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“ hope the result may realise their (the Masters’)Iexpectation “that the Institution may revive and flourish. BS '3 amml’m' “ed by Mr.‘ Weddell,” but none of them Iever came to see “the result,” or to test, either in public or private, the merits of the alterations ’made, or to ascertain the actual state ofthe Institution which they had deerted and traduced -—tlioug_h, on the part ofthe Masters,IiuvestIigatIion was court- ed to the very close of their connexmn With it. I Under these circumstances, a reneWed application was made to the Legislature, for alteration in the Constitution of the Academy, the working ofwhich had never been mi- piigned;and such represeiitatious were made by Trustees and their friends as enabled them to carry their point. [he advocates of the change dealt exclusively in>indef1mte gene- . relities. The Hon Speaker said—“ It ivasa‘admitted on all " bands that the Institution does not W0I‘k;IW6ll,I8[i(l some great fault must exist in the manageme j . He did not he- sitate to say, that'theI interestsiqf the public I been sacrificed to the private interest of the present Masters,” while the Trustees —--of whom he was one,‘ and whose duty it wasuto displace Ithéhyif-they'deseemede‘it—fiad'vnot'met to know‘ What they Were-doing but once'in three years! He said that they had introduced sectarian books—a charge which, in his over- heated'zeal, he had preferred in the previous Sesswn, and

l which had Mord triumphantly disproved qt the barqf the

Hon. J. S. Macdomild expressed i himself to the ',,?7‘,of‘late this Academy had been a burden upon, ‘I‘iif‘bettefitftp, the quIoIny‘ “a: niIoIIpcy, comps: Waking *ttt’igtt'es' we iave en." irown at , , I I Liam‘gii‘a Trustee—he had never .Mered the clan-F.

ndkttu‘w-M,,tr§qab¢iflfi€ wothmg‘df the establishi

amounts weeps been within a» hpnd’red ,iniles’bf‘ " 359* j ' ‘ I I 'l‘liéfl-l‘onflllig. Palmer'said “ the complaints, as respected

"V " Add in "'weret’hotb eneral and loud"; the cause lie 3‘” r I {gregtitidiSSafigfbction pkiste; butwhe- Hint are door of‘the Teachers, rebut of his miter €d_%3rplain';” yet he had before him the Wfifitions of their difficulties—the Trustees’ fish‘eve them, unfulfilled—“ apathy and ne- ‘ bargefl bpodltbem by Sir C. A. Fitz Roy, and .gwfl records; which warp placed at his ‘ in, u befmuid not anywhere the fault V .Would it tested on the shoulders Iof Waits?onii'fnilfhérghionor'any body else asked for itift'fnati‘ob which tvotflil‘have enlightened him on the "sci. 1'w-hich could very easily have'beeen obtained, and ._ ‘hic'h, I donor hesitate to say, it was his duty, especially, to ‘7 25s, as Representative ofCharlottetown, in which the 'mic money ofthe country, by which the Academy is sup- i d, was expended. .I I _ q " ' "fThfts fhe men . rs ofthe Legislature—some who knew ‘ “flutters stood—for all ‘were not in the dark—some, I I x I the retrpatzofthe Trustees from the awkward

.,,“ I] ,I , , ,mrgmd, and others, to make a ’5 'tmg' “'3 symdagm they c‘ri'uldfnot With-

,3get ridi’fa troublesome question—were IndIl-I flfiidffii‘é their assent to a Bill authorising the alteratiou‘fbu

- .. .‘Bitir'st time on the 13th July, 1843. The Masters were mad that their existing connexion with the Institution

I cease on the let October followingfand public no-

ft“Bite!Ain‘trtsflgtveii that applications for appointment; to Master- . I. j .I'ld be received till the 22d September.

' ‘ ' g‘tlnit their serVitude under the acknowledged mediation would give them a much stronger any strangers to appointments under the new a ‘, both the Masters niade respectful applica- , “its ’re-appointcd. I volunteered any explanation re- , veto my past doings in the Institution that might be re-

rofl,but no‘inquiries were made, and butjust on: week, be- ‘ "the day on which I had been advertised that I must quit, “did {fiscertai'n that other gentlemen had been preferred to I "and now, while the-doors of the Academy are shut, at season 0 the year, aml lg? to seek, where I may, for my- fgmgy; he: subsistence, qf which, here, I have been so

"_ fl'ver- ' " have‘beenfluiéyeginnedmgaiust .or, . ' ’ er they er the Tfustees have done most to forfeit public confidence. it is for you and the public to judge. "The present movements—though they have victimised the . Mastersuwill, lrhope, do good to the Institution. But whether «he will or not, will,.in a great measure, depend upon the 3 ~vigilance of the public, who, hitherto, have been too careless

ofthe interests which they have invested in the Institution.

Whether you will hear any further from me upon the sub-

ject ofthe Academy, will depend upon circumstances. Most

heartily do I Wish that it may revive and flourish, though I

know that that can never happen underain Masters that

can'be procured, if'the same kind ofmanagement elsewhere is continued to be pursued.

"‘ I am, Gentlemen, Your most obedient humble servant,

JAMES WADDELL.

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Charlottetown, 16th Nov., 1843.

P. S.—I have purposely refrained from saying any thing particularly of mv much esteemed colleague, Mr. Brown. His claims upon this community are’too well understood, and toobighly appreciated, to need any recommendation from me; and no testimony that I,could have given, would, in influence, bear any comparison with the fact that we have always lived . in perfect harmony and united co-operatiou to promote to , thgmmost the interests of the institution. 1 cannot per- suade myself that, after what has now transpired, the Trus- tees will reject the application which, I understand, is to be made'f'oij hi re-appointment, in lieu oftheir late nominee to the second Mastership.-—J. W.

REPEAL MEETING. In conformity to a public notice, a Special Meeting of the Charlottetown Repeal Association was held on Monday ‘ evening, the 13th instant, at the house of Mr. P. Coclilan, I Pownal Street—for the purpose of expressing public syirpn- A ~thy with the people of Ireland, in their present peaceful and r constitutional struggle for Repeal—and of manifesting public feeling on the measures recently adopted by the Imperial , Government for the suppression of that struggle- DE.le Bloom, Earp, occupied the Chair. A lame and respectable audience evmced their attachment to Fatherland, by their romptitude in responding to the call of the Association, and I it yutheir unanimity of feeling in the transaction of the busi- -n6ssIsubmilted to their consideration. The following Resolu- aions~accoinpanied by neat and appropriate remarks—were proposed and adopted.

At the close of the business, the sum of £1517s 5d was aubscribed, for immediate transmission to Ireland, as a. con- tribution to Mr. O'Connell‘s “ Proclamation" Fund.

Proposed by Daniel Brenen, Esquire, seconded by Mr. John Costin. I 1. Resolved, That this Meeting—deeply sensible of the in- justice nnd oppression, borne by-the Irish People, under the

‘ operation of the present Laws, at the hands of the British Go- ? vernment, view their efforts for the Repeal of the Union, as the only remedial measure for such injustice and oppression— to be in strict accordance with the principles of the British constitution—and not in any way calculated to disturb the eaeeofthe Realm, or estrange the affections of the Irish alien from the Sovereign who wields the Sceptre.

Proposed by John Litlle, Esquire, seconded by Mr. James

Toole, R. W. ‘ I, I'2. Resolved, That this Meeting firmly believe, that the ’ ‘cflle‘ggence of the People of Ireland to the Imperial Crown, remains unimpaired and undiminished—and superior to any "consideration which could arise from the accomplishment of ~‘fippeal; Iand, wpre it. supposed to involve the annihilation of {hit allegience, it would at once and for ever forfeit the ad- yoca'cy and sympathies of every Ropealer and loyal Subject of the'Ré‘olm. . ,Eroposed by-Mr. Edward Kickliam, R. W. seconded by Mr. ick Gilligan. I , I;Resalved, That the Repealers of Prince Edward Island, peacefully assisting to obtain a restoration of :1 Domestic _ " stature for their brethren in Ireland, by a repeal of an Act. called the Legislative Union, neither wish not anticipate thereby a separation from the Crown of‘. England, while they are firmly convinced, that it is the surest, if not the only

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means, to allay the "excitement and alleviate the distress the Irish Nation, and thereby strengthen the power of Great»i Britain both at. home and abroad. ‘ . '

Proposed by Mr. James McKenna, R. W. seconded by Mr. James Carroll.

4. Resolved, As the opinion of this Meeting—That the coercive measures recently adopted by the Irish Government for the suppression of the Repeal agitation in Ireland, is a violation of the lights of the British Subject, and that. these measures are not. founded in necessity or expediency, as being entirely unwarranted by auy'circuinstances affecting the present position of Ireland.

Proposed by Mr. I’. F Doyle, R. \Y. seconded by Mr. John McCleary, R. W. - '

5. Resolved, That, while the advocates of Repeal here as-" sembled, view with sorrow‘ and indignation, the pursuanée of~ a coercive policy towards Ireland, in her present struggle for; liberty, they cannot but belie.“ such policy will be best cal-j culated to promote the furtherance of her effoits, by stIIi'mulat-‘I,’ ing to renewed energy and activity; and thus brightening and bringing more closely within her view, the prospect of the accomplishment. ofthe desired measure of Repeal

Proposed by Mr. Edward Whelan, Seconded by Mr. James. Reade. R. W. I

6. Resolved, That we, as inhabitants of a British Colony, and bound by the strongest ties of attachment to British Su- premacy—claim and exercise the privileges of publicly assembling together to discuss the wrongs of our fellow Countrymen in Ireland, and of employing every constitutional effort, iti tan-operation with the syinpolhizing fl‘lBfltIS oflreland throughout the Globe, for the ainelipratiipaeof her political condition. w . ' ’T i'. I‘

it "a under the, Editorial Head, is can I fence : “The extravagant and unconstitutional pmcI‘ ‘ O'Connell in [in-laud, have at length received a-id , check, and we feel confident that; every right judo? g. mic Irishman, as wall-ms every loyal .Sulijectfnf . Crown, of whatever origin or Coud'tgfy, must réjo'icejhg‘t-‘i Imperial Government of Great Britain, have at. length, "d aside-their passive tactics, and evinced on unquestidi. ‘le determination to put down sedition, aodto preserved}; I the integrity of the Empire. We could easily pen a“ lesson on Iliis subject for some of the traitorous drip and their infatuated followers in this Colony." VVitl a lesson, however, it is to be hoped they will, i’fooiy'éi own silks, take the rather forcible liintof the “Wart , some of their proceedings, :ifi'orded by the simple in I iiifi of recent events in Ireland. ,At. present we will only “We twp, Beware l” V “t. 1

And whereas, Irishman and their friends “ in thiséCOi i," who have enrolled themselves as Repealcrs, have viokétzgno laW, nor trespassed in any way- on the rules (andiirvgitlat‘u’ins of Society, nor on any ofthe riglitg‘or privileges: I ' el- low coloiiistsin awarding their sympathy, and fo‘rwni'gng their humble subscriptions to their Cou'nlrymen and friends in Ireland, to assist them in‘ their peaceful and constitutional efforts to obtain the re-ral of an Aqfinffarliomentn

Prop )SPd by John Goinsfmd, W2ieconded by Mickie-l McDonnell. Esquire, 2‘ '_

7. Rrsolved,‘ therefore, That the language contgi'ncd in the said sentence, is a gross, unfounded, and unwarrantable cal- umnv on the charact’v‘r, behaviour, wishes, and intentions of" the Repealers of Prince EdWard Island, and merits their strongest rsprohation. '

Proposed by Mr. Patrick Gaffney, seconded by Mr. William Fitzpatrick R. W.

8. Resolved, That this Meeting utterly conteiiin and diie- gurd the vile and infamous threats, and insinuations, contained. in the said paragraph, whether applied tothe Repgalers of Prince Edward Island or their illustrious Patriotic friendsin‘ Ireland, “bile they keep within the bounds of the constitu- tion in struggling for theirjusl rights. ‘

Proposed by Philip Little, Esqmre, seconde by Mr.Thomas Ly ncli. ,

9. Resolved, That the right of any People within the pole of the British Doniinions, to assemble in public, dismiss the grievances under which the labour, and petition the Queen or Parliament for redress, is a right. inherent and inalienable, as emanating from the constitution} and that any effort made on the part’ of the Administrators of Government to take away or destroy that right, is a direct invasion of the rights of the Subject, and an infringement. Ion the Briiisfiv Cong?“

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Proposed by M Phelaii, Secretary.

.10. Resolved, That the thanks of this Meeting are due and are hereby given to Mr. John P. Walsh, Publisher of the Halifax RF‘gISIE‘I', for his untiring advocacy of the cause of' Repeal through the columns of that valuable and extensively circulated Paper.

Proposed by Daniel Brenao, Esquire, seconded by Mr. John Costin.

ll. Rosalind, That the Money collected this evening be transmitted to Daniel O'Connell, Esquire, as Proclamation Money. ,

Proposed by Mr. P. F. Doyle, seconded by Mr. J. Reade, R W

Doyle, R. W. SI’COI’Ided by W.

12. Resolved, That the Proceedings of this Meeting inserted in the Palladium and Herald Newspapers.

Proposed by the Secretary, W. P. seconded by Mr. William Fitzpatrick, R. W. '

,13. Resolved, That this Meeting do not deem it necessary to take into consideration the' letter of Mr. John logs, of the 13th inst., accompanied by an article having reference to the remarks made in the last Islander ou the character and con- duct of the Repealrrs of this Community—the subject ofthese remarks having been fully disposed of, previous to its reception.

As an amendment, if. was moved by Daniel Brenan, Esquire, ‘ seconded by Mr. Richard Walsh, R. W. that the Chairman leave the Chair, and that John Gainsford, Esquire, be called thereto—and that the thanks of the Meeting be given to Denis Reddin, Isquire, for his dignified and Patriotic con- duct in the Chair.

The amendment was carried unanimously.

Three cheers having been give-n for Queen Victoria, three for O'Connell, and three for Repeal. The Meeting adjourned sine die.

WALTER PIXELAN, SECRETARY. ====EP==

FRENCH AND EinLisa Insurances—When Charlotte Cordy was placed upon her trial for the assassination of Ma< rat, she did not venture to ask any counsellor to undertake her defence, apprehending that the advocate who should act in such a cause during the reign of terror would be sure to compromise his own life without saving hers. A brave man, nevertheless, volunteered the office, which he performed with a boldness, zeal, and energy that won the respect of the hearers, though he could not save the life of the client. “Accept my most cordial thanks,” said the criminal, after she had listened with perfect composure to the sentence of death. “I will now give you a proof of my gratitude. As I have nothing in the world to bestow upon you,[ bequeath to you the privilege of paying the few debts I have contracted in prison. A noble mind like yours will understand this legacy, and will execute it in that feeling ofrespect by which his dictated.” An English barrister upon one of our circuits was bitterly upbraided by his brethren with havingdisgraced the profession by taking llalll-tlrglllnelt for some motion ofcourse, for which the customary charge was a guinea, “What do you menu ?” indiguaiitly demanded the accused party; “the poor woman was a widow, and it was the-last half-guinea she had in the world. Call you that disaraciug the profession ?”—-.N'ew Monthly Magazine. . a

ORIGIN or Latins—Lakes owe their origin to different circumstances; some of them from the sinking of the soil by the falling in of subterraueous caverns—such is the sup- posed origin of the Baikal; others are caused by earthquake —siich a lake was formed in the province of Quito in 1797 some by the fall of mountains, as the Oscbenensee in theicauZ ton of Home; or by lava currents damming up the 'stream as the lakes Aidat and Cassiere in Aiivergne, in hence: Many are supposed to be the remains of the universal ocean which once covered the earth, and their waters, orivinally salt, have become fresh from their receiving constanf .suo- plies of fresh water, while the salt was continually let ofti by their outlets. Almost all lakes are in progress ofdiminution,

although this is not every where apparent. The detrital'

matter brought in by their effluents is imperceptibly filling up their beds; and if regular observations were made, many provmces which owe much oftheirproperity to their lakes would find the time fast approaching when these pieces of

water will become mere pestilential. niarshes.—Pmny1"Ma— gonna. "

FROM PAPERS BY THE CALEDONIA. LL (From Charles Witlmer’s American News Letter, Nov. 4. )

I IRELAND. .,. THE STATE PROSECUTION. DUBLIN, Nov. 2. The Court of Queen’s Bench was opened this day, the

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Lgmty Grand Jury and the City Grand Jury, his lordship at ressed the latter in a speech chiefly on the subject ofthe pending prosecution of the princtpal parties connected with the repeal movement. '

In the course of his address to the jury, his lordship said the charge in the indictment would be to this effect, namely, “that the persons charged conspired uulawfiilly and sedi- tioust to excite disaffection and discontent amongst the Queen’s subjects, and to excite them to hatred and contempt ,ofthe government and constitution as by law established, and to unlawful opposition and resistance thereto; and it is to this’ description ofoppositiou to the constitution and go- vernment, as now established, that, in your consideration of the indictment, you will direct your attention; and you will so direct your attention to it, not merely with reference to that particular count, but also as it will give or throw any light to you on your examination ofall, or any other of the counts in the indictment . . . . . It would appear to me that a principal object, and an earnest request to those multitudes, was to strictly abstain at those times to hazard any breach of the peace. The charge as I understand it is this ——naiiiely, an intention to intimidate, by the demonstration ‘ ofgreat physical force, all persons who might be adverse to an alteration ofthe constitution and government ofthis coun- try, aiid also, and especially by such demonstrations to ef- fect or endeavour to affect the proceedings ofthe legislature on the subject. The exhibition of immense bodies of men, being persons petitioning for a repeal of the Union, and at the same time asserting in their presence, that in part, at least, by their intervention, it must and should take place, seems to me to afihrd ground for charging it in the indict- ment as a purpose of'intimidation.” . . Af- ter alluding to the charge of publishing documents in news- papers, Iie said—«“Geutlemeu, there is another charge with the same view, that is, its relation to the charge of'design IH relation to the administration of fiscal affairs, that deserves, as it appears to me, particular attention. Gentlemen, this is the charge of soliciting and obtaining, as well from different parts ofthe United Kingdom, as from foreign countries, large sums of'money in order to promote and effectuate the objects charged by the indictment. Gentlemen, there is certainly evidence, and [think I may venture tosay clear evidence, ofthe receipt ofcoutributions from different parts of the United Kingdom, and also from foreign countries, and as it may appear by the manner and terms ofthe acknow- ledgment of such receipts, of encouraging, if not directly so- liciting the continuance ofthem. Gentlemen, the question on this will then, as Iapprehend, be, whether these contribu— tions were so received for the purposes charged by the in- dictment, or at least whether it does not so raise the ques- tion, or presumption on the evidence, either direct or infer- eiitial, as to make it a case requiring. a defence from the parties charged in the indictment. . . . . . . . . . . . Gentlemen, there is another circumstance, upon which I confessl feel some difficulty in speaking to you; but at the same time I feel that it may not, perhaps, be im- proper or inexpedieut to offer an observation in reference to it. It is,I believe, very generally understood, and the circumstance is one ofwhich it is not likely that you should yourselves be unaware, that one ofthe witnesses from whom inlhruiations on oath have been taken, and he, too, one upon whose evidence the indictment may probably be partly, if not in a large degree, grounded, has been publicly charged With a tiiisrepresentation in a matter of identification—that

.is to say, in identifying some one or other ofthe parties ac-

cused.—-You, gentlemen, will probably,ifthis witness should be brought before you, carefully cross-examine him in refer- ence to this subject; and I have only to ol‘serve, that if it should appear to you thata misrepreseiitatimi has been made by this person upon his oath, and that you should be of opi- nion that‘sucbqoierepreseiuatimi..lias been made wilfully and deliberately. and in full consciousness that the matter to which. he swore was not the truth, such a misrepresentation justly disentitles film to any credit at your hands; and I» will even say further, ifit should appear to you that the misre- presentation has been made, not wilfully, but through any negligence or inadvertence on his part, that is to say, throuin a want of proper care and attention to the important duties he had to discharge—the fact may, under all circumstances, be sufficient to materially affect his credit, although not sul1 ficient to deprive him ofall credit as to the truth of the other portions of'his testimony.” . . . . . . . . . . His Lordship concluded as follows :--You will now, therefore, proceed, gentlemen, to the careful examina- tion of the evidence that may be adduced before you; but pi‘evmus to your retiring to your room, allow me to entreat of you to bring to the consideration ofthis case minds free from every taint of prejudice or of prepossession; 1 mean as far as concerns the alleged gudt ofthe parties upon whose case you are called to decide. Gentlemen, it is a most im- portant case; indeed, important is scarcely a sufficiently emphatic adjective to apply to it—for from the moment which has led to it, from the means used in the conduct of that movement, and from its possible results, it is in my mind a most awful charge; but this I only mention as prov— ing the great necessity for a strictly impartial judgment lip- on its legal character. You will bear in mind, gentlemen, what I have already said to you, that at the present moment the parties are not even, legally speaking, accused.