whole illustrated passages from the Poets, ' applied these views to Education—dwelt on the importance ofentrustin the formation of die youthful mind only to the .; enlighten}; educator—on the good that had resulted from ' the hostility to newly discovered science, manifested in fiery}! e—and concluded by glancing at the influence of gnenh _ nod and comprehensive philoso by, in advancing . the hppipess and elevation of society. he lecture was tied throughout with deep interest and attention, and - every animated discussion followed, in which some doc- ' grilles 0f phrenelogy, which had been advanced, were im- ed and contradicted, upon anatomical principles. m the novelty of the subject in this community, it Was ' that an additional evening should be devoted to j ‘3 Imusswni as the lateness of the hour prevented its being I; .aofully advanced as the audience seemed to desire. The meeting adjourned, and arrangements' have since been . we, (the Rey. Mr. Knoxconsenting) for the continuation I = of the sub'ect on neXt Wednesday evening, which will,

‘3 H positively, the last night for the season. 1 , The President will close the course, as formerl announ- ced. The Chair will be taken at 8 o’clock, prectsely, and

_ the doors will be closed at a quarter past eight.

He briefly '

_Accio:sr.—On Wednesday se’nniglit, as Peter Louis, with .como other Indians, Were shooting wild ducks off Governor’s Island, the gun of one of the party accidentally went off, and hing loaded with large shot, shattered Louissarm in such a dreadful manner as to require nmputation,whicli was performed ahe same night by Dr. Mackieson. Louis, who is a temperate .gp'an, bore the operation with more than Ro'man fortitude.—Guz.

PORT OF CHARLOTTETOWN. ,’ ENTERED.

ooner Jaiie,_Fai-rell, Sydney; Fish and Oil.

Britten, Fougero'n, Pictou; Ballast.

Commerce, Fougeron, Arichat; do.

Edward, M‘Bride, Bay Verte; do.

Novelty, Stevens, Pugwash; 18,000 feet Boards

Maria, Muri, Aricliai; Ballast.

Eleanor Archibald, Sutherland, Pictou ; do.

, casasno.

ooner Elizabeth, Collins, Fishing Voyage.

Bold Jack, Vigneau, Halifax; 1500 bus. Oats, 300 do. Barley.

Ar us, l’orroir, do.; 1500 bus. Oats, 300 do. Barley.

Lady Smith, Boom-0t, Miramichi; 200 bls. Oatmeal, 20 do. Pork, 760 bus. Oats, 70 do. Wheat, 2 bales Homespun Cloth, West India Produce, &c.—-by J. Davis,jun.

Duck, Carver, Fishing Voyage.

Lucy,Gerroir, Miramichi; 814] bus. Potatoes, 40 bls. Oat- meal, 10 do. Pork, 300 bus. Oats—by J. Davis,jun.

Uniacke, Landris, Halifax; 893 bus. Potatoes, 16 bls. Oat- meal, 107 bls. Pork, 2 cases Furs—by K. Mackenzie.

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Jane,Farie|l, Fishing Voyage. Commerce, Fougeron, Miramichi; 11 bls. Pork, 138 do. Oat- ; " meal, 546 bus. Outs, 3casks Hams, Butter, die—by J. a «‘ “ Purdie 6L Co. '

‘ Maria, Mori, St. John, N. 8.; 3000 bus. Oats. Fly, Dougett, Fishing Voyage. . an; Countess of Westmorland, Nisbett, Cork, for orders; 123,000 feet Deals, 20 tons Hardwood Timber—by J. Davis,jun.

' 5.11111 News. Sailed from Plymouth,April 2—41... William, Larmour, for P. I E. Island. - .V‘- i, from Bideford, April lO—Spec, Marshall, for ditto. ~. 396: ——from Liverpool, April l7—Barquc Northumbcrland, for do_ ' v. Loss or THE BARQUE STRADONA.—Cflpt. Dyer, ofthe Am. i’hrig't. Franklin, from Newfoundland, which arrived here on .- Tuesday last, reports the loss of the barque Stradona, from l"hgidverpool, for Montreal, with a valuable cargo of tea, dry goods, She went down among the icebergs off Cape Ray, S. W. ‘ “higpoint of Newfoundland, at midnight, 24th April. The Captain "£(Wm. Robinson) and crew, 17 in all, succeeded in reaching

1’ 1, Cape Ray in their boats, whence they were taken“ on the ‘281h I the brig't Franklin; and brought to Pictou.——-Mechanic 5r ‘3? - armor, May 5. ‘ K . The Ben, Forrest, from Sydney, reports having piloted the h

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and gentlemanly tone of his communication. I wish 1 could say as much of some of the other members of the expedition. “ Sir L. be was a gallant knight;

But for the other two,

Sing cock-a-doodle, cock-a-doodle, cock-a-d _0er: Douse’s effusions (the greater part of which to do him justice, I really believe to be his own,) I mean td take but a very . tranSient notice. His intimate: acquaintance With the “glorious Will,” and with the “inimitable Jack,” (whom he accuses me so much of making the companions of my studies,) I must confess, surprises me a little, for he seems to have the faculty of calling up his men in buckram, upon the occasion, with the same ease as the valiant Knight himself“ This, perhaps, may be one of the advantages of hav1n(g a “ familiar” at one’s service. Of this gentleman I won] only remark, that I have not much taste for returning railing for railing, or abuse for abuse; but I must say, that whatever degree of excitement prevailed in this section of the country at the time the occurrence took place, which farmed the groundwork of this discussion, that it was much moi‘e owmg to his own indiscretion in publishing reports which he could not substanti ite, than to any influence pro- duced by the Governor’s letter; and nearly as much as to that produced by the letter of the Apostle of Escheat him- self And I leave your readers to judge, from facts attested by others, to which of us both do those gentlemanly epithets, of which he is so lavish, the more properly apply. It is true, that there is another Clergyman who occasionally visits this part of the country—perhaps once in two or three months, and then remains for a few days or weeks—but I believe I may still, without any great risk of‘incurring the charge of arrogance or exclusiveness, subscribe myself

The only Clergyman resident within the bounds of the District.

P. S.—When a boy at school (though I am still no great scholar), I was taught to distinguish between the terms Cartography and Cacoethes scribemli ,- but while I have known some smart fellows who were, at times, troubled with the latter, I thought the former a great deal more applicable to myself and some of my friends.

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* Vide the number of the Wood Islands tenantry assembled before the house of James Munn, in the depositions of John M‘Millan and John M‘Neil. ,

Compeared before me—Peter Emery,4Esq. one ofHer Majesty's Justices ofthe Peace for Queen's County—Malcolm Shaw, tenant on the front settlement of the Wood Islands, who maketh oath and saith—That he never refused, at any time, to his knowledge, to William Douse, Esq. to pay a' ’ ore rent—although he fre- quently complained ofit as a great 'dship and injustice, to be obliged to pay rent for the Fishery Reserve on his farm, as he considered himself liable, continually. to be deprivedvof this part of his compliment of land—that the Fishery Reserve on his farm comprehends 26 acres of the best part of his clearance—that as every one knows he is yearly much troubled by fishermen, whose eiicroachments it isimpossible for him to resist—that there is not a farm on the Wood Islands shore that is not more or less troubled by fishermen, although none, he believes, to the same extent as his own—that were the Fishery Reserves thrown open to the public, there is scarcely a tenantor freeholder on the shore settlement of the Wood Islands that would not have just cause to fear that he would be deprived of the front of his farm, as, even where the bank is highest, quantities of fish are carried up every season, not only by the inhabitants themselves, but by strangers

beach ofthe Islands, the place alluded to by Mr. Douse, the sand is so loose on it and so ready to be driven by the wind, that it is totally unfit for the drying and curing of fish—That any objec- tions which he offered at any time for the paymentof his rent, was on the ground of the Fishery Reserves alone, and that all that he wanted, or does still want, is to have this question settled, and to be freed from future annoyance or disturbance in his possession. That in, regard to any degree of excitement or agitation, which prevailed in the winter of 1838, this deponent never acknow- ledged himself, to Mr. Douse, to have been deluded o‘r deceived byany person or persons, and that he is not aware ofany other- of his neighbours having done so.

Sworn before me, this22d day oprril, L841.

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from a distance, and dried and secured on the top; and as to the-

LIST OF FARES, For Passengers, Luggage, &c. in the Boats on the Hillaborough Ferry, in front of Charlottetown,

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To be paid on entrance on board the Boats. VERY Foot Passenger, Threepeuce.

Ditto, on Sundays, for Divine Service, Tivopence.

Children under ten years‘ofage, Two ence. Every Horse or Mule, - - One billing. Horned ‘Cuttle, ' - - One Sliillig each. Sheep and Lambs, '- - ’Twopence “ Pigs or Hogs, - - - Fourpence “ Calves, . 3‘ , 9 - - Twopencs “ Wheel Carriages, - - One and threspence. Ploughs, - - - Fourpence. Carcases of Beef, - - Sixpence.

of Veal,” - - - Three half-pence.

ofMutton, -. - Ditto. Floor, 611:. per cwt. - - Twopence. Produce, &c. per bushel, - One half-penny. Boards, per 100 feet, - - Twnpence. Passengers’ Luggage, under 56 lb. - Free. Puncheons, One Shilling—if empty, Tlireepence. Tierces, Nine once—ditto, - - Twopence. Barrels Fish, c. Fourpence—ditto, Ono penny. Hoops, Slaves, Shingles, &c., par bundle, Ditto. Hay and Straw, per cwt., - - , ‘ ‘Tlireepenae. Heav articles, not enumerated, per cwt. Ditto. Trunks, Boxes, Cases, doc, each, - Ditto.

Ditto, iflarge, to be rated as Puncheons, &c.

Rates at Commutation of Fares for the Season, To be paid in advance.

One individual ofa family, - . - — £1 0 0 we do. do. . - - l 10 0 Three) do. do, or more, . - 2 ' 0 5. 0

Exclusive of Luggage, &c.

[13' The Boats will not run during the hours ofDivine Service on Sundays.

A T A MEETING held at the house of the Hon. J. i’ H. Peters, the following Prospectus, for the formation ofa Society. to encourage Emigration from Great Britain to Prince Edward Island, was agreed on :— '

1. That a fund shall be raised, ,to defray the expenses of the undertaking. _ _ _

2. That every person subscribing the sum of Five Poundg’shall be entitled- to select from Emigrants consigned to the’ Society, two Servants, male .or female, of the following description, viz: domestic servants, as grooms, gardeners, &c., or one farming bailiff orcook. ‘ - u

3. That every person, on paying Two Pounds Ten Sbhlings, shall be entitled, in the same manner, to one servant; but in the cases offarming bailiff or Cook, Five Pounds must be paid.

4. Three farming labourers will be considered as two domestic servants, and aid for accordingly.

5. Two ma e seruants or labourers, under 18 years, of age, and two women (not cooks), to be considered as one adult man servant. . , -

.6. An. Agent will be appointed in London, with several correspondents in _the country, to transact the business of the Society,-i;n respect to forwarding Emigrants, and affording the'm necessaryinformntion. ’

'7. This Agent shall be authorised to advance, in part payment ofpassage, £2 for every adult, and £1 for every person under 14 years of dge, and of age to be employed. 5

8. The Society will forWard to their Agents instructions ap- plicable to every class of Emigrants, whether designing to take Land, and whether possessed of small or larger capital; like- wise, thg necessary information for artisans, and all others; and with any parties the Society will be happy to correspond; and it will e their particular aim to contract for and facilitate the passage:b.fall. desoriptions. _ I

9. A particular Register will he kept by the Agents respecting the wants of the Colony, in a‘ll particulars as to Emigrants; but no pecu‘kiary aid will be given by the Society to any other classes ofpersons than those before enumerated. Openings for” particulaloccupations will be particulariscd. ‘ '

Edwin," C. Haythnrne, and William Swabey, vEsqrs., twill afford nmfiirther information and receivesubscripiions.

The '

nber’of subscribers is already considerable. ‘- ' ,,m trees [EWShipbuilding Business,

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ach...Messcngev.(Soaler), of Harbour Grace, N. .17., with . y . is” - l: -—~ .

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?‘ r , DIED, it It Montreal, suddenly, aged 67 years, Joseph Bouchette, Esq. urveyor General of Lower Canada.» Colonel Bouohette was a native onuebec,son of Capt. Bouthette, by whose assistance, “n 1775, Sir Guy Carlton, then Governor and Commander in biefofthe Province, effected his escape to Quebec) when the “emainder of the British forces, retiring from Montreal, surren- ered at Sort-l. Col. Bouchette succeeded Mr. Collins, who was m be second Surveyor General’of Canada under the British Go- fiifivernmenl, Major Holland having been the first. X ~ n the 23th March, aged 87, John Hill, Esq, of Exmouth, evon, formerly of this Island.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE COLONIAL HERALD.

“ Audi alteram partem." \Vonders will never cease!!!

as!

'l'refiisedat any time, to William Douse, ESq., to pay any more rent—that he felt it, and does still feel it, a grievance to be pay- .

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up- I“), I- 51“ "It: jIUlIE W‘llh. Islands, being sworn, maketh .oath and can

ing rent'for land of which he is liiible to be deprived—that the Fishery Reserve occupies the front of his farm, and the best part of his land—that large quantities of fish are every’ season made and secured on the top of the bank by himselfandrothers—lhat the bank is of so easy an ascent, that fish, or any thing of ordina- r weight, can be conveniently carried up on a hand-barrow— that lie is yearly much annoyed and troubled by fishermen—'-tliat he never acknowledged himself, to Mr. Douse, to have been de- ceived or deluded by any person or persons whatsoever, and that he is not aware of any of his neighbours having done so.

Sworn before me, this 22d day of April, 1841.

‘ PETER Bauer, J. 1’.

[Here follow the Affidavits ofJolin M‘Millaii,.Allan M‘Millan

and John M‘Neil, to the same effect as the foregoing]

. SCOTCH CHURCH. ,MEETING of the Pawnonnnns will take place

i 0, Mr. Editor, the famous Wood Island affair, after all the

I noise and clamour that have been made about it—aftei'

“who honourable Mr. Holl made it a conscientious point of

;. ’duty to report it at head quarters—after Mr. George R.

b; - i cient magnitude to disturb, the‘midnight slumbers _of

m the man that presided over the destinies of the vast Colonies l ., , Great Britain—after “O.P.Q” brought it forward as a

I, .heiiious charge against the electors of Mr. Charles Young—— v ’ tier Mr. Holt again was at the pains of givmg a full—and M faithful narrative of it to the public—after Messrs. Stewart I. g and Grossard made afull-display of their olemic powers, . y "in their valorous attack upon my humble set, for my daring “a ' ,1 sumption in calling in question its.- great importance, and

u venturing to say a single word in behalf of a people ‘I ' orig whom I have lived for very. nearly the last twenty “h ' 1. cars, and whom I knew to be vilified and abused, far, far “I " II ' what any fault which they had committed deserved l I". ‘ turns out, afierall, to be but a new exemphfication of the i, , .u . ntain in labour, for it is proven beyond a doubt that

u to was not as much as a disrespectful word addressed to 1" : gentlemen principally concerned in this affair, from the -' .- - ginning; and Mr. ouse himself, the able apologist and O“ ' . urdy defender of the mighty fraternity to which .I have " " ,ludod, does not advance asingle instance in which the I“ u 1'- Wood Islanders have been guilty of a. breach of the :‘v 9 “Hit: peace, or of the slightest resistance to the established

-. _wa;bf the land; nay, 'notwithstanding his eloquent gas-

’ , that none can be found amongst them that ever " * v» n. ‘d Io pay his rent, if he only had the means (as will be M .. . 1. : tly proved in the sequel). Only think. of this, my 1 ' I Glenelg! ‘ And if there be a tenant in the Wood

.vy _ u. that ever did actually refuse to pay hislrent, the onus m " ' H must certainly rest with Mr. Douse himsele a ' 1th respect to‘our travellers, whatever may have been

I the '

I or two foolish individuals, since the p had happily , ,_ “- ofl‘scathless, without damage sustaine in Wind or .. W "(with the exception, perhaps, of a'shght temporary . .. .fi- Xotso, to which 1 have heard it said that even the .3.“ '- ‘ irits are sometimes sub'ect, on their first encoun- Mk I“ I chem in the open fie] ,) would it not have been

i ,5.” gnllan done to ‘the fair heroine of the broken :1. .< “Wk, and flilly as generously done to the brave liter of .. g ' shot, at 220 yards distance, and m an opposite

- 1.. . (“0t ‘0 speak of the rest, who are chargeable with :53! i “pram” “ In.) if the. gentlemen had treated the whole I - "" 38 a mere piece offrolic or adventure, undeservmg

“he

-, L .11“, mi’reseiltatioritothe authorities of the country. It ’ f ere! “Speck that the shoe pinches. Thou memorable

' i ' 9“ pilch'fork! and than no less memorable shot! sorry ‘ “ v . .; ' I that 1‘ has-nut .fi‘lle“ in tin abler historiographer to ‘ v, » ' your Imus“ “I lel'nns more equal to your merits; and

,4: u." I that you'll,” fnePd PLAIN Common SENSE would

10?" again lendthe aid of his plastic hand to do on justice.

lb.“ bag to express my unleigned res ; f J kin w ' r- he be the authorof the ampesangs Jgicinhavi’

1! in the Gazette or not: and to thank him for the palm

tho '9‘.‘

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P Young made-it a subject of serious meditation for, and of

’ amount of the offence given them, by the flourishes of

, “y anther dbtic’e, intend of having made it a subject of

in the Scotch Church, on Wednesday next, at One o'clock.

In the press, and shortly will be published,

MORAL RENOVATION. A Temperance Prize ' . Essay. By the RevJohn Knox. _ This work will contain about 100 pages, 32 mo., and the .price will be very moderate. Temperance Societies and individuals desirous nfobtaining copies will please to forward their names to

the publishers, COOPER & BREMNER. I Charlottetown, April 7, 1841.

_ COFFEE EXCHANGE. THE Subscriber begs leave to return thanks to the Inhabitants ofPrince Edward Island, for the very liberal support he has received since his commencement in businessin Charlottetown, and takes this opportunity of informing them, and also those persons who' may, visit the Island, that he

intends opening ' r - COFFEE ROOMS, in a few days, at his residence, North East Corner of Queen’s Square, and nearly opposite the Episcopal Church, where persons can be accommodated at any hour with Cofee, Hat Buns, &c. Gut. ' The Subscriber also intimates to_ the Public, that he has accommodations foraliinited number of respectable ‘Lotlo'ers. ISAAC JACKsoiv.

Charlottetown, May Isl, 1841.

Building line, where all orders will he thankfully received, and

pnnctually attended to.

THE Subscriber having 'been appointed receiver of the rents and profits ofthose parts of Lots Eight and Fifty;

two, conveyed by the late General Governor Fead, of the Royal

Artillery, to the late Andrew Macdonal‘d, requests the .Tenitnts

residing thereon to pay all rents and arrears of rent to him wnh-

] . / N" de “y DAVID ROSS, Receiver in Chancery.

Hillsborough River, May 1st, 1841.

, T0 CARPENTERS. TENDERS will be received until 12 o’clock, in cut Street.

on Saturday next, the 15th inst, to build aHonse

Ample security will be required for tlie_due per-

formance-of the Contract. For further particulars, inquire at the Colonial Herald Ofiice.

May 81h, 1841. THIS superior draught Ifonsa Will stand for the season,at the Nine~mi|e Creek, on Tuesday the llth; at Mr. Beaton’s, York River, on Friday the 14th; and at Lot 49, on. Thursday the 20th ay. He will attend at the above places, in the sam_e 0rd", during the season. Terms—15s. for the season, or205. t

ensured. Groom, 5s. DONALD M‘EACHERN. Long Creek, Elliot River, May, 1841. 1 ' ANTED—Ahteady, ~active LAD, about 14 years

' HERO.

_ First Hundred of'l‘own Lots in ’Charlottetown,’ fronting on Der-

. Farm Buildings, die. must apply to the subcriber.

N. B.—-I.J. intends carrying on his business in the Coach

TEL . ‘ good and liberal

,yvill hear of . ' ‘ be sub- JOHN DAVIvS,.jun.