The Portland daily press., 1867-08-13
The Doaainion Of Canada.
THE ,yRITs ISSUED.

fl fiIi.E THE WRITS ISSUED. q s}
The writs for the general and local elec-
tions have been issued. They bear date the
7th August, and are returnable on the 9th
September, forty eight days being allow ed for
the electioas-an unusually long period. The
following is the proclamation ordering the
general election TO the Parliament Of the
Dominion which appears in the official jour
nal at Ottawa: 81 I'll, ......4.l ste eresi,t Z
CANADA-aloNCK, l.. S. Victoria by the
Grace of God of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, Queen Defender
OF the Faith, &c, &C., &.
To all to whom these presents shall come
Greeting:-
Whereas we are desirous and resolved as
soon as may be, to meet our people OF our
Dominion of Canada, and TO have their ad-
vice in Parliament. We do make known our
royal will and pleasure to call Parliament,
and do further declare, that by the advice
of our Privy Council for Canada, We have
this day given orders for issuing our Writs in
due form or calling a Parliament in our said
Dominion, which Writs are to bear date on
the seventh day of August instant, and
day of September next, except, however, the
Writs ror the electoral district OF Gaspe and
for the electoral district of CLicoutimi and
Saguenay, which Writs will be returnable on
the twenty fourth day of October next.
In testimony whereof, we have caused these
our letters to be made patent, and the great
seal of Canada to be hereunto affixed. oi5
Witness our righ. trusty and well-beloved
cousin, the Right Hon. Charles Stanley Wis
count Monck, Baron Monck of Ballytrammon
in The county of Wexford, in the Peerage oil
no Uni fol of nr;t. ~,
ireland, Governor General of Canada, &c.
&c, &c.
AT our Government House, in our city OF OF
tawa, in our said Dominion, this sixth day
of August, in the year of Our Lord One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven,
and in the thirty-irst year of our reign.
By Command, t,..,
EDWARD j. LANGEvN.
Clerk of the Grown in Chancery, Canada.
Another proclamation calls Parliament to-
gether on the 24th September, but not for
despatch of business. s1ao gusaasL
Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia, exactly
similar to the above have likewise been is
sued. There is no local election in New
Brunswick. ThA 9" h
The writs of election for the Dominion
were executed by Lord Monck and Mr.. E.
Longevin, Clerk of the Crown, in Chancery,
on the 7th. On the same day Major General
Sisted, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, ex-
ecuted writs for that Province, and General
Williams at Halifax issued his proclamation
by arrangement with the government at OF
tawa. and executed the writs for Nova Scotia
Those for the local election in Quebec were
executed by Sir N. f. Beeau on the Sth.
The writs for both legislatures 60 to the
same returning officers, who will issue sep
arate proclamations TOR the local and general
elections. The poll books will be kept dis
tinct, although the electors will vote for the
two candidates at the same timeand place. The
Reform papers express Indignation at the un-
usually long time allowed for the elections
though why this should be a source of dis
pleasure to them, if it be true, as they assert,
that the coalition government is daily losing
ground it is difficult to see The Toronto
Globe says: i1li balllt@
We may expect, now, a dealing out of the
writs eally to such places as support the Gov
to the Opposition. We hope to see the da2
when all the elections win be held on the
same day by law, and such petty iugglery will
be impossible.
THE CHAMPION oARsMEN. .,
The return of the New Brunswick oarsmen
who beat the world in the recent trial at Par
is was naturally an occasion for much jubiIa
tion to the good people of st. John. A loca
paper says: Haf ia't-th Na+
| Patriotic citizens, and visiting ships whose
masters and crews rejoiced with us in the tri
umph of our oarsmen at Paris, flung thei
banners to the breeze, as the hour approached
| for the arrival of the New York; Towards
four O'Clock the whole population as if moved
by one impulse, gathered at Reeds Point ane
| vincinity. Two batteries of artillery were
| planted near the wharf, and one In Carleton
! which, as the boat reached her ground thrn'
dered forth their noisy salutes, and these
were followed by the ringing cheers ot til,
multitude, and the music OF the City Band-
| A lour-in-hand driven by Mr. G. A. koberston
was ready Tor the reception Of the carmen
| who were soon ashore and in theirracing cos
/ tune, and with oars aloft, accompanied b.