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magnflcent Gobelius ear , which Iglretl IIIIOIQI ll” '|"'°l' articles at the Great EIRIPIMIIOII. ,

'11.. National Guard of Paris is about to III dlasolvedi and will be replaced by a voluntary guard, which will be called the " Guard of the President of the Re uhlic.” _ ,

It issaid, that Paris isa utto be illuminated b an immense .t..ut. nun on the top ofthe tower at. Jsottll-lI° -cl-em. -o I.- ”'I."he asmbe‘r.:l‘hIrTt: of liberty already out down in Paris and the 5"“... 3. .59.. 1gao_ 11.. meat remarkable was one planted by Louis Blue, o posits the clock in the garden the‘ I.uxe_rribourg.

‘M inc.-iptions, " Ltbsrte, Egalite, I-taternite, ' on have been l|OI'no|Vot‘ldl:dubolt!Pl000.r gf rsons have ate i in aria rom apo- uppjacsed, by the unyseasortable uiildnees of tits west r.

'l'he Austrians have sent to En land _to buy live ne_w steamers.for uni, .,._,yi¢.. The deficiency 0 corn in Hungary tape alartritng, that an Austrian Conitni-sinner has been sent with it view to estab- |i,|. magasiuee at the government expcnso.

LONDON, January I4.

A letter front Havre of the I0tlt iust., states that 468 political prisoners were shipped on board the ateamfrlgste Canada on that day for Brest, to be transported thence to Cayenne.

The unfortunate wretelies now on the point of sailing _for Cayenne will be landed on a swampy island in South Arnerica. cut od'by a river a league wide from the rnatuland of breach Guiana, situated only four degrees north of the Equator, attd utterly devoid even of the resources of manual industry. The population of Cayenne does not exceed 2,000 whites and 5,000 negroes, and the colony is totally unprepared for the reception ofa large immigration of men who have figured in the political and social life of France. _

Srlaas -ro Ave-rstat.ra.--A new iron stoam vessel, called the Clarence. made a trial trip in the Mersey, on Saturday last, and the result is said to have been tnost satisfactory. The Clarence. is shoot (00 tone measurement, was built by Mr. Lttird, ofllirkenhead, ‘ ' ‘ y horse-power engines, by She is intended to sail for Sydtitiy. New South Wales,ear|y in January, and is likely to have u ull com- plernent of passengers. her cotiitnander. Captain Wisemiin, beittg well known in the Australian trade. ,

Accounts from Port Philip state that ltalfa cwt. ofgold had been found, and that fourteen men had just brought in parcels atnounting go "gut . gfit, '|'he lice of the Gcelong colonies were escorting £11, wortltofgold into Geelong. Other quantities are awaiting The discoveries are said to exceed any known in Cali-

123... front the Polish frontiers state, that in come uence of the late events in France. a huge army of Cossacks on artillery was concentrated on the borders of the Grand Duchy of Posen.

NOVA-SCOTIA.

Tlte Steamer Niagara from Liverpool for New York, put in on Wednesday for a sqpply of coal. _ _

We learn by the ntgura. that another host containing eleven Iiends. survivors of the ill-fated Amazon, had been picked up Duch galliot in the Bay of Biscay. Iler M. S. llccate has sailed from I lyraioutli with hope of snviiig more of the passengers and crew, who might be drilling about in boats‘.

LATE FROM NEWFOUNDLAND.

'I$e Legislature of the Colony was opened by Sir. G. I.eMarchiint ca the 89th tilt. ie apeerh announces the gratifying fttct. viz., that in answer to the several addressee transmitted from Newfouitd- land. praying for the introduction of Responsible Government into that Island. Her Majesty has been pleased to sanction the saute, on certain conditions. 'I‘he papers would be laid before the House forthwith. Ilia Excellency congratulates the Legislature on the in- creased facilities rosultiiig from the loc.il overniitent having taken the Post Oflice under its controul. 'I‘he Inigo increase in the re- venue is also a subject for gratulation. Her Majesty ltas been advised to assent to the Act pnseod in the last session of the As- sembly, for issuing Treasury Notes, and for reducing the public debt of the Colony.--A long abate occurred in the Aasembl on the subject of preparing an answer to the speech. and a select com- mittee of live members was appointed for t at purpose.

NEW-YORK. Feliurnrv 3.

Niagara Falls have been Sam Patching. The Table Rock on the Canada side caved in a aliort time since, and the Yankee aide would not Rive in boat, but tried the leap too. on Sunday ‘last. Very little water fell over the point which has now fallen

. sloop-of-war Folmoulb, Capt. J... Melntoah.

'11.. U. s ‘ srrived in Norfolk on Saturday. in fifty days from Rio Janeiro.

When at In in lat. 48: I3’ N., and long I270 1'2’ W.. a severe shock of an earthquake was. felt, lasting abottt twenty seconds. and accompanied by a loud, rumbling noise to-emt-ling ‘thunder. The ship shook and trembled violently. The feeling was somewhlt similar to that felt in railroad cars running over u very rough track.

Mr. Charles Black. of New-Orleans, has recently obtained a -verdict, for 310, 000 against the Carrollton Railroad. for inju- riee received by his son, in consequence of the cars running off the track.

. 0" sllurday evening. while the sailors were hoisting a keg -ofepecie into the hold ofthe St. Nicholas, the head was knocked out and five thousand Mexican dollars “ went down onto the I>0ll0m Of the sea,” in quick time.

A Turkey weighing 33 pounds was in Washington market

‘last week,

|'- John Batten, a resident of this city. was one hundred yrmold yesterday. For sixty years past, he has walked round Ill! ttery every morning.

D|'- Jae. W Stone offers to give 3 500 to anv one who will. Vlthifl two months, find a child. not more than six years and OM month old, who will read and spell in the common orthogra- pay. better than one of the children of the Boston Phonetic 80l|°ol, ofthe same age, can do the same.

lie Oliio Legialalurc have before them a most stringent law Iltllnst usury, which, it is said, is received with favor.

Great numbers of partridtzes have been frozen to death in New -Iefley during the recent severe weather. A Wasliinclnn pa- l|°|' states, that not less than 500 of these fowls were offered for lllfl in that market last Saturday. The writer is afraid the Whole race of partridges will become extinct.

The whole number deaths reported to the City Inspector of New York during the vear lsst past, including L268 still-horn lnfsntl, was 20,865. This is an enormous amount of mortality according to the population, 517.000. ‘

Nuw Ocuaiv S'rs:aasutts.—'I‘he keel of the Adriatic. the pro-

Iflh steamer of the Collins line. has not yet on laid. and it eetimuted, that it do nds upon the result of the application for Government aid. whet r it will be. he new strarners Arabia and Penis, ofthe Canard line. are said to have been modelled af- ter the fastest Atnerieun steamers, and they will rohnbly renew the struggle for superiority in steam navigation.—Jc‘. Y. Commer- ciel.

'1HlA\.§ZAlRlIl)’S cameos.

TUISDAY. FEBRUARY 17. I852.

Wnun a person of the standing in the Legislature and Government occupied by the Hon. Joseph Pope, ~ - es an assertion res cting the extent of the rivi- leges contended for in that branch of the Provincial Parliament. of which he is a leading member, it be- comes of the utmost importance to ascertain whether that neeertion be correct or the reverse. Mr. ope insists, that the local Legislature of Prince Edward Island is possessed of all the powers, privile es and authority, that belong or are incident to the ouse of Colttlelse of the United Kingdom. That Mr. Pope labours under a great deal of misconception and error, isevideat from the ex reseion used b im when in of the ease Dr. Carson in Newfoundland: he terms the j at of the " Judicial Committee and Lords of the t-ivy Council," the opinion of Lord It-otighaiti. It did happen, that Lord Brougham was is that case one of the judges before whom this appeal was heard; but there were ten others, all equally ca- plblfi of foflltlll I Iotllld judgment upon a case which of such i sites, as to direct a e before pronouncing _ Chancellor, Lords human. Abt OI‘. Cottetibani and Casnsbell, the Vice ficellor of land, Lord Chief Ides of the Pleas, . Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Ers-

kine, and the Rt. Hon. Dr. Lusltingtou. The one as stated by Baron Purlte—who d livet-edjudgnient—wss “ whether the House of Assent ly had the power to ur- rest and bring before them, with a view to punishment, is person charged by one of its members with having used insolent language to him out of the doors of the House, in reference to his conduct as is member of the Assembly—t'n other words, whether the House Itad llu power, such as is possessed by both Houses of Parliament in England, to cd ‘ridicule upon a complaint of contempt or breach of pi-i'vt'l£g¢." The case was heard at great length, and every s ecies of authority was relied upon

y the counsel for the Speaker ofthe Assembly, (Car- soti); the histories of the Colonies were brought for- ward; the practice of some of their Assemblies, among their number “Prince Edward Island” was adduced, to show that such power had been claimed and exercised; nothing was omitted in order to secure a favourable result to the advocates of the privileges of Colonial Parliaments. It was determined by the Court, in the first place, that Newfoundland was it settled, not a conquered colony, and therefore entitled to all the pri- vileges of other colonies. In giving to the Colony it legislature, which was done in the same manner as le- gislaturcs were given to other colonies, by commission under the Great Seal and instructions to the Governor, it became ti question whether the Crown intended, or

id invest the local Legislature with such I]. privilege. “ Ifit did,” says Baron Parke, “ a. further question would arise, whether it had power to do so b law.” It was, however, clear, that the commission did not give it; and “the reference—in the instructions—to the mode of conducting business, and the fortns of pro- cedure wliich are to be assimilated to those of the British House of Commoris—at all events terms so vague and general, could never have been used with the intention of giving the powers of commitment on aulltorily materially t'itl¢i_'fert'ng—as is said a little before -wlfft the liberly of the subject, and tnuch liable to abuse.” The following sentence carries, in our opin- ion, conviction with it to every rcusnonble and reflect- trig ttitn : ,

“ It is said, however, that this power belongs to the House of Com non: in England; and this, it is contend- cd, alfords an authority for holding that it belongs, as a legal incident, by the common law, to nn Assembly with analogous functions. But the reason why the House of Commons has this power, is not because it is a representative body with legislative functions, but by virtue of ancient usage and prescription, the lee: rt conaueludo Parliainmli, which forms a part of the com- mon law ofthe land, and according to which, the High Court of Parliament, before its division, and Houses of Lords and Comtnotts sitice, are invested with many pc- culiar privileges, that of punishing for contempt being one. And besides this, argument from analogy would prove too much, since it would be equally available in favour of the assumption by the Council ofthis Island, of the power of commitment exercised by the House of Lords, as well iti support of the right of impeachment by the Assembly—a claim for which there is not any colour of foundation.” VVc will not trouble our read- ers with tiny more extracts than the words of tlte learn- ed Baron, in delivering what appears to have been the unanimous cp'nion ofthe Court.

" VVc decide according to the principle of the com- mon law, that the House of Assembly have not the power contended for. They are it local Legislature, with every power reasonably necessary for the proper exercise of their functions and duties, but they have not what they have erroneously supposed themselves to possess—-the same exclusive privile es which the an- cient law of England has annexe to the House of Parliament.”

Mr. Pope has alluded to the case of his brother, against whom an action for an escape was brought, for taking a man by the name of Burke, ti. prisoner for debt, out ofthe limits of the jail, and producing him at the bar of the Assembly. It is true, that Mr. Archi- bald decided, as the Supreme Court in Newfoundland did, in favour ofthe Sher-iii‘; but the case of Kcilley and Carson was not there for his guidance, or it would have been decided the other way. If at this day, the Speaker were to issue his warrant to bring it. prisoner iii the jail before the bar of the House, it wotild be treated with contempt, or if the sheriff or jnilor did obey it, they or their suretics would have to answer for ' hy did not the Hon. the Treasurer quote as it precedent, the incarceration of Samuel Nelson, Esq., for having, us agent, caused the writ to be issued ngainst his brother . The case of Kcilley vs Carson, is now it leading case on the subject, and is so con- sidered in rill the Colonies, ntid Mr. Pope, Mr. Speak- er, and every member of that House, may be well as- sured, that ifiiny man, not a tnember of that House, is compelled to attend at the bur, and is committed for n pretended contempt in disputing the jurisdiction of the House, or for not answering ti question which would tend to criniinate ltitnself, there would be found to be no want of independence and firmness in the Bench in issuing o. writ of Haberts Corpus and discharging him at once; not of members of the bar who will readily bring an action against the Speaker, nor will juries be wanting who will give such damages as will prevent future Speakers from attempting the like.

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We are obliged to omit several articles and communications for want of rootn—those tltnt we can find space for, will be published in our aext.

TO COIIRESPONDENTS. To VVit.t.t.tas M‘Ni:tt.t., Esq., CAVIHDIIH.

W: beg to assure our worthy and respected friend. that we should have much pleasure in contplying with his request. and would cheerfully " puhlislt the prominent features of the Bill intettded to he submitted b the res nsililes on the all-absorbing question of free education,‘ but we iave not been able to secure a sight of it. We full agree with him. " that the public should have had it laid before I em long ago, if they had been fairly and honeatl dealt with." It cannot belong delayed, however, and we ahnl uvnil ourselves of the earliest opportunity of satisfying the praiseworthy esire and anxiety manifested in all quarters on this truly impor- tent question.

Ma. Dotrann Ltvirroarow. Ciuunorru, N. B.;

It is 'ust possible that acts revolting to humanity, such as muti- lating the ears and fingers of cor es for the urpose of getting at the gold ornnnients worn by the un ortunatc su ercrs, might have been rpetrated, for there are always some black sheep in every flock, but they must have been isolated instances of heartlenness in the niidat of the noblest exertions of humanity. It is out of our power to ascertain. whether the complaints of the fishermen of Charlotte were exaggerated or not—and it is int ' r as to come to a right decision without hearing both sides of the queation—since we do not know the names of those complained of. He will see that his suggestions have been cheerfully complied with.

G.

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Tits Scstoousaaratt APPllClA1‘ID.—Tlt0 Masters of the Latin and Iligh Schools in Boston. receive a salary of $2,400 each. the sub-masters 01,500 each. and the ushers, 9800 each. The Grammar and Writing masters in the other schools receive each. Ql.500. the sub-gtasters 31,000, and the ushers 0800. 'I‘he liber- itlity of the Boetonians is repaid in the eficiency of their Common SoliooIs.—-Americas Messenger.

llassrugrrs.

fllarrtrb. At Boston, the out inst.. at the ...t.i.... of If}. s. 6. Ward, b the Rev. C. Mason, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Wainwright, of ew York.--the Swedish Consul, the Hon. C. Everett, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Ward, Mr. N. J. Bowditch, her legal adviser and other friends being present—O'l"ro GOLDICHIIIT, of Hamburg, to Mdlle. J urrasx Ltrro, of Stockholm, Sweden.—the celebrated

Swedish Nightingale.

At Little River. on the 10th lnst., by Joseph Dingwell. Bq...I.P., Mr. ar J. Crsswell, of St. Eleanor's, to Harriet Ellen, second daughter of William Underhay, Esq. of Bay Fortune.

Elttb,

At Philadelphia. on the 22d January, after ashort illness. Hen- rietta M. wifso r. Jo u M. twood, .

On the l5th .lanuary,at Lower Pembroke Street. Dublin, after having given birth to a stillborn diitighter,—El'isa, the beloved wife of A. Thornton Todd, Esquire, aged 86 years.

film) Nrttts. Jrrivali in Europe frost hence.

Ltvaiuroot. Jan. I2.—8ir Alexander.

Gaavssutrn, Jan. I9.—Stateeman.

Gr.ovca:s'rs:a Jan. l8.—Josephine.

Caantrr. Jan. 22.—'I‘hornaatne.

I‘ioaa:t.t.t, Jan. 6—'l‘he Rio, Peebles. from P. E. Island to Dublin, pagted at Sittidwell Roads, and made for this harbour. A boat's crew went out, boarded her, and succeeded in bringing her into a place of safety.

Bgs-rots, Feb. 4.—Jarrtes Nicholle, I’. E. Island, via Liverpool, ‘Nl.W.YORI, Jan. 28—Arrived Hope, I’. E. Island.

Lotrnotr.-—Loading for P. E. lsland,—Barque Prince Edward. I.tva:nroot..—Ditto-—Barque Sir Alexitndvr.

Qll)tIt'l0lltl0lt2tt fllarkrts.

Exchange 50 per cent. on Sterling. Si-ruauav, Feb. I4, I852.

rttots 1'0 rltoll 10 Beef, (small) pr lb. l l l 5 \Vool, - - I 0 I do. by q-tttrter, l l 4 Iliitn, 0 5 0 3 P0!" I - - 33 Barley, per bushel, 2 3 2 do. (small) 5 Oats, - - I 5 I Ilultoii, - 4‘ Wham, . G 0 8 mh, per lb., 0 'I irnothy Seed, 0 0 0 ve“lr P" "in all Potatoes, I 3 I Butter, (frcsli) - I 0 Turn‘ 0 0 l 0 I do. by the tub, I0 Carrots, per bush. 0 0 l 0 1 “EC”. ' - 6 Turkeys, eac 4 0 5 l I'carlllarley,perlb. j 0 [-‘ow - . 0 I0 I _s“““fl'3'r per lb. 0 Eggs, per doscn, 0 I0 I l‘""UWr I0 Iltty, per tott, - 85 0 I42 I-‘ml. - 0 Straw, per cwt. 0 I0 I I Ducks. encli . o Cudlish, p.iqtt.. t2 0 I5 Pl‘|'l|'“lK"i - I 9 Homesputt,pcr y ., 8 0 3 Bee , b h- I l ‘ 8 Clttcllgcntgpcr pisir, 0 0 0 lhpertis. A) s rbus. 0 0 0 Rabbits, 4 ' ( H’ ' PC

GEORGE LEWIS. ‘arm... Clerk.

flour cub tllml Illarkrt.

Saturday, February 14, I852.

FLOUR, per lb., - - - lid, to 2;],

OATMEAL, per lb., - - - lléd, to lid, PA’ RICK GILLIGA , Clerk.

_~_ I RoynIAA.g.rIciilturaI Society. M0i\"I‘llLY iitst:'rt.\'C. or co.tiiit'r'i'i:i:, Feb. 4. I852. EIIJNT '

Pl . Hon. S. Rice, President, Charles llaszard, Esq., 2d Vice President, Charles Stewart. Esq.,

I’. .

Read the proceeding of last Meeting. Also a Letter from Hugh M‘Monngle, Esq.. of Sussex Vale, New Brunswick res ting an exchan e of Entire Ilorsee, which was referred to next It eeting.

_ Res vrd, That Premiums for Fat Cattle for Easter Market be given as lastypar, viz.: £8 for the best fat OX. and £2 for the canned best

By Order, GEORGE BEER, Secretary.

AND GENERAL MEETING OF 'l‘lIE Royal A lcultural society. ,

HE ANNI AL ME 'I‘ING of the Royal Agricultural So-

riefy, will take place in the " Temperance Hall,” on IVED. .Ni.‘SD.d Y, the 3d day of March next, at I2 o'clock, when the Corniriittee’s Report, and an abstract of the Accounts will he read. At the same time, the following prizes will be offered for compe- tition for Grtiin.

Beat Wheat - - .£I I0 0 Second Best do. - - I 0 0 Best Two-rowed Barley - I I0 0 Second best do. - - I 0 0 eat four-rowed Barley - - I I0 0 Second boat do. - - I 0 0 Best black Outs - - 1 I0 0 Second best do. - - I 0 0 Best santple of Red Clover, not less than 50 lbs. - - I0 0 Second best do. 0 0

- - I The Grain and Clover Seed to he of the grotvtlt of I85l, and each sack of Grain to contain not less than three husliels. No Premium will be awarded without competition of three Samples, both of first and second quality.

'I‘lie Competitors must be members of the Society. The rize Grain will be set up and sold for the benefit of the exhibitors, im- mediately nfter the decision ol the Judges.

By Order. GEORGE BEER, Secretary. February 4, I852.

N 0 ICE.

OTICE is ltereb given, that n Meeting of the Trustees of St. Andrew's Colleg, will take place on Thursday, the I8th

day of March next, at ll o'clock A. as., at the Ilouse of the Secre- t.-iry, for the urpose of electing it 'l‘rastee in the room of the late llon. J. S. D ‘Donald, deceased. when and where the surviving Trustees. and all others qualified to vote at said Election are request.-

By order of the President, DANIEL BRENAN,

Charlottetown, I7tli Poby., I852. Secretary.

Farm to Let.

SEALED Proposals will be received by the Subscriber until 'l‘liursdny, the 18th March next, from such persons as my be desirous to rent for any term to be agreed on. the SAINT A. - DREW'S COI.Ll".GE I-‘.-IRM, with the valuable Marsh attached tltereto—ench roposnl to be accompanied by the name of one or more responsiblb person or persons, willing to become bound for

the conditions ofthe said Proposal, if accepted b the Trustees. DANI L BRENAN, Secrets