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'fln intelligence of the restoration of Her Majest “if-Vin

l‘?‘ . these blessings.

To in: Eritrea or THE Cowman l-lsiuLn.

'4 k lamb“ has gone quietly to rest; but the

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“island, and not to allowt em their ex nses .mndnnce in the House of Assembly. This,

. ,the difference between the institutions of the [m

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.have some interest in'co

ir own personal interests.

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ofthoge who attend.

e to law; and not only the Lands origi

L V in England, by Governors and the Council here, the

,luhngconh'mwd. .

us who

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v , hHee and u hve “menses allowed ii‘om the public funds.

the laws, and have addressed the Governo thie MU . . mimic r,

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ifi's from mm to 'ear to I

rejected such Bills.

ab “’6 the atronage of the Lunatic Asylum ‘ i v ow, I believe the House of Asseinblfihad no in

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. The House of Assent l

ould cover all the expenses of that institution ve that When the House ofAsscinbly found it w

ted might be distribute "- . an rtofits inmate

Governor.’ W , .' the Session is protracted by. the House of

fill! be borne in mind, that a majority of thwouse o

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« this Bill by the Council, they sent do

, L deem it our duty to pray . mea'sure now before ti fthe House of Assembly.

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roceedings can onl be known to a few ‘ to our

will heir

inisiere, t uierepraeen ' and silence, ahould induce - on give the ' grievance to this Colony." ’

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» h, V. enthusiastic i its Io} ° audit will ' . that the young Pfiugbqein the name

’ “ " an well as that of “Albert’—both deer to the ° g also recently arrived I am eager to promo - this loyal Island. Let’usuaite in every effort

- ' Home time ago I promised to take notice of a Peti- ‘l‘vhieh appeared in the Herald of the 8th of June last, ' . persons may think that it is now too late to do so, rinciples

’ in .that Petition are still awake, and it be ooves us each other to be on our guard.

- . briefly with the Petition in question, it may be

‘ under two heads—first, the prayer of the petition;

the‘g'rounds uiio‘giwbmh that prayer was

n “(wreeollected that the Petition was addressed to ' : pass an Act ofthe Imperial Parliamentjo

‘ us of the re reSentatives of the people during at first would appear reasonable to some who have not con- Lqialuture and those of the Colonies, and who mergley from the fact that the members of the House of Com-

_, do not charge the nevenue with their expenses for at-

' 5% It is the prevailing opinion in England, that the House of . W’bfingjhereditary, and the Lords having extensive pro-

; ' , patronage and privileges, it is the main support ofthe ',’ (therefore, the members of the House of Commons « men with the Lords, as an meat to support them‘; an ' this is effected by a high 'ification with regard to property; and both Lords and ,‘ mous iti Parliament, having an interest above, abstract ,the people generally, which can only be preserved by "r attendance in Parliament, it would appear unreason- ’ : for members ofthe House ofCouimons to charge the eiiue with the expenses of attending in Parliament to (But, I believe, they are paid . all matters ofa private nature which are brought before

fiflovernment, however, in the appointment Of Legis- Wtbe Colonies, have not thought proper to make I Mutations—the people are, therefore, more tipon an ‘ ' , and the representatives, while they preserve this , - , can have no interest' separate from the people ge- .. "and therefore, as some persons must attend the Le- represent thepcople, in order to secure their but fiiir that the whole should contribute to de-

, w hind, ibis true, we arenot like any other Colony, M'people have equal rights—where justice is admi- to all impartially, without respect of persons or in- to' any; “The Land of this Island are still in the Persons, contrary to the conditions'of their

'--' I also the Md: reserved in the Crown and

I . r. . (Fishery. Yet this is ,not set up as a neces- nq manhof state policy, for the honor and support of the Throne, butquite the reverse. It has been admitted‘ by Mi-

'. £9:th ol'tliings is a great evil, and the only reason given'hy it should not be remedied is, because it has been

The Petition under consideration says. that prior to 1825, the members of the House of Assembly were not allowed A ' enses‘for their attendance in the Legislature. Show that the people were not represented by , ad an interest in common with themselves;

it mightalso have stated, that the Legislature was for end years suspended altogether, and the expenses saved, course; but the Colony has not profited either by the oaspr the other. It may, however, be attributed to this, lb; justice to the Colony has been so long delayed. But

when the people have chosen persons to represent them, llviagtlie same in tgfivith themselves, and who seek

ement for those who have improved them, it is but just and reasonable that they should

1 upon which the Petition is founded are, that

of sseinbly rejected Bills to compel constables, severe penalties, to assist the Sherifi's and Magistrates coni' uancc of the same persons as Slicrifl's.lfrom

e Laws, on one side, are m ended, to - Landholders, and that the LawsfI on the at or ' infirm, to enable them to oppress the industri- . Jeahtry; and instead of administering the laws impar- ‘1 . = sides, or ufl'ording any relief to the temmtry, . Owed intention of those Bills, and the continuance ., «rive the Landlords more -» M they had heretoiore, and thus enable them to

the tenantry more and more. _.It should not, there: ' - wondered at or found fault with that the House of

use of Assembly are accused of havingfiesire to ‘- 'ir own

fine that it should be a source of atronage, rn'ih'e handaqf .~ are aware that the ‘= for lunatics and paupers ha not exceeded £400 a- ;and they would reasonably conclude, that even ifthe ‘ lull were in operation, only a few of those unfortunate ould become its inmates, and that the £300 a-year

«resource ofpatrona e, and that the £300 a-year'

(fin salaries to keepers and ser- .; '» and that a further s I. might be required annually, t was better to leave them the ‘ friends and relatives, and provide for them as

-, 6 total expense of the Legislature is certainly a large - u for this poor oppressed Colony ; the expense, however, .the 24 members is £365 less than one half that sum. This

~ l was foreseen by many of the present members, and ry exertion made to prevent it, when the Bill to alter the

‘ truetion of the House ofAssembly was carried in the

t, g, House, as Will appear on relérence to an Address to the

or is the charge Well founded, where the Petit‘ ,salys Aflb y.

As- have devoted their attention to deny means to re-

. 5h tenantry, and therefore the [loose could not come ‘ ,, .‘ ‘ ,.’reeoluti0ii, or prepare a Petition to Parliament, until v ‘1’. ncil had disposed of the Land Settlement and Fish-

, , ~ e Bills. The Land Settlement Bill was sent up at,“ Council on the 17th of February, and on the disallow- . . to the As-

ll’htitton to Her Majesty, praying H , ajesty to

your Excellency's eon- e Le islature, to change 3 beg leave to as- that such changes are not desired by the

xcellsncy, that w on thirteen members » - o carry such high-handed measures, it would to have twenty-four to transact business of minor . 'add to the number of Representatives will add ‘_ pense ofthe Legislatufi; to divide. the Coun- iefraochi‘se the people, and deprive them.

V .pgivileges, by confining the elector

N , eeentativee, where he has

, end the four Represen-

l‘« 4; ‘ v v r radioed he withhold our assent inent, I130 .represzntationa to l , together with

inietera to advise Royal Apron! to inseam” thich would

purchase the Land of the Proprietors. This Petition was not finally disposed of until the l of April. The Fishery Reecrves Bill was sent up to ,tCouncil on the 13th of March, _aud was not. disposed of bythat body until the 26th of April, leaving only two days for the House to prepare a Petition, With its accompanying documents, to the Imperial Parliament—the House was rorogued on the 29th.

He‘d the'House ofAssemb y, when tired ol'waiting upon the Council for thoseBills, desired to have been prorogued, those who are so fertile in invention, to misrepresent their Eoceedmgs, would have had room to say that “ when mem-

rs had voted themselves their pay, they went home, and left the principal part of their business in the hands of the Council undisposed of” I do not mean to say, that the Council delayed those Bills with a view of tiring out the parfence of the [louse ; but I think the only alteration which the Council made to their former amendments to the Fishery Reserves Bill was, that instead of requiring a boat of 18 feet keel and four men, to qualify it Fi‘sherman,fi boat of15 feet keel and three men is now deemed sufficient ; and this alte- ration occupied from the 13th of March to the 26th of April.

. WILLIAM COOPER. \Sailor’s Hope, January 4th, 1842.

To run Borrow. or THE COLONIAL HERALD.

SIB ;—In the Colonial Herald of the 5th of October last, Mr. Rae has said that I misunderstood the last Despatch. He will find that my letter, which appeared in the Herald of the 3d Of August, had reference to a Despatch which ap- peared iii the Gazette ofthe 6th July, and the last Despatch to which he alludes did not appear until the 20th ofthat month. I see no reason to difl'er with him in his opinion of the lust Despatch. ferent opinions at different times, and those who are change- able in their opinions, are the most likely to change again. We must not give up the Despatch which declared that the settlement of the 'l‘enantry had become a public question, and must be treated as such, nor forget what led to this de- claration—namely, that the long continued agitation, distur- bing_t|ie peace ofthe Colony, had made it apublic question,- and it is my opinion, that any settlement to be Obtained for the tenantry must be obtained by the continuance of agita- tion. The tenantry should not forget that it is the same in this case as it is ie Religion—they must continue to petition and pray, to “ make their election sure.”

' WILLIAM COOPER. Sailor’s Hope, January 4th, 1842. .

To '1‘!!! Barron or THE COLONIAL [Ii-2mm.

Sing—I beg to call the attention of your readers to the eclipse of the constellation Pleiades, better known as the cluster ofseven stars, by the Moon, on the evening of the 2lst inst. This eclipse will be visible in Europe, and over agreat part ofAmerica, and will be extensively observed for ascertaining and comparing differences of terrestrial Longitudes. In Charlottetown, the phenomenon will be peculiarly favourable for that purpose, because the two most westerly stars (b 82. g) will be eclipsed so near to the meri- dian that the tedious calculations ofthe/Moon’s parallax, in right ascension and declination, may be omitted without producing a material error, should these elements be used in the computation instead of her latitude and longitude. I am by no means sure of the Geographical position of Charlottetown ; but assuming 4 hours and 12 minutes to be a near approximation to the longitude west of Greenwich, and the latitude, equated for the earth’s ellipticity, at 46 dog. 2 min. the first star will be occulted about 15 minutes past 7.0’clock, and the second one 9 minutes later, mean solar time. '

If from the right ascension of the first star there be de- ducted 1 minute and 9 seconds, and one minute from that of the second, the difference, in each case, will be the right ascension of the Moon’s centre at the observed times of oe- cultation. the lunar motion, or more readin from the Nautical Alina- nack, when the Moon had the same right ascension at Greenwich, the infinite: between. the time obtained from the tables and the glitteryédjtime, - '1” rtedinta motion at the rate 01'15 degulto go heat, will 31 I Charlottetown, true‘ to‘a' mile. q,

As several other stars will be eclipsed ii ittle later, should a mean of the whole be brought to bear on the longitude, great precision maybe expected; but in regard to them, the parallactic computations must not be omitted. Should an observer be unprovided with the means ol'doing more than noting the times carefully, he should not neglect to do so, and to record them in the Newspapers, if their Editors be not intolerant of news ‘i-om so distant a sphere.

Your obedient servant, d PLEIADUM.

t

January 4th, 184?.

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term 1—"

The Queen v3.1 es IVall. lbr stealing a Thermometer, the property of Pete . f‘ owan, Esq—Guilty.

Boots, the property ofJohn Hutch.

The Queen vs. the same, for stealing a pair of Trowsers, the property of Donald Macleod.

The Queen vs. the same, for stealing a Sheep, the property of Hugh Mackinnon—to these three indictments, the prisoner pleaded “ Guilty." '

The Queen vs. John Denny, for stealing a silver \Vatch, the property OfSumuel Mulch—Guilty.

Queen vs. Maurice Bolinc, for malicious cutting and initiating oftwo Mares, the property of Edward Murphy —Guilty. . A, The following Indictments were returned “ not found.”

’. ,The Queen vs. John Denny, for Larcenv. (The Queen vs. Robert Byers, for Larceby.

The sentences on the parties convicted, we presume, will be passed in the course ofthe present day.

l

Msciiamcs’ burrows—John Lawson, Esq. lectured before the Institute on Wednesday evening last, on “ Wo- man, and the influence she has upon society.” The lecture was interesting, and the audience large and respectable.

On Saturday last, Peter Henry Voture was committed for trial by w, Hodges, Esq.,.l. P. on a charge of breaking open the Dwelling House of in. u. Hodges, m Rustico Saw Min. and stealing therefrom a s1 ver Watch and chain, and several

articles of wearing apparel.

A 3in Nelns. '

Arrived—Warrior, Roberts, from P. '12. Island, at Ilfracombe, Nov. 26.

Arrived at Souris, Schooner Success, Le Blane, Halifax, Gonds, to Macdonnld do Walker, and others.

Defiance, Stewart, do: to More, Brothers Co.

On the 5th inst., from , , Schooner Morning Star, Dangle, Goods. - . ‘

Halifax, Jan. l.—Clea ed, chooner Margaret, Macdonald, P. E. ,Qoods, by Black do Brothers.

:4“ if" M ARR] ED, 0n the 4th inat., at Charlie’s Hope, by the Rev. Angus Mac.

intyre, Mr. Hector Maclegi,Poplar Island, to Flora, daughter of Ma'or C. D. Rankin. _

t Demerara, by the Rev. James.Strutliers, D. D., _Neil Ran- kin, Esq., to Margaret, eldest daughter ofAndrew Dawson, Esq. . Demerara.

of

DIED, . ‘

On Wedneada evening. the 5th inst, William George, son of theRev. Dr. i gins, Rector of St. Eleanor's, in the _Eiglith year of his age. Though ofa tender age, he had a dewm in the things of God, and expressed the fullest con r ‘of enjoying a blessed immortalitv. . ~ ' * a South Shore, Lot 65, on Fridaylast, Mrs. ONeal, age 1 years. , ' ,

Council Office, 10th Jan. 1842. His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor has been pleasedcto appoiiiit Mr. yglgtlmgpbpingo, pf Pringstow‘n Royalty, to be a concise one: o to ,or mice oun v. 1.3 - '1’. it. Havuitgnb, c. c.

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I:

Ministers, like other men, may have dif- ;

Now, as the time may be found from tables of

"vs the longitude of

Susanna Comma—The following is the result of the Cri- minal cases brought before the Court during the present

'lhe Queen vs. Christopher Lawson, for stealing a pair of

so: Estonian wreath.

Treasurer‘sOfiice, Jan. 4th, 1842.

ARRANTS to Number 222, of the 7th May,

1840, will be :11] with uleiuwie“ due glelmxithe Treasury, on demand, together

J. SPENCER SMITH, Treasurer.

IN obedience to an Order in“ Council, I hereby notify all Persons having BONDS in the Treasury, which are one

month .ovcr_due,4th_at unless their amounts be forthwith paid,

they wdl,wuhout distinction, be placed in the hands ofthe

Attorney General, for rccoverv.

15er ' P " 1

Dec. 30,16“. . [\CLR SMITH, lreasurer.

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JONATHAN PARKIN, Bread and Biscuit Baker. South end ofPownul Street, has constantly on hahd House and Ship BREAD. Also, Flour, Oatmeal doe. L Charlottetown, 13th Jan. 1842. ,

WANTED, a steady active MAN, who understands

‘ working a Saw Mill. A person of stead habits will be preleued. For particulars, apply at the ColonialHerald Office or to Mr. Enivann POOLELPOSI Ofiice, Pinette. ’

January 13th,,1342\.

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, FALL GOODS, Ex Nurthumberlund, from Liverpool ; Joseph Home, Sovereign and Lindy, from Halifax.

THE Subscribers beg to announce to their numerous friends, and the public generally, that they have reeeived,by the above arrivals, a general nssnl’llnv-nt of

BRITISH MANUFACTURED GOODS. also. 18 clicslorruporior Soucliong TBA, 13 puneheons prime old Jamaica Spirits, of excellent qualin and flavour, Brandv. (Marion’s brand), Port \ ine, (Newman's best), Pale Hollands Geneva, Groceries, Hardware, &c. &c. 8w. _ N. B.—The above Goods have all been selected by experienced Judges, and purchased on very advantageous terms; Iind the Subscribers, in get-unintending them to their friends and the pub-

lic, feel confident that they are not surpassed in quality and chenpness by any in the market.

J. & \V. M‘GILL. 21st Dec. 1841.

HE Subscribere’have constantly on hand, at their Office, East corner of Pownal and \Vuter Streets, a variety of articles in the STATIONERY line, which they offer for Sale, at moderate prices, viz: Gilt Foolscup,.Pnst and Note Papers, Plain and ruled Foolscap, Letter and Pot do. Royal and Deiny do. Day and Memorandum Books all sizes), Red and Black Sealing \an, \ 'nfers, I Ink Powder, Quills, Blacklcnd Pencils, &e. doc. Murray’s English Readers and Introduction, English Grammar and Spelling Book, A variety ofother School Books. A number ofexcellent works, on various subjects. Leases, and other Blank Forms, printed to order, at the shortest notice :

{USO—Book. Priming, Pamphlets, Bill Heads, Circulars, Cards. Labels, show and fancy Bills, 5:0. executed with nentness and dispatch. Ll‘IDfiERS, DAY BOOKS, &c., &c., neatly anIl substuntiu’ly bound to order.

The PRINCE EDWJIRD ISLAND CALENDflR, for 1842, inny also be had a: this Olliee.

COOPER & BREMNER. MECIIANICS’ INSTITUTE. TICKETS, _f mission to the above Institution, for

the pres ,can' be had at the store of Mr. Stamper,

or from .‘ P. F. I.ITTI.E,Sccretnry.

Charlottetown, 7th January, 1842.

ENDERS will be received at the Office of the

Attorney General, until the First [lav 0f Februan next, for the erection and completion of an EPISCOPAL CHURCH, on Township No. 29, on the W'i-st side of Westmorland River, humbly. to e Plea and Specification, in be seen at the said Ofliceta Ample security will be required for the performance of the Contfi’ct. January 7,1842.

LL Persons having any legal demands against the Estate osziincs Quinn.lulo ofChnrlulletown, deceased, are requested to render llieir Accounts, dulv attested, for adjust- im-nt, within Eighteen Calendar months from the date hereof; and all Persons indebted to said Estate, are hereby required to make immediate payment to the subscribers. \ M. REYNOLDS, , PATRICK GAI’FNEY,~ JOHN \V;\I.SII, Charlottetown,7ih January, 1842.

ALL persons indebted to the Subscriber, eithcr by Bond, Note, or Book Account, are requested to make

payment for the same on or before the 10m day of February next,

otherwise legal steps will be taken to recover the same.

100 Barrels prime No. 1 IIERRINGS for sale by the Sub- scriber ’ EDW'ARD KICKIIAM.