored
call Of Ell opponenls Of tbs Netrask< bill az Mont
Ici!er on " zth nst The convention journed TO
the 18Th vst which Ia tte anniversary OF the passage
q the Ordinance 81 1851 II Is undcrstood that ".
os~ rrsr lie rtnovcd froia 90 STATE, and ,ha new
-r1ina,ion l rccsscry,
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TELEG RAPHIC.

BALTIMORE, July =, 1854
Up to the present time there have besn thirty-two
deaths from tho late disaster tho Susquehanna Rail-
road and there three four persons in doubt
full condition m W
warrant has been Issued for the arrest of kr Parks
Winchester, the superintendent Of the road.
u reported that Mr.. winchestsr has resigned his
Office this morning.
Tho accident u nov attributed mainly 70 tho recent
removal Of the former competent and experienced Pro-
sdent and Superintendent BY political prescription and
tbs app ointment Of inefficient and inexperienced
sors Of the right political stripe
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From tho Cncinn I'll Commercial, July o.
Our readers WI recollcct that the purport of
despatch from Philadelphia was published in the
Commercial . few days since, and which was sup
posed to have been written by Arrison, under an
assumed name. The following is the original dcs
patch:--
Dr. Bahsr:-Ysu and all shall have everything satis-
= to q am n
WIN. WILSON.
The following letter, received yesterday BY DR..
Baker, explains the whole matter, and shows that
the letter came from the man whom Allison &C
cused In dying declaration as being his murderer.
For the sake Of brevity, have omitted such por-
lions Of the letter - do not directly refer to the
subject
II is needless to say that the report Of despatch
having been received here, stating that the muir
derer had been arrested in Philadelphia, was an
error
DEAR Sui am sorry to trouble you with the following
few lines This morning sent you despatch as soon
my ina o En one o. the mos
BY the name Of VIM. Wilson In that section of the
country Of my character when brought before the
ship, or in fact Justice, therefore think It necessary
for me to employ. counsel. ! would immediately
como 70 your city. but am in tr0ubl: here. :.
was completely when frs. read the ac-
count; but when my name made public in horrible
Allison could have conjnred up thought Of Ill win
In il quite sterous. He has been friend and &C.
quaintance OF mine these fourteen years .
When the truth Ia found out 1t is some one or moro
that call themselves honest; it Is publicly known that
nice The people OF your city must be little
easy me, for the truth viii come after awhile. I
would IKE to come there, and will IL necessary
don't think for moment any win think ever med
stsd such damnabe desire for tho blood Of my fellow
creatures. No knew TO personally fnjure
any Intentionally II word In this Il false then
all Is false; what IL said from the heart and Ia
truth itself Whatever he could assign must have
been OF very light nature Inieed feel shocked at
the siatement-it has made me almost mad. never
will or can get over II In my llfc Let all try aud 0nd
the guilty ard let me- poor unfortunate outcast from
society alone; have trouble enough on my shoulders
am nov forty years Of and had to la
jure any man =
With profound respect remain In deep sorrow for the
departed and in hopes the guilty may be found
wV p. CONNOLLY
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RIor AT MANCHESTER, N. Hon the night OF the
Sd and morning of the 4th inst, seriouS riot took
place at Manchester, N. H., between tho Irish aud
Americans, which resulted In the de- truction Of
property and serious personal injury. About mid
night on Tuesday. the Irish kindIed t,onlrcs In the
part Of the city they mostly nhabit and Americans
passing we're attacked and insulted At2A. NJ, on
the Attn, an American was knoct ed down with q
brick, and nearly killed. The " sh next proceeded
10 break windows in a building. owned BY Marshall
4 Cheney. About 600 Amere ans then gather&d and
attacked the irish, breaking into some twelve, or
fifteen houses, destroying the furniture, and ceua
polling the Irish to leave they then attacked Abe
Catholic Church, and bv IKE al the windows befcsv
the not ceased. Sew N or eight Americans werc
ties have taken prv npt measures 10 preserve Size
resce.
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BROADWAY nEArHE This evening Mrs. B. Williams
the drama Of 'Dtck the Newsboy, and in tho bur.
leta Of ossing the Atlsntic The farce of the Ren-
very good BILL and considering that Mrs Williams ap-
pears for tho last time NO doubt tho house will Be-
crowded.
BowmY THEATRE The programme Of amusement for
with Miss Ellen Gray and Mr. Goodsli In the principal
characters, will commence the entertainments. Mas
HGert and Mr.. Dunn will sing Duet dancing by Miss
talery the tight rope. sThe Floating Beacon" will
conclude the performances.
NDIo's GARDN.--Mad. Anna ThilIon tho English can
tatrce, will appear for the second time, this evening" In
Balfes opera Of The Enchantes In the character Of
Stella and Mr. Frazer Don Svio The other characters
win be filed BY eminent artists The RAvcis will appear
on Monday evening.
NATIONAL TnKATEx-Yankec Locke, tho comedian,
takes his benefit o-night The pieces tho F1ying
pu,chman the comic drama o. tho fsnkee Dueiiist
dance the tight rope. On Monday evening the door
keepers take their benefit whom II Is hoped the dramatic
public win remember them.
dows" Is so much admired aud draws yell, that the
manager OF this very prosperous establishment an
nounccs that will be play both Ia the afternoon and
evening Of to-day.
HrroDRoxx Tho light and very amusing perform
which given every afternoon and evening at
this very popular resor attract large and fashonaee
aud-nces. The equestrian and other exercises for this
evening such not fail TO please the visers
CHRsrr's MrSsrRns.-This old and favorits band stl
clings to the simple negro mnsrcIsy BY which the pro-
pri&tcr made fortune 6ne bill for tsi evening.
wooD's MxsrRns-Thc same smusiug performances
Of negro minstreIay and the burctta Of Back Douglas
again announced for this evening
BucxixY's sxwuADxRs.--Ths burlesqus opera OF Cin-
deea continues to draw large audiences who give evil
dence Of their pleasure by repeated cheers.
Mrs. Barrow has been playing her new drama Of
ssGenevicve, the Rego OF Terror ct Cncinnati,
with great The Press In that city II
piece Of great merit and interest.
Poor Shepard the actor who lost his life BY the burn
ing Of the National Theatre, Philadelphia, engaged
BY Manager Purdy OF the National Theatre OF this city
for the coming season. and would have commenced his
engagement IN o couple Of weeks.
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FROM THE BRITISH PRovNCEs~-St. John, N.
B., papers of July 4th have been received. The
Fishing and Reciprocity Treaty was the great sub
ject of discussion. The st. John Nsv Bransicicker
Of the 4th gives list Of the articles which, by the
treaty, are to be admitted duty free in the United
States and the British colonies, but the treaty IL
not to be submitted to the colonies for ratification
until acted on by the United States. The Ncw
Byunaricker says
The delegates from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and
Newfoundland met Lord Elgin at Quebec on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday In last week. Owing to acci
dental the delegates from Prince Edward
IsLnd not present but the Hon. Mr.. Havaud and
the Hon Nr. Hail. from that island arrived In this city
last Saturday night, and leave here this morning for
Portland their way 70 Quebec, confer with Lord
fsn as to the effect and bearing Of the treaty that
colony.
The Hon. Mr.. Partelow and tho Hon Mr.. Chandler, the
delegates from this province arrived Saturday night,
In the Eastern City, their return from Qaebec, via
Montreal and Portland They left for fredericton yes-
terday and learn that full meeting Of the EUcu-
tive Council tlAes place to morrow.