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AGRICULTURAL BOCIETY.2GROSS POLITI- CAL PARTIALITY.

Ova ceaders spewwell aware that for ine past six moaihe wehave arly inserted in Tux ExAMiN e nu: | adderileaente that have been jared from® thé Royal Agricultura} Nociety, We inserted them ava mat- ter of course, perauaded that we would be paid for their publication in due season, as we Were during the exist- ence of the old Agricultural Society, and as the other printers now are. But it seems that we reckoned without our host, ag the sequel will prove.

A few weeks since we received a hirt that it was the intention of the Committee ofthe Society, or at least of some of them, who think and act pretty much for the whole body, not_to recognize our paper as one of the vehicies through which the proceedings of the

"Society were promulgated, and of course not to pay for thei publication. To satisfy ourselves respecting the truth of the hint, we forwarded to the Society our ac- count for six months’ advertising, annexing a memoran-

“gum thereto, desiring to be informed whether we should

continue advertizing at the Suciety’s expense, and at the same rate us that agreed upon with the other print- ‘ers. On Saturday we received a note from the late Secretary in reply, which informs us that’ the Commit- we decline paying our account, “ inasmuch as_ no au- authority waa given for the insertion” of the ad- vertizements, and that “they do not deem it advisable ‘2 guthorize their insertion for the future.” Now, it is very true that no authority was given for the jugertion af the Advertizements. Under, the old Society we never thought of asking for authority before copying out of the other papers the Society’s publica- tions; we felt satisfied that no distinction would or aught to be made, and our bills were regularly paid. ft is true that a contract for the publication of the ad- vertizements exists between the present society and all the other Proprietors of papers in the town; but when we expressed our willingness to come within the terms of the contract, why should we be excluded from the patronage of the society? Shall we anawer the ques- tion? Because our politics are distasteful to the exclu- sive, bullying crew who have been p'aced by accident, and mot from mierit, at the head of affairs in this Colony, who colour every little institution in the country with their hateful prejudices and party spirit, and who are fast degrading the Agricultural Society into a mere political shop. The Royal Ayricultural Society draws from, the public funds £500 per annum. This sum is voted by 17 or 18 members out of the 24, whose political opinions coincide with those of Tue Examinen—the paper itseif 13 read by hundreds of families who never see a Gazelle or Islander from one year to the other, and whe do not wish to see either. Is it fair, then, to de- vrive so large a portion of the public of information that may be of importance to them, when, by taxation, they contribute so largely to the Soceity’s funds ? Is it fair -~is it prudent on the part of the Committee to offer a di- rect insult to the political feelings of the majority of the Assembly, by denying their miserable pittance of pitro- nage to the only paper which expresses the views of that winjcr.ty, the only paper which is read by, some of them ? Is it honest on the part of the Society, or rather an that of the political Committee, to suffer a public journalist to continue.printing for them for a period of,six months, and at the end of that time to tel! him they will not pay

him for his. services, without previously, intimating their}

determination to that effect? [f the Society confined its publications, to one paper on'y—say the Gazette-—we should have no complaint to make; but while all the ether papers have been patron: zed—the Islander, Gazelle and Review, and, while the Society is a pubite one, and supposted by public funds, we bad no reason to sppre- head that the Committee would be so incompa:ably mean a3.to, bring their political hatred into the Soctety for the. purpose of injuring us. But we despise their

entirely a labour of love, must decline the honour of asso¢iating with the great ee % the South VV est. . ge . |

K. W.b to Buggest that aa several of t esent officials will shortly be in needof some lio ment, D. M: would do well to secure the’ser ‘of the most trust-worthy of the batch, It will be neces- sary to use much discrimination in the choice, as it is

well known that while some.of them ha been e o ed in the great farm-yard of publi, hey ntities of

filched to themsélves considerable 0

ed public. .

E. W. being about to maxe a tour of ne County, begs to intimate to 1D. M.. that he leaves in his place a gentleman who will be punctual 1p giving Ane oe Is their semi-weekly supply of oats. E. W. would be glad to have D. M’s company on this occusion, to ex- hibit him to the curious of King’s County as a remark- able specimen of the Jim Crow tribe—a-cross between the ourang-outang and the genus homo; and would ensure to him hie daily allowance of porridge and Athol brose. :

We are informed that a letter has been receiv- ed by a Gentleman in this town from the Captain of the Brig Fanny, bound for California, which states that the eet was at Valparaiso on the 22d of April. last, all well.

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((* The tale entitled “the Siege of Dunbeg, or the Stratagems of War,” will be resumed in our next No. It was omitted to make room for editorial.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The Colonial and United States Maila arrived per Steamer Rose on Monday morning.

Starrt Rows.--Some disturbances had occurred in Halifax between some of the soldiers of the 88th Regt. and some of the marines of H. M.S. Wellesley. _At- tempts were made by the former to wreck and burn houses of ill-fame in Barrack street; but the timely interference of the police prevented the intended vio. lence, ‘he disturbance arose out of, a report that.one of the military had been murdered in the house of a colored man, which report was afterwards ascer- tained to be ineorrect.

Acapia Coi.rer.--This Institntion has been trans- ferred by the Baptists. of Nova Scotia to the Baptist Convention, a body. which represents the Baptisis of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and P. E,. Island. Henceforth it is to be conducted upon the voluntary principle, and can receive no Government allowance, or state endowinent.of any kind or description. This an- nouncement wit produce a thrill of satisfaction among a large portion of the population, This, we understand, was about the last act of the Baptist Association held at Nictanx, which has been divided into three bodies, hencefarth to be known as the Eastern, Western, and Middle or Central Associations,

Sreamen Viceror.--The Officers of the Viceroy, whose wreck we noiuced on Saturday, are censured by some of the passengers, who publish a letter in the oe Sun, for improper conduct at the time of the wreck,

Tre Crorps.—We regret to have it to state that the early sown wheat fields have been attacked by a small grab that is meking sad havoc, and will Jikely cut off the crop for this year, if means be not discovered ito prevent it. We have not as yet heard of many fields [being injured ; but it is feared that as the crop attains |to tho same age as those that have euffered, they will \all feel the effects of the blight. ‘Fhe grass has a fine inppearance, and there is every proapect of a heavy yield ; oats, potatoes, and other crops look well.— Pictou paper.

Finr anv Loss or Lirr.-—-We are informed by the Quebec Mercury of June 25th, that a fire broke out: in

paltry. spite. We have lived without them, and can.do|that City lately, in a house. forming the corner of St.

so stills. and are much mistaken if their meanness in (hia tranaactioa do not cost them more than the amount of a yeas’s advertizing.

We beg to. intimate to the political Committee that

Genevieve and St. John Streets, and that a Mr. F. Milligan, Junr., who occupied part of the building as a Piano Forte manufactory, perished in the flames.

The late calamitous fire at Montreal, by which 193

we haye.ng intention to discontinue the publication of houses were consumed, was occasioned by some idle

vue Society’s advertisements. We print for the country 2s well as fur Charlottetown, and though unpaid, will in epite of political committees, endeavour to afford all necessary, information to the despised tenantry and far- wera,

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E. WRELAN presents his compliineats to D. Maclean,

Fsq., the rejected of the First, District of, Queen's!

Connty—is exceedingly obliged for the generous offer of 30s. or 405. a mouth to assist D. M. in securing his

eats at the coming harvest, and has ao donbt that. D.!

M’s masters in Cuarlottetown would make. a consider- able additioa to the proposed wages, if E. W. could de

iboys playing with Jucifer matches and firework crack- lers in the yard of a carpenter and joiner, The yard was covered with shavings, and the fire, being once communicated, ran over it like gunpowder.

The setting off of firework crackers has become too frequent in our own streets of late, and will be discre- ‘ditable to the Magistracy, if continued much longer,

‘and perhaps dangerous to the community at large. }

Retrencument.—‘Ve learn from Toronto, that the Committee of the House of Assembly have adopted a resolution recommending that the salaries of the Chief Justices be £1000; Justices £750; inferior Judges ‘£500. No Solicitors Generali.

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wnduced tu take up his abode amongst the “ yahoos” of} A duel came effin New Orleang, on the 8th inst.,

New London, as in, that case a very troublesome esaomer would be getrid of Bat BE. W. finding the outing press wm yery excellent thrashing machine.

between n Spaniard named Estrella and an Italian named Quitino, The weapons were a dirk and a razor. | After.several pxsees. the Spariard, who used the ra-

‘aich enables his io give D. M's employecs “their zor, inflicted aterrinie waar? spor the face of his gata- vals” avgularly tu se @ werk, end which he regards aa;genie, aod thee “doy wae”

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grain, and left little but straw and’chaff to the plunder-|

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_ LETTER FR PALIFORNIA,

rly of Indian Town, Now ) to his friends, dated

Cth pril, 1850, from whiah

liformia, d tractag—~ ends, I am rejoiced to hear th well. Don't come! don't any of you come to Calif = —those that have arrived are doing nothing. * se

R., former! Jobin, arrived Tahal irene Poon in the Set Ty ade ating in value, he lost it all, and mines. * & G., of whom I spoke oie =

lifornia several years, keeping a gamblin if he had sold out last November, he a) bene

his eetablishment was sold lately fi $5000,

nent was sold la or lieve he is not worth shy hing w. fie ws > think of sending lumber here now, it will not drin enough to cover the freight. The people of the Unit States are crazy; millions on millions of feet are ay- riving here, and by the last accounts they were shipping more than ever. Kyerything else is as bad; there must be many inthe United States that will be ruined by their shipments to California. * * * -Theonly.per. sons that stand a chance here now, are those.men that are able to work hard in the mines with pick-axe and shovel, on hard fare, (it must be hard when they have ts pay one dollar per pound for potatoes); the ¢un'in sam- mer beating down with an intensity of 120 degrees, and sometimes 145 degrees, in the Ravines, without a breath of air; you must know that a great many die

“ |there, it could not be otherwise. Those that can stand

this accumulate gold; summer is the most’ profitable time for them, the streams are nearly dry then. * * # There is no better placethan New Brunswick, althouga one should be poor, he can there live in health and com- fort, neither of which can be obtained here. Yer in spite of suffering still they come! ship loads on whip loads! poor fellows, I pity them! It will cot be before there is ag greata rushto get back. * * * The T'eal ts not arrived yet—she has been out over 200 days, she was spoken near Cape Horn on the 27th Jen. No vessel! from St.John has yet arrived; two bave arrived from St. Andrews. 29th April, the barque Rory O’More.from Quebec arrived from Valparsiso on Satur day ; she left the Teal there to sail in a few days, ane had experienced heavy weather off Cape Horn, and he¢ to throw over her deek load 30th April. A vessel ther arrived here on Sunday (28th) spoke the Teal 16 deg North ; she must be here now in a few days,

Exormovus Lump or Goxiv.—We yesterday exaw- ined a large number of rich specimens of California old. Among them was one which weighed fifty pounds t is composed inostly of pure gold, apparently having, while in a liquid state, run among some guartz rocks. It was fonnd near the Maraposa about three feet below the surface of the earth. $5000 was offered for it on the spot where it was found, but it is supposed to, be. worth about $6000, although the actual value cannot de, ascertained until it is ground up and assayed. The big lump is now the property of Mr. H. B, Williame, whe arrived in this city yesterday en board ‘the steamehip Obio.--.V. O. Picayune, 94h.

The Legislature of Connecticut has passed one d- vorce bill the present session, separating Candice Wit- liams from her husband. ‘There was no opposition to the bill. It appears that Candice was disappointed in a match with a white man, beeame low spirited, and ia a fit of desperation, married a negro. After a jittie coal reflection, she repented, and is now glad to get rid of her black husband. The husband had notice of her. intention toapply for a divorce, but he did mot appeer to oppose hex.— Hasiford Times, 17th.

The most extensive powder mills in the world sre the Brandywine, in the Delaware, and the best powder made is at these mills. They manufactured last yeer 2,500,000 pounds, which would, allowing a ton fur & load, make 1250 wagyon leads, and require 2500 horses todraw them. These, on the road, would make a tram seven miles long, and at an average price of 124 cents per pound, would amount to the large eum of $312.50.

Port Lavreate.—Iit would seem, from an articie in the Morning Chronicle, that the office of Poet Laureate, (with an intimation that no poetic tribute need be paid). has been offered to Mr. Rogers, the venerable author “ The Pleasures of Memory,” but was gracefully sethur ed by him on the plea of age.

Six quarts of charcoa), finely pulverized, and put inte 2 cistern of t!e capacity of fifleen hogsheade, will meke the water périvctly sweetat any time, it.is wel) work the trial.

“These California fellors ilk about going rowad the horn soliloquized Skeesicls, the other night, om the canal bridge—“Ketch me going round the horn! J ae ver went round a horn in ty life! Verever 1 fnd ome in my way | allers drinks ix no—Il does.”