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m so, in ihe full confidence that the Petition will

. receive that attention from the House of Assembly which

the subject merits. - Government House, 30th March,,1840.

Th. Petition referred to in the above Message was read at the Clerk's Table, and is as follows :—

Te the Honorable the Lower House of Assembly of Prince Edward Island, in General Assembly convened.

The Petition of the undersigned Militia Officers of the Brigade of Artillery and lat Queen's County Regiment, res tfully?sheweth;

That. your petitioners are of opinion, that the ewe for regulating the Militia re uire alteration and amendment, and beg to submit to your Honoralile House, that by the second Section of the Act of 1833 (cu . 30), the Commander-in-Chief is restricted from calling out the ilitin more than once a year, for the urposes of trainipg and otheir military exercises, which the appre iend, under any ci_r- cumstancee, to be too seldom, if the ilitia are to be rendered in

any degree eficient or serviceable, as they certainly ought to be, it‘ late ra rte as to the intentions of a neighbouring republic be true. But this is not the only remark your Petitioners won d make on the show Section, and they therefore beg - honorable House to the 9th, 19th an 26th Sections of the old ili- tia Act of 1130 (cap. 1.), by which it will pppear, that Militia men n locting their duty, in not attending trainings, Military exercises arid watches, and not having visible property whereon to levy the fine (as is the case with numbers), cannot be punished by imprison- ment, until the next training day (Vida Sec. 9.), which second day cannot happeti before a year after the offence, (wording to Section 2 of the Act of 1833, before quoted; and yet the Act of I780, sec. 26, provides, that no person shall be prosecuted, nor his goods seiz- ed, except within three months next after committing the offence— which enactments are evidently incompatible and repugnant, and therefore wholly inoperative; and the etiect is, that there can be no com ulsory discipline, and immediate legislative interference on this has up are to be absolutely required. asides, a punishment (even if it cnii d be inflicted) would have a bad effect, so long as a year afler the chimes, and the changes of situation in that period should beconsidered, some Militia men removing from the District, and others leavingthe Island.

That your etitioners submit the propriet of an amendment being made, whereby the Commander-inoChtef a all be authorized to ac- cept the services of whatever Companies of Cavalry, Artillery,or any other volunteer Companies that might be deemeduseful, and so jeet to such discipline as he might order—or regulations for them might be enacted; but as the law now stands, no such Companies are noticed, and there is no authority or license for men to enter them.

Many other matters, connected with the Militia, might be noticed, but your Petitioners refrain from doing so, being aware that your honorable House will attend to whatever may appear to be in this respect tor the good of Her Majesty's service, and the welfare of this‘ColsaN'. -

May it'dierefore please your honorable House to take the premises into consideration, and to enact such’alterations and amendments in the Militia Laws oftliis Island as may, in the exercise of your uni- tedrwisdom, appear necessar and proper.

And our Petitioners slial ever pray, &c. doc. the.

Char ottetown, 17th March, IBM). _

Resolved, That the foregoing Message, with the Petition which accompanied it, be referred to a Committee of seven members, to report thereon by Bill or otherwise. ‘

Ordered, That Messrs. Young, Rae, Fraser, Clark, Palmer, Long- worth and Gorman do compose the said Committee.

Read a third time, as engrossed, the Bill intituled “ An Act to establish the salary payable by this Island to the Colonial Secretary and Be istrar and Clerk of the Executive Council."

Mr. nun moved to amend the said Bill in section I, by leaving out the wor s “Four hundred," and instead thereof inserting the words “ Three hundred and seventy."

The Hon. J. S.Macdonald moved, as an amendment, that the Bill dopass. The House divided on the motion ofaniendment:

Yen‘s—The Hon. J. S. Macdonald, Messrs. Clark, J. Dingwell, Dalsiel, Montgomery, Gorman, Thomson, Yen, Forbes, W. Ding- vvell,Hon. Mr. Pope, Messrs. Longworth, Hudson, Beck, Palmer, “Lacheur—lfl. Na s—Messrs. Young, Fraser, Macfarlane, Mac- mill, D. Macdonnld, acintosh, Rae—7. So it was carriedjn the

the Bill ass," it was resolved in the aflirmative.

Orders , That Mr. Inngworth do carry the said Bill to the Council and desire their cpgncurrence,

.’ I? ' ' ’read in his place a Petition of divers inhabitants of Cavendish, styling themselves friends of Temperance—praying that an Act may be passed to prohibit entirely the importation of Ardent Spirits into this Colony, and the distillation of any quantity thereof, by means of domestic manufacture; or for the adoption of such other salutary and restrictive measures, for the promotion of Tem- perance, is to the House may deem meet.

And then Mr. Mucneill moved that the said Petition be received and read.

The Hon. Mr. Pope moved, as an amendment to the question, that the said Petition be not received, the same being printed, and therefore contrary to Parliamentary rule. ' «

The House divided on the motion ofamendment:

Yeas—The Hon. Mr. Po , Messrs. Longworth, Montgomery, Gorman, Hon.J. S. Macdonali‘le, Messrs. Palmer,Yeo—7. Nays—- Messrs. Clark, Thomson, Le Lacheur, D. Macdonald, Macfarlane, Forbes, \‘V. Dingwell, Dalziel, Beck, Fraser, Hudson, Rae, Macin- sash, Macneill, J. Dingwell, Young—16. So it passed in the

slave. "Mr. Le anbcur then moved, that the said Petition be withdrawn by Mr. Mncncill. - The House divided on the question—Yeas, l7. Nays, 6. So it was carried in the affirmative. ' The Bill to amend the Act establishing the times and places for

- holding the Supreme Court in Kin ‘s and Prince Counties was read

for the third time. The Bill provtdel that in the absence of the Chief Justice, from sickness or other unavoidable cause, that the Court may be bolden in either ofthe said Counties by any one ofthe Assistant Judges. “

Mr. Palmer moved that the following Clause be added to the Bill: '. “ And be it further enacted, That all Suits, Causes, Informations and In- dictments, had and pending in the Supreme Court of King’s County, and which shall have been at issue previous to the third Tues ay of July last, and all Writs and Processes, issued from the said Court, wherein the defen- dant or defendants have a tired, according to the usual course and practice of the said Court, shdlie and may be rosccuted, in the same manner sndvvith the like efl'ect as the could and might have been prosecuted, had the said Court actually been holden at Georgetown, at the said July Term aforesaid."

The motion was opposed by Mr. Young, and after some discussion was negatived, without a division.

A motion that the Bill do pass, was carried in the aflirmative, l5 voting for it, and Messrs. Palmer, J. S. Macdonald, Fraser, Yen, Pope, Longworth, Hudson and Thomson against it. w

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“TI/RDA Y, APRIL 18, 1840.

‘ The Halifax and New Brunswick Mails (due last night) have not at arrived. ——-—-

Our aegislsture is still in Session. Yesterday, being Good Friday, no business was done. It is expected that the prero- gation will take place early next week. Several very animated

and highly interesting discussions took place in the House of As-'

sembly during the past week, to which we would have been most hp" to have been the means of giving publicity, not only upon the grounds that they contained many matters of high public impor- tance to us. as s Colony-amall as we are—but were conducted in a stvle which would have redounded to our honour, had they been fully, fairly and impartially recorded. We trust this matter will be better and more satisfictorily arranged before next Session.

On Wednesday last, both Houses of the Legislature waited upon His Excellency the Lieut. Governor, with a Joint Ad- drem. requesting him to forward the congratulatory Address from the Legislature of this Colony to Her Ma esty, on the event of her Maril with Prince Albert, of Sexe obourg and Goths. It i. m rig to perceive, that the qugislsture ex re_ss their full conti-

in His Excellency—l conli ence whic his conduct, in his communications with the two Houses, insures. At the same-time, It is rsmsrkdile. that the House of Assemblt' ofNova Scotia are “am”! “0* “duty for the dismissal of their Governor.

(MWWM)

v Secretary's OMce, April IIth, I840. The Queen ha been to confirm the appointment oftlie Hon. Thom. Heath Hpvtlsnd, as Colonial Secretary and I ' r and Clerk ofthe Executive and Legislative Councils of this lead. The Lieuten'snt‘Governcr has been pleased to appoint the Hon. John Spenser Snitli'I‘reasorsr of the Island.

to draw the attention of our .

allirrnati . The *ion being put on the main motion, as amended, " that.

i I-Iis Eseellency. in Council has been pleased to a ‘ oiut James Dufi' Macdonell Collector of limpet the the Districtpiit‘ Charlotte-

town. T. H. HaviLAsn.

[CIRCULAR.] _ Downing Street, 4th Februar , 1840. Sir; I have the honour to transmit to you.,for t e purpose pf Notice'to ariners,'relatin ' t e Li bts exhibited at St. C ' Point, and the Needte‘a point, Isle-of Wight. "mm-'3' I have the honor to be, Sir, - Your most obedient humble servant . J. Rosana.

receiving ppblicity in the Colony under your Government, a printed

Lieut. Governor Sir Chdrles Fitz Roy. . none: 10 luau-nits. Light at St. Catherine‘s Point, Isle of Wight. v . . Trinity House, London, 4th Feb.1340.

Notice is hereby given, that the Light Tower which has been for some time past in the course of erection on St. Catherine's Point, in the .Isle of Wight, being nearly completed, the Li lit will be exhibited therein on or before the evening of the 1st arch next, and thencefurth continued every Ni ht from sun-set to sun-rise.

The Light at the above station wi I burn at an elevation of 178 feet above the level of high water, and will appear asrafized bright Light in all directions seaward.

Light at the Needlc'e Point:

Mariners are to observe, that in conformit with the Notice issued lrom this House, under date the 29th ovember, 1838, the Light at the Needle's Point will continue to be shown in all direc- tions within which it has hitherto been visible, but that in order to distinguish it from the New Light at St. Catherine's, it will, on and allei‘ the exhibition of the last-mentioned Light, assume a red colour, and will be so continued.

By Order, ' J. Hanna-r, Secretary. .

m In the list of promotions, we are glad to see that of J. F. Holland, Esq. the Deputy Storekeeper at this station.

DOMIITIC MAivurAcwuns.—Mr. James Thomson, of

‘Tryon, has manufactured a Table-cloth, eight yards long, and of

proportionate width, in whihb is exhibited a very considerable degree ofskill in the knowled e of his profession, both as re ards workmanship and design. It has been presented to the ion- tenant Governor, as a kind of Heir-loom to Government House, to be used upon occasions when His Excellency entertains the two Houses oftbe Legislature. The Cloth was exhibited to the two

Houses on Wediiesda last, and was much admired. Mr. Thomson _

line also presented t e Lieut. Governor with a Table-cloth of superior workmanship and fabric, for his domestic use. The more- rid of these Table-cloths were grown upon Mr. Thomson's own farm, and underwent the whole proceu of preparation and comple. tion by his own and his industrious housewrfe's hands.

_ Novas Laoucuas.—On the 9th inst. two vessels—the Waltron, ofllO tons burthen, built b Mr. J. H. Moore, and the Caledonia, oflOl tons, built by Mr. olin Moore, both of Lot 49-— were drawn from the sites whereon they were built, to a suflicient distance below high-water mark to cause them to float on the rise oftlie tide—about a quarter of a mile—in the short space of two hours, althou h the ground was quite bare the whole distance. To accomplish this, two sleighs were constructed, each 47 feet long, and having six cross-bars, upon which the vessels were placed, drawn by 85 horses, and assisted by 260 men. After their object was efl‘ected, the men employed, to other with a number of women and children, who had assemble to witness this unusual s ectacle, were hos itnhl entertained at the houses of Messrs. J. ., John and Char es Mitore.

The Saint Margaret’s Agricultural Societ ’3 Grain Show molt rplace at the House of the Secretar , on uesdey the I7:li ult. he day was fine, but the'roads ein had, many of the members did not attend. The quantity and qua ity of the grain exhibited, we understand, gave general satisfaction. The. pri2es awarded were as follow : ‘ i

For the best Wheat, I5s.,Donald Mscdonald, Tulloch, 621hs. 4oz. .

per bus. , Sec ndbest,I0s.,Devid Andersun,5slis.l.ie.‘ 7... .. . Third best, 5a., Neil Macaulay, Lot No. 45, 60lbs. 1902. .

For the best Barley, 15s., John Mat-.donald, Big Spring, 49lbs.4oz .

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Second best,lOs., John Maceachren, Lot 41, 49lbs. (02.

Third best, 5s., Neil Macaulay,‘Lot No. 45, 47lbs. doz. - For the best Black Oats, I5e., Alexander Fraser, West River, d3lbs. 802. ' 1

Second best, 10a., Joseph Macgillivrsy, 41lbs. dos.

Third best, 5a., David Anderson, East Point, dllbs. 402.

An Inquest was held on the 9th inst. at Fort Augustus Settlement, on the body of John M‘Carron. From the evidence taken before the Coroner, it appeared the_unfortun te deceased was felling trees near his residence, and as he did not rgturn at the usual hour, search was made, when he was found lyin and under a tree that had fallen upon him. The deceased must ave died instantly, as his thigh bone was broken, and his soull fractured—Verdict ac-‘ cordingly. He has left a widow and two small children.—Gazeue.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE COLONIAL HERALD.

Sir; I attended the Meeting that was called the other evening, for the purpose of taking into consideration the expediency of establishing Bonded Warehouses in Charlottetown. ‘

Not being a merchant myself, and never having had an opportu- nity ofobserving their operation and effects in other countries,I 'wss naturally anxious to hear all the arguments that could be adduced, both for and against their establishment; but I must con- fessI acquired less information than I expected I would have done. I regretted this the more, as it must have arisen, not from any deficienc nfknowledge on the part of those present—for there Were several t ere who, no doubt, were quite competent to explain all that was necessary to be known; and the object of my now address- in you is, that some one, thoroughly conversant with mercantile a airs, ma be induced to favour your readers with his sentiments on the subject. V '

On in entering the room in which the meeting was held, I was a good cal surprised to find a very unusual degree of anxiety and alarm depicted on the countenances of the mercantile part of it, for which I was altogether at a loss to account, until one of them, in the observations he addressed to the Chair, stated, that as they had bad a long trial of the present system, and were satisfied with its 0 eration,he thought it would be the wisest policy to “ let well slime," for those establishments would have the efect of opening a door for strangers to come here and‘undersell the resident merchant; and so great was the anxiety of this entlemen for the continuation ofthe resent a stern, that he submitted that merchants alone should allow to vote, if it came to a division, as they were the parties principally interested in the subject! '

I impute no motives—neither will I call in question the sound- ness or Iiberality of this gentleman’s o inions, for. my knowledge of mercantile afl'airs is so ver limited. f I did, I mi ht take up a position that was untenab . I cannot, however, re in them re- marking, thatIcould not perceive that his premises warranted the conclusion he arrived at; nor would I now have noticed the state- ments made by him, had I not observed that two or three others followed in a strain somewhat similar, and that his sentiments appeared to be entertained by the majority of the mercantile party present, although to rite—and, I have reason to believe, to many- they seemed by no means remarkable, either for liberality or pro- fundity ofjudgment. It is very possible, however, I may not have fully understood the gentleman to whom I have alluded; at all events, I have not the inclination, nor would I, cut! If I had the vanity to suppose I had the abilit , have the presumption to impugn the opinions of the merchants of harlottetown, with tenet of whom I have the pleasure of being personally acquainted, and for whose general sound jud ent, respectability and integrity I entertain the

ighest respect. at as, on further in uiry, I find that several of those who attended the meeting are in vour of the petabhshment of Bonded Warehouses, although they did not publicly advocate their expediency—which they certainly ought to have done when the opportunity ‘was afl'orded them; and knowing to, that many of the best informed gentlemen in the communit are of opinion that their establishment would be sdvantegeous th to the merchant and the public, I think it will be admitted that itwould by doingthein an injustice not to allow them an op tunlt of .Iigaln takgng the subject into consideration, and of 6s mly an deliberately investi-

gltlng and discussing it. There can be no urgent necessity, I should .

tbinlr,t'or dismissing it with such precipitaneyc-I Will not ".7 di" courtesy—as some seem to think it eserves.‘ » i

Innovations are, generally, and very properly so fizzfladmifii,

looked upon with great suspicion; and it cool scarcely expects that a change so great as was contemplated would be at once agreed to or carried into operation withouta good deal of opposition.

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It was, as I have said, much to bo regretted, that there was so little said at no meeting, and that tlmse who were able to give information should have been an sparing of it ; fiir I unliesitatingly assert, that no one present, from what was ruined, could have deci- ded on the expediency or inexpedieiicy of the obyect for which it was called; but I he e, as it is a mnitcrtliat wouldsomaterially

.affect the prosperity 0 this Island, some competent person will have

the kindnu't to bring it full _an_d__'clea'rl y before ihe public. I may mention,-' that I iavc been-informed by,several—-on the

.my (if-whose opinions I think ‘I ’chiiiwith safety l'rely—tbat In

all countries «iv-here “Bonded Warehouses have been established, they have been found to act ben‘eficial'y, both 'as regards the met,- chant' and the public4tlie'best‘proof'of‘whicli is, when once established, they are always COJlIln’ljefl; and I,certuinly cannt‘it discover that there is any thug so.very peculiar in this Island-as to render their utili so priiblemziticol. _ ' -

If established,~ harlottetown could their supply all the Out-ports, and the country merchant. who is now‘obligcd to put liimselfto great expense and loss of time in-going to a distant market for his

goods, could be as well supplied there as elsewhere; and this I'

should think would have the effect of causing ii greater circulation ofmoney than has ever been known in it.

Although our merchants in general may. be satisfied with the operation oftlie present system, they are an intelligent clitss ofmen; and if it can be shown that there is every probability that they would do better with Bonded Warehouses llllln without tliom,I feel satisfied they will, for their own sakes, cheerfully agree to their establishment; and slIlllIlti the test of experience decide that the present system is the best, there would be no difficulty, I should imagine, in reverting‘ to it again.

Whenever your space admits, should you think the foregoing worthy ofinsertion in your paper. you will oblige one who is anxious that the subject may be thoroughly discussed.

AN INQUIRER.

16th April, 1540.

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fiart of chariottctotutt.

ENTER ED. Schooner Eleanor, Sutherland, Pit-too; Ballast.

CLEARED. Schooner Brothers, Turnbull,Halifax; 800 bus. Potatoes, 800 do. Oats, ‘25 bis. Oatmeal. Mar Ann. Cam bell, do.; 172 his. Oatmeal, 1000 bus. Oats. Vi iant, Farrell: Pictou; 200 bus. Barley, 100 do. Potatoes, IO bls. ork, 10 his. Pickled Fisli. r

Martini, "On the 9th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Geddin, Mr. David Orr, of New Glasgow, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter oftlie late Mr. William Simpson, of Cavendish.

. fifths At Mill Cove, Tracadie, on Sunday last, Mr. Patrick O‘Neill, aged 64 years.

:13" We are desired to give notice, that the Rev. Mr. Mataulay will not reach in Charlottetown for some time to crime, because his congregation in Three Rivers requires his whole aitciition. Public notice will be given of the next service in St. Jamcs’s Church. ‘

En correspondents. ‘Ve have no other objection to the communication of Attrnzs. than that the author has withheld his real name, without which we must decline its publication. ’

TEMPERANCE ESSAYJ T a General Meeting of the Charlottetown Tempe- rance Society, held on the 61h April inst. invastunanimously—

Resonvan, That a Committee be appointed,".to provide afund, and make the'necessnry arrangements for ofi‘uring a Prize for the best Essa upon the subject ofthe Traffic in Ardent Spirits, as bearing a on the civi ,