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his admonitory lecture to the magistrates who formed a ae . it. tie was not satisfied without making the country feel the effects of his resentment, by causing a withdrawal of a portion of the troopa from the garrison, and making it necessary to place a nightly civil watch or patrol upon the Colonial, Building, at an expense to the country of £60 or £70 a year: and his satisfaction et his successful manifestation of his resentenent in this way, he exultingly avowed by saying to those around him, at the time of the steamer’s leaving the wharf with the withdrawn company of soldiers on board, “ There is the effect of the Grand Jury’s having failed to put a man upon his trial for having encouraged desertions,” or words to that effect. This is a fact to the prejudice of his Excellency’s character as a Governor, which I mention, because it neither is, nor can be, denied. It was, most evidently, the duty of the House to persevere in the course upon which they had entered until their end should be obtained, and little reason could they have to apprehend a failure in the pursuit of their object, since the Prime Minister of Great Britain has most un- equivocally declared that the principles of self-govern- ment shall be made the basis of every British Colonial Government, [t was high time for parties or individuals in the House to cease ‘barking at one another, and tc fee) and manifest some better motive for their support of, dt Opposition to, any proposed measure, than that his Excellency Sir Donald Campbell was either for it or against it. It was indeed time for them all, if desirous to promote the prosperity of the colony and the well- being of the people, to seek, by united and zealous en- deavonrs, to establish that form of Government, the principles of which have been so fully explained andso highly eulogized by Lord John Russell ; and the prac- tice of whieh has been found so efficient and beneficial in those Provinces in which it has been recently estab- lished. ‘Fhe honorable member concluded by declaring it to be his opinion that the Resolution had been fully justified, and by saying that he thought no one could show that it was not tn Sir Donald Campbell’s power to reconstruct his council without going beyond the letter or spirit of his instructions.

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STATE OF THE ENEMY’S CAMP. |

Tue last Islander shews the utterly destitute condition of the enemy’s camp better than all the leaders we could write fora month. Duncan and his correspondent have completely written themselves out—not an argument, not a fact has been reserved ;—even the old arguments, and assertions, and sophistries, which have been harped upon, and stretched to their utmost tension regularly every week for at least a month—cease to amuse,— for they are reproduced unrelieved by a gleam of wit, unadorned by a touch of fancy: their very staleness disgusts their own authors; still they must write—they must cram the Islander with something: and what though the reading public sees through the falsehoods —laughs at the presumption of the unblushing, unprin- cipled fellows who seek to practise the grossest impo- sitions, tt is hoped, no doubt, some few ignorant persons may be found to give credence to the hacknied state- ments, more than thrice refuted, and to the perverted facts, larded with coarse, unmeaning invective, which form the entire political capital at the disposal of the fslander people. The question of the Secretary’s fees is made the sub- ject of another long editorial in the Islander. Donkey having failed in his former attempt to vindicate the cha- racter of his——-{we were going to write friend, but we are sure Mr. Haviland would think himnselfdisgraced to be thought the friend of such a persoa as }. Maclean) —having failed, we say, to vindicate the character of the Secretary on this puint, he ts induced to return to the subject, in the hope, no. doubt, of currying favour with that officer; but the wilful neglect of the Islander to publish the debate which occurred in relation to the fees, shows how anxious the obstructives are to hide from the public the real facts of the question, We pub- lished that debate, and we refer to it fora triumphant answer to the misstatements put forth by the Islander in its second editorial. The best argument we can of- fer, to shew the Liberals were right in assuming that the Secretary had improperly exacted and retained fees, js the fact, that he has discontinued to make the exactions complained of, and that fees charged for the use of the public seal are not now, a3 formerly, kept by himself, but are paid into the public Treasury. What does this prove? Why, that the Secretary is himself convinced

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key’s dexterity in the use of the long bowyowe may notice one statement in his editorial on the Fee question. He says that Mr. Rae this year “Supported a Civil List Bill which only dowbled the Secretary’s salary, when he thought the money would probably find its way into his own pocket.” Now the Secretary’s Salary was' for- merly £625 currency,—if Mr. Rae-voted as D. Mac- lean asserts, the Secretary would receive a Salary of £1250, on the Civil List Bill coming into operation. But the Bill allows the Secretary only £450, and proves Donkey to be one of the most impudent of falsifiers, D. Maclean is ruining the cause he professes to have in hand, more effectually than we could do it, and utterly destroying the little character left to his employ- ers, by continually asserting falsehoods too palpable for even the most ignorant to believe.

The Treasurer is favored with ancther daub of Don- key’s dirty white wash. The facts concerning the investigation into the Treasury affairs have been fully given to the public through the columns of Tar Exami- ner. We are not so hard up for matter with which to, fill our columns, as to be compelled, like the Islander, to reproduce our editorials in fifty different forms. We must, therefore, decline further discussion on this sub- ject. Donkey, no doubt. fancies he is doing wonders to merit the friendship of Mr Smith; but we are pretty certain that Mr. Smith has sense enough to know that he cannot possibly have a greater enemy in the com- munity than D. Maclean, so tong as that individual strives, by his falsehoods and blunders, to keep public attention directed toa subject that will not bear an enquiry creditable to the officer concerned.

As for “ An Elector,” who figures again in the Islan- der, of Friday Jast, that individual—whom we presume

to be, not an honest Elector, but a Charlottetown loafer on the bounty of the officials, with a skull teo thick to conceive an original idea, and a heart too corrupt to cherish a generous sentiment—that individual has given’ further testimony to the truth of the description we gave of him ina late number of the Tne Examiner. Any one who has taken the pains to read his first letter,

. s having recanted the} opinions onthe ion'o io tnaslinteanes the time of the/in ion Of that system, and gone halves with the Liberals in the sharing of officia] patro- nage ;—it seems the-result has been, and a very natural If this ie the case, as.we believe it “is, we‘ congzatn- late the New Brunswickers on the

to them of overthrowing their mongrel Government.

The St. John ews has the following paragraph, in

reference to its assertion, noticed soine time ago, one of the Counties of this’ Island” has “only thas voters :— 1s Abou

“P, E. Istanp Examirner.—Ned, that was on) joke. We admire the spirit of the majority, and muha have said so before only we badn’t time.” :

George, whenever you fee} inclined te “ joke” again, at our expense, please tell us that it is a joke—for we are so shockingly obtuse down here as to be unable te to perceive and relish your exquisite wit. Thank you for the sep to the majority. ,

Several American vessels have arrived at St. Joha, N. B. within the last few weeks, to load with timber for England, which they carry at a yery low rate of freight. Last week the Prussian paagee Archibald arrived Bermuda, for the purpose of loading for Great Britain.

CANADA.

Canadian papers are occupied, almost exclusively, with the reports of the debates in the Legislative As- sembly. The address in answer to the Governor Gene- ral’s Speech has been a fortnight in diseussion—the an- nexatiouists, tories, clear-grits, arid independents, have put forth all their strength in debate, and almost inva- riably went together in their votes, but were beaten by overwhelming majorities on every division, and the Ministry finally carried through their address without one amendment.

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Comptimentasy.—In the debate on the address in the Canadian Legislature, we find the following re-

may be said to have read the whole five which he has in- flicted on the readers of the Islander, excepting a few false- | hoods, neither ingenious nor witty, that he has introduced | to. diversify the tale. Take away from him the subject of “The Pay,” and that of Mr. LeLacheur’s qualification, and he is thoroughly “done for.” He is the Jimmy Delany of the Jslander—the “ascendant idea” bejnz

“ The Pay ;” only that he has not one fiftieth part of the

fan, ane drollery, and devilment of our friend Jimmy, the likeness would be exact. It would be an utter! waste of time, to take particular notice of all the ravings of this fellow; but two or three allusions to the| last exhibition of his Junacy wil) shew the full extent) of his madness. Ile says, the delegation of Messrs, Hensley and Thornton to Halifax cost only £36. Well, £60 were drawn from the Treasury for that purpose, and if the whole amount was not spent, the balance jdoes not appear to be credited to the public. Again, he says the nightly watch on the Colonial Building eost only £8 or £10. Every body, in his sound senses, knows that it cost upwards of £30. Again, he says, the Liberal Party in the present Honse, voted £600 in’ the shape of retiring pensions to public officers. Why, the ass must know that every boy in the country is aware that the refusal of the Liberals to vote those pen- sions was the only cause of the difference between themselves and the Lieutenant Governor. Again, he saye, that the Hon. Mr. Swabey differed with his coad-. jutors in the conference. Messrs. Coles and Warburton, | and adopted the viewsof His Excellency as to the mat- ters at issue in thatconference. Now, it is patent to every body that Mr. Swabey’s name stands first on the memorandum that was taken of that conference--tkat the memorandum was drawn up by Mr. Swabey—and that Mr. Coles and Mr. Warburten, in their speeches, produced the memorandum in justification of the course taken by the conference. If there was any difference between themselves and Mr. Swabey, they would not have signed it. But why prolong argument in the mat- ter? In sooth, we forget that we are putting questions’ to a fellow who is either hopelessly insane, or so blinded | by passion, ignorance and malevolence, as to be the object rather of contemptuous pity, than the subject of one line cf serious editorial. ©, what happy defenders: the Compact have in Donkey Maclean and his not less lying friend, * An Elector!”

NEW BRUNSWICK.

The Legislature of this Province was dissolved on the: 2nd instant—Writs of Election to be returnable on the llth of July next. The St.John Morning News is fierce in its denunciations of the late House of Assem- bly, and passionate in its appeals to the electors to be on their guard against returning them. It appears, the

that he had done wrong. Vhus far pood hag resulte

existing Government which was supported oy the late

marks attributed to Mr. L. J. Papineau. Mr. Papineau argues in favoor of elective councils ; he says that the fullest enjoyment of the elective principle invariably prodvees wealth and population, and those colonies whieb are governed by royal charter are “ constantly subjected

to insults.” “Am instance of which,” says Mr. Papi- neau, “was related in the paper of that morning, which stated that the Governor of Prince Kdward Island had the IMPUDENCE to diamiss the Legislature, because they had refused to grant the supplies after being only a fort- night in Session. What else could be expected from

|the men who were sent out here as Governors? They

come out filled wilh the utmost contempt for the people whom they were to govern, and with a desire to impose on their minds with show and glitter, and in return were met with the most disgusting adulation, only after they had been in the country a few months, when their false position naturally brought them into contact with tne people, and adulation was converted into the bitter- est reproaches and abuse.” The above quotation presents a striking picture of a certain Governor not a

\thousand miles from Charlottetown. It may be as well

to state, that Mr. Papineau is a sympathizer with the tories in Canada so far as regards their opposition to Responsible Government, snd is frequertly petted and applauded by them. After the above complimentary allusions fo onr Lieutenants Governor, Mr. Papineau will no doubt be regarded with affectionate interest by the a, party here, who are his Excellency’s particular friends,

It is stated that the Government of Canada wil? not grant to the Americans the free navigation of the St. Lawrence, unless the American Government agrees to reciprocal free trade.

BERMUDA.

Latest dates from these Islands, received by Sunday evening’s mail, are to the 29th May. The House of Assembly was in Session, but no. question of genera! importance seems to hive engaged its attention. The sum of £100 was weted to defray the expence of taking an aceount of the population, agricultural stock, and produce of the Islands in 1851; £150 were likewise voted towards procuring a clock for the town of fiamilion.

The Right Hon. the Ear] Dundonald gave-a magnifi- cent Ball at the Admiralty House, at Hamilton, on the loth ult. ,

We learn from the Bermudian that the people of Demerara are agitating for reform and improvement %