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were constructed to connect the town with the op- this wharf would be nearly opposite to the,wharf at

mer, the Hon. Charles Hensley,

- l'iore, . ‘53:,” Point, and thus the undertaking would be firemer “hind .ccomplishcd

ry Palmer, Esq. and L. C. Worthy, Esq., were adopted with— put a dissentient veice; and we may venture to assert that heavyerngipuds iilieetlings have been held in this place which

. ea e a ivc ier interest or occas' tier co-oheration. , lofisil‘aislnm orhear- Ir. advocating the interests of the above Sfl’diety the Mem- beislofthe Church are anxious to have it"dit‘stinbtlv under- stoor , that there eXists among them no diminished feeling ociety for Propagating

of attachment for the more ancient S

the Gospel, from whom this Island has received and conti- nues to receive, such munificent proofs oberistian reward ‘ but it is thought that they are clearly authorized beforeDGod and Man to avail themselves ofthe aid so freely and generous- ly tendered by a Sister Church Society, towards relieving the

religious destitution which still exists to so great an extent ll in this country. ti

0 [costsrusicA'rnn] The establishment of Institutions for the promotion of d general knowledge among us must be hailed by every well- WIsher of SOciety as the harbinger of happy results. We

in; bridge. Capt. Bayfield, R. N. Hen-

. l at very little expense, by connecting the by the bridge above mentioned." To the

'harves together, . iition a subscription list was annexed, amounting to Two hun- m‘nd seventy-tour Pounds. It was ordered to be laid on the ' Lnngworth also presented a petition fi-om the Office-bearers Qharlottetown Mcchanics‘ Institute, praying for a grant in ‘ ,~ funds ofthat Iostiiution.—-Laid on the table. werence was held with the Council, for the purpose of 'i icating to them the following reasons for disagreeing to afigdmanls to the bill for continuing the Act relating to 'flllllld Rules ofthe different Jails in the Island 2—— " m the House of Assembly conceive, that by exclu- fim.Wnter Lots and Wharves in the Limits to the Jails 5". grid Queen’s Counties, it will, in a great measure, ,, unfbrtunate debtors from earning a liVeIihood. In ’ yinltnnces, they have been employed within the limits ,Water Lots—many ofwhich are inhabited. In all in- ,, in which they do obtain employment, they would |y require (in the pursuit ofsucli employment,) noun 1" to go upon the \Vbarves, and to the Post Office,

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“parabolihed. a the above reasons being reported to the Council, that House to take the some into consideration; and thereupon it ' moved, that the Council do adhere to their. amendments; Bell motion was carried on the following division :— Wu—Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor General, Mr. Mould, Mr. Holl, Mr. Irving. £3230 Meats-«Mr. Dalryinplc, Mr. Young, Mr. Hensley. Committee was then appointed to draw up reasons to he of- uthe House of Assembly in Conference for adhering to their "l‘dmenis. On Thursday the Committee made their report, “It was approved ofand adopted by the Council, and is as fol-

Mr. Found, Vice President. Mr. I’ilchei‘, Treasurer. Mr. William Brown, Secretary. 5 The first subiect given out for the discussion of the So- “ ciety, was—“ Which is the greater evil to society generally, Drunkenness or Slavery ?” After the subject had undergone a warm and flippant discussion, on both sides, the President, to whom much credit is due for his ability in the chair, as well as for his praise-worthy exertions on behalf oftbe So- ciety, pronounced his decision against drunkenness, and in favor of slavery, by stating that “Slavery is the greater evil.” From the spirit ofemulation, and the good feeling mani- fested throughout by the members of the society, towards

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g' '1. u n v u - Because the Legislative Council conceive that the legiti-

, sum objects of Jail Limits is, to afford air and exercise ,0 each other, we have reason to believe, that a mutual and s I 4* ’ ng confined for debt—which object the Council consp lasting benefit will result from such a coalition ofeuligbtoned { der will be fully attained by confining the limits to the Towns . 1m: Royalties—they being sufiiciently extensive for that pur- '——-— l - , W The extension of the Limits to places where persons [COMMUNlC-‘TED-l r: my “brain employment, is not, in me opinion ohm, Conn- PENMANSHIP AND Mustc.—\Ve some time ago paid a visit l

to Mrs. Jamieson’s class—room, and were much pleased with the specimens of Penmanship which she exhibited; and we cannot help expressmg our wonder that more of our fair

oil, important, as, ,by the: Act for the relief of Insolvent literspa personnet having property may compel his Cre- ’ i 10' phylhemo’iritenance allowed by such Act, or other-

“,ls Primillset'l igimme of the neighbouring Colonies. I still think suclrprov?

great surprisefl witnessed the partialconduct manifested towards some ofoltr aruttocratical young gents. (as they wish to be thought), who walked into the House ofAssonibly, and took their seats on

reserve, f0? Members ofthc Legislative Council only. Now, Sir,

what I want to ask is, whether or tint that Resolution has been . ..

rescinded? II it has been, why should a farmer be turned out of

when thosh men that are treated with contempt are the very men who pay forlhc superfine broad-cloth.

businessi’and, in fact, to almost every class of individuals. The first inquiry I would, then, make, is this, to what may

L House. Excise Office. and Bonded Warehouse, from hale {low lhe Pleasure w. “Mun” “'3 {Ol‘llmllon 0f 11 your valuable palm" W" “'“H "bug": . mu, by the purposed amendments, they would be ex_ Selentific and Literary Society, by the spirited young gen- tours, ohedmntly, t i . tlemen ofthis Town—the leading objects ofwhich are, to F brual 10, ,8”, l. , in some cases, there is no visible boundary, divi- gigs,“angf'figglnmgwlfig: of this different branches of L '3' t" “‘ ‘ Water Lots. from the Town Lots - and thus the ' i f . t ’a 0 re"- er "‘7 3116.”th efilmem T t s .

p d in me Town Lots might yunconscious‘v in t to arts 0 ieasoniiig and elocution. Io facilitate the at- .9 THE thTOR 01" THE (JOLOMAL HERALD- y-r ,wnmr Lots and thereb. b, l_ B _. taiiiinent of these desirables and essentials must be a truly ; --- a u t y 5“ .lcct “3 all praise worthy ufndertaking. Who knows but that this insti- S1“? A: economy and l'el‘ol‘lll seem to ocnlllly ‘1 large

, . tution ma et 'urnish our Senate with a Solon or I v u-_ amount 0 ‘ )ublic attention— and never were the more N W,‘ p the absence ofa Bankrupt Law, the privilege gus? Th); )least we can do, is to wish it “ God speaedj’lc I nee‘lcd fllfilll at Present)—and( as our Reill'esellllllfl’es are !- Jtivi ‘ anIeSIedpn-tbelLinnts may enable some Debtors, At its first meeting—which took place about the com- "0W l“ 3395b)", I deem ll may not he lmlll‘ol’el' "1 me to l, . earn their livelihood, but to save as much as to mericcinent of the present month, in the School Room of “filer ‘1 “V remarks OH H Slll‘lBCI llllll seems fraught Will] llle I ' _ .99! dBbts. Mr. Pilclier, ofthis Town, the following gentlemen were lllmom fl POl‘tllllce l0 tllls 06km."- 0 the House of Assertiny are not aware ofany in- elected by ballot. as office-hearers for the‘current season :— Tlle‘ '853l0n 0f the moneY'mfll‘keh M" E‘lll‘ll'a mill“ be a “venience havmg resulted from the privilege now proposed Mr. Simon Nicholson, President. obviou. you and every person at all concerned in trade or I I ti

and locked up in the shape of Treasury \Varrants, because I they afford the happi/few who hold them a sure return ol'six per cent. per annuni, on all the money so invested; and not uiifrequently a much greater profit, as it often happens that they procure the Warrants at a discount, for the reason before mentioned, viz: the scarcity of money? the great ‘loss sustained by the Government, in the way of Interest so paid on the Warrants (which, if I am well in- formed, amounts to about £900 yearly), but to speak of the ,

of persons, so receiving \Varrants or Road Orders, such a minds, thus brought into action. , state ofthings is indeed much to be regretted.

ofupholding the faith of the Government, I admit; but that

but rather the opposite tendency, as I think I shall prove to your satisfaction, as Well as that ofevery unbiassed mind.

Your most obedient servant, 5 . ALEXANDER RAE. , 10th February; 1843. ‘ ‘ 1?! Ti? EniToa or was. COLONIAL HERALD. ” ' "“ l

SIR 3—5: reW‘days ago, I was in the Court House, when, to my

ie benches, which 1 have always understood were to be kept in

. _ dropped from the pen of an ignoramus. I have no blinks- requ'SImI—m‘d “3mm”! tion in saying, that the man who inculcates the early or re- mote destruction of the world, is either stupid enough to

sense, or designing enough superstitious neighbours. _ ed the subject upon which he has had the modesty to write,

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nterpret the figurative language of Scripture in ti. literal to practice on the fears of his Had MrLLnivAaiAN comprehend-

ie would not have. been ignorant that the enduring stability

of the solar system, instead of lending any support to Atheism, proves the very converse; sign oftbe must stupendous and complicated nature, as may be seen fi'om the Postscript. and surpassing effort of human sagacity, is due to. the genius of La Grange, and his famous theorem, sent or: one ofthe said benches, merely to gratify the vanity of longer axes of the Planetary orbit, lshall append in

because it evinces dc- Tliat wonderful discovery, the celebrated French geometrician ;

establishing the invariability ofthe ' a Post-

” young “’xmml‘S: bee-“"59 “my ‘lld "“l like ‘0 Sll lJY "‘9 Sl‘ll‘r script, for the benefit of MILLENARIAN ; and until he place

f'tlie man ofrather mean appearance, that had not on his back y Taglioni of'broad cloth, or a stock adorned with a mosaic gold in, but who was clad with a serviceable homespun coat? ‘ These ifl'ercnces ought not to be, in this enlightened agcofiho world,

By giting this a place in

0 great a‘ulepression, in part, be attributed? May it not, I sk, be chiefly owing to the large amount of capital invested

To say nothing of

ei‘ioiis loss and inconvenience accruing to the poorer class

That Interest wasallowed on Warrants for the purpose

t has had that effect in the quarter where needed, 1 deny;

I shall instance a person—say, one who takes a road con-

Sd. .Mutlon 3.54. to 6d.

iimself’in a higher niche in the temple of science than

Newton, by demonstrating the fallacy ofthat theorem, 1 shall not deem inyself'callcd upon to reply to any of his scribbling.

I am, your obt. servt. POLARIS. Feby. 1843. . P. S.—Ifthe mass of each planet be multiplied by the.

Ax Onsrnvsn or I‘Amuurr. square root of the axis ofits orbit, and the product by the square of its eccentricity, is for ever invariable.

the sum of all such products

MARRIED, On Saturday evening last, by the Rev. Dr. Jenkins, Mr. Jona-

than Collings. to Margaret, daughter of the late Mr. Hector M‘- Eachcii, ofthis town.

On Wednesday evening last, by the Rev. Angus II"Intyre, Mr.

Neil M‘Kay, to Eliza, third daughter of Mr. George Thresher, sen., Charlottetown.

DIED, At South West, Bedeqiie, on the 19th ult., Elisabet/i, aged 12

years, on the 19th, Jesse, aged 3 years, on the 26th, Joshua, aged 5years, and on the 3d insL, Martha, aged 8 years—all children of Mr. Nathaniel IIucstis.

At Bedeque, on Friday sc'nnight, Mrs. Schurman, relict of the ate William Scliurman, Esq., in the 90th year of her age. Mrs.

Schiirman was one oftbe oldest settlers in the Island; and had‘ beenIung and deservedly respected by all who had the pleasure ofher acquaintance.

At Bedeque, on Monday sc'noight, Mr. Jesse Strong, agedidd-

YCIII’S.

At Princetown Royalty, on Tuesday last, Mr. Matthew Stew-

ai‘t.an old and respectable inhabitant.

On Sunday morning. after a sliort.illness, Sarah, fourth daughter )f \‘l’illiaui Cundall, Esq, aged 5 years. - At. St. Peter’s Farin,on Monday the 30th ult , Mr. Alexander

Macdonald, aged 39 years.

At Cavendish, on the llth inst., Mr. Angus M‘Lure, aged 50'

years.

,,_ , ,. ,_.. _, CIIflRLOTTETOll’N .MflltKETS.

PRICES CURRENT, Feb.15th, 1843.

Beef, (small pieces) per III. 311. to (id. Do. by the quarter, 3d. in Vail 411. to 5d. Par/r Qid to 311. Do.

Eviisp'obtain his discharge; and if such person has property, swhich he withholds from his Creditor, the Council think he "flies no right to complain if he suffer some inconvenience in jcbnsequence of his dishonesty, in endeavouring to deprive ; 2hia grgditor of such property. ‘ 5 I“ ‘ ' Because, by’ extending the Limits t0’the Wbarves and ' _Water Lots, persom residing in the Towns will suffer no in-

" convenience from beingjifirisoned, inasmiicb as their or- .dinary business will nbtlf thereby interfered with; and it is notorious that many persons have avoided the payment of their just debts in consequence ofthe said limits being so

extended ; and such extension virtually does away with im-

prisonment for debt, as to persons residing in the Towns,

but leaves persons! residing in the country liable to all its in- conveniences.

Because the Limits of the Water Lots are not visible—— some extending to the Channel, and some a very small dis- tance from the shores—in consequence of which, persons confined are much more likely to commit involuntary breaches ot'their Bonds, than if the Limits were confined,

cording‘in‘tbvnmendmem “neuritic-4'1, to'thw Towns and Royalties—the bou’ndaries ofwhich are, in gene— ral, much more clearly defined. 4

The Council do not conceive that the recent English ‘Aets, abolishing imprisonment for Debt, materially bear "'ilpou the present question, inasmuch as those Acts contain ‘prcvisions for the protection ofthe'Crcditor against fraud"- lent Debtors, which are not in force in, and cannot, in the ,opinion ofthe Council, be made applicable to this country.

The Council conceive that much inconvenience has al— ready resulted from the extension ofthe limits; being fully impressed with the conviction, that many persons posses- .sing 'ineans sufficient for the discharge of their debts, have .thereby evaded the payment oftbern.

it v ._ r i ' ‘ Aconferonce is to be held on Monday next, when the above ‘ reasons will be formally coininiinicatml by the Council to the House.

On Thursday, a Bill was received from the Council, providing

‘ a more easy and less expensive mode ot'prncecding by action of ~ejcctmcnt, in order to dispossvss tenants wilfully holding over “tenements or premises situate within either of the towns of Charlottetown, Georgetown or Princetowu, after the expiration of

,tbeir lease or agreement ;—also a bill to prevent the burning of Limestone within the town ofCharlotietown, or on the Water

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townswomen have not availed themselves ofthe opportunity which such aii establishment affords for acquiring an cle- gant style ofwritinrr. The grand excellence in the arrange- ment of Mrs. Jamicson’s classes is, that they are accommo- dated to both young and married ladies; and those who in early life may have failed to acquire a proficiency in this in- dispensable accomplishment, have the means afforded them of redeeming tbeirtimo,and of as far excelling those whom, perhaps, they have been accustomed to envy, as they have been inferior to them—and that, too, with the least possible sacrifice of time. And ifwo have reason to be astonished at the little apparent interest taken in‘tlie writing department, we think it still more extraordinary that advantage is not more generally takcn ofthe offer of instruction in Music. It is not, perhaps, strange that where so many .Mistresses of'the I’iaiio, permanently resident in our Town, are affording pro- bably eqyal advantagcsfor the cultivation ofthat instrument, few should accede to Mrs. Jainieson's terms; but when it is taken, into account that she is the only professor of the i ' ‘ ' in this place, and that it is an instrument

_, i V . ’79" .. . L. .11., ,. “3"”- comp isbed, it isextraordiuary that among ournovelty-loving citizens, many—very many more—arc not taking advantage ofthe present opportunity, the like of which may not soon occur again. \Vc understand that Mrs. Jamieson has on hand a number of Accordions, which she will supply on very moderate terms, to pupils ofeitlier sex, and will on— gage that one month’s tuition shall afford to reasonably in- telligent persons a competent knowledge of this beautiful instrument. We can scarcely believe that those ofour rea- ders who are fond of Music—and who is not ?——but who do not yet play, will longer refrain from learning—especially when they may do so under such favourable circumstancos. The offer ofsuch a privilege to young gentlemen, we should think, would not be lightly esteemed, nor thoughtlessly rejected.

To THE EDITOR or THE COLonrAL HERALD.

tract, to the amount of £100. On the due performance of such contract, he receives an order fi‘om the Commissioner ofthe District, for the amount, on the~Road Correspondent ——thinking his trouble and expense are now at an end; but in this be is miserably deceived. What isthe consequence? He is informed his Order cannot be paid, or that he must

ly a month—when he will receive a Warrant for the amount.

from his present demands, as few persons who are likely to become contractors have the means within themselves of completing their contracts Without credit from some quar- ter, and for such credit, he, the contractor, promises pay- rnent,,on the'complction of his contract. so, his creditors become claiiierous, and threaten him with law expenses. Rather than submit to this, his only remedy is, to dispose of hisOrder or Warrant to the best advantage,

or Warrant at a discount of fi'om 2; to 5 per cent—(as I have frequently known them to he~sold and bought)-—thereby n camel? trim a loss offing, .£§;,on the amount he shoul . 'h' ve received. Ado reasotr‘why‘l're' momma: this loss is this: ifhe live at any great distance from Char— lottetown—which is the case in the majority ofinstances— the travelling expenses he would incur in going to and fro would at last ainotint to as much as the discount, besides the loss oftime he would necessarily incur. But it now may he said, I have pointed out some oftbe evils under the ex- isting systeiri—where is the remedy? To which I reply, it is this: let an Act he passed, for the issue of Five Pound VVai'rsnts, which may be made available for all sums; or in other words, let the person receiving £100 fi-om the Go- vernment, receive it in twentyWarrants, of Five Pounds each, (without interest), instead of one Warrant for the whole amount; he would then be enabled to pay all demands upon him, without, as under the existing system, being subjected to any loss; as, for instance, Mr. Editor, ifhe owed you— say SOs—1f he tendered you a Five Pound Warrant in pay- ment, you, I think, in common with all others, would wil-

Sir; The reporter, in giving my remarks in the debate on the Sqiiatters' Relief Hill, published in your last paper, has introduced four lines of poetry, quoted by me, apparently without any connection, and which, standing as they do, can

have no other effect than to make my remarks appear ridi- culous. \Vliat I said was, “When the Proprietor made a demand on the squatter, in terms such as the following :— “ You are now residing on my property, and you shall sub- mit to my terms—that is, to pay 25. per acre rent, and take a lease of40 years—otherwise leave the furm”-If this be friendship, well may poor deluded settlers exclaim, in the language of the poet— l ” What is friendship but a name? A charm that lulls to sleep; A shade that follows wealth and fame, And leaves the wrctch to wccp !" By inserting the above explanation in your next, you will oblige, Your obedient servant, JOSEPH WIGHTMAN.

Lots in front thereof. under a penalty of five pounds—not to go into effect until the first day ofJuly next. Both bills were read the first limefand ordered for a second readingihis day (Saturdav.)

Hon. Mr. Palmer presented a petition of \Villium \Vceks: of Bay Verte, praying for a grant to enable him to run a packet be- tween that place and this Island. Laid on the table.

The Hon. J. S. Macdonald presented a petition of divers in- habitants of Townships Twenty-nine and Thirty,se ting forth, that owing to the depressed state of trade in this and the neigh- bouring Colonies, several oftlie petitioners have recently had their cattle distraincd for arrears of'rent, which they, however

Twillng to pay, were unable to make lip—that nsit appears that in ‘ izdliel‘nf this kind three weeks only are allowed between the ‘tmeizure and sale; and as at this season ofthe year, even in more ,1 prosperous times, cattle would not produce a fourth oftheir value, ! the industrious settler may he reduced to destitution for want of . a few pounds, by the complete sacrifice of his stock, which is a geliminai-y to are-entering upon his bard-earned improvements.