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THE. BRADUNSR. 15 alii at CPU —_— a ee Sa As : wi ‘ auenematianes - - _ enn ene een ebisatmes - iitiilieniienenhaie Q. Would you have any objection | forming me * (hates the Inland Posts in} LON OOM HOUSE.

to produce the ovrespondence with the head of your Pepartment, having reter- ence to this subject?

A. No: provided I would receive permission from the Lieut. Governor to

do 80.

Q. Will you apply for such permis- sion ? A. Iwill.

Q. From what source do you defray the necessary expenses of your office ?

A. I pay all authorised expenses from the amount of Postages collected, and the surplus I am directed in future to pay into the Commisgiareat chest. Formerly, I paid this into the Colonial Treasury, towards defraying the expenses of the conveyance of the foreign and domestic Mauls.

Adjeurned. J. B. COOPER, Clerk Asst. H. of A.

COMMITTEE ROOM, Saturpar, April 12, 1851.

Present: Mr. Coles, Mr. Jardine, Mr. Pope, Mr. Davies, Mr. Whelan.

Thomas Owen, Esq., Deputy P. M. Ge- netal called in and examined.—Mr. Owen presented to the Committee, by permission of His Excellency the Lieut. Governor, Copy of a Letter from the Postmaster General, dated 12th Feb- ruary, 1851, and Mr. Owen’s reply thereto, dated March 20, 1851, which were readand ordered to be appended to this -xamination. [For the said Do- cuments, see Appendix. }

Q. In the above mentioned Corres- pondence, ailusion is made tothe “au- thorised expenses” of the Department— of what do they consist ?

A. Of the Officers’ Salaries, Office Rent, Fue!, and other incidental expen- ece.

Q. Under those instructions, do you fee! authorised to disburse the expenses of the inter-celonial transit of the Mails?

A. | am strictly commanded not to pay any part thereof,

Q. What is the annual amount of this charge ?

A. ‘The expense, both by the Winter and Summer routes, is about £820 cur- rency.

Q. What is the amount of Receipts from the inter-colonial Postage? —

A. The gross reeeipts are about £840 Currency. The net proceeds, about £650, after deducting Officers’ Commis- sions and other authorised expenses,

Q. Has the British postage increased to any considerable extent since you have veen in office ?

A. Ithas: the amount paid into the Treasury has increased from £400 to £1100 currency.

Q. How long have you held Office ?

A. Since 1842. Adjourned. J. B. COOPER, Clerk Asst. H, of A. America. Vo 228, B. { Copy) Geneial Post Office. 12th February, 1851. Six —

With reference to your letter of the 18th December last, | have to inform you that, as the Inland Posts in Prince hdward Island have been discontinued, und as, consequently, nearly all the Post- age Revenue collected at your Office is Imperial, or Packet, Postage, the Post- inaster General is pleased ta desire that you will pay the whole amount, afier dis- charging the authorised. expenses, into the Commissariat Chest, transinitting the certificates of such payments to the Re- ceiver General of this Departinent

I am, Sir, Your Obedient Humb!¢ Servant {Signed) W. L. MABERLY Thomas Owen, Esq., P. LE. Island.

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General Post Office, Churloltetown, March 20, 1851.

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this Island ha? heen discontinued, and as eonsequentty noorly all the Postage Re-

venue coleeted ac unis Office is Imperial ret Posiage, | i> Lordship the Post- ister General nad been pleased to

direct me to pay the whole amount after discharging the authorised expenses, into the Commtssariat Chest.

Tiis command J w!! strietly attend to; but | would respectfully take the liberty to state to you for His Lordship’s informa- tion, that a considerable part of the Post- age collected in this Island is inter-colo- nial and that only about one third of the sum collected is Imperia! or Packet Post- age.

I would further tuke the liberty to state that the inter-colonial charge for the con- veyance of the Mails between this Island and Nova Scotia, exceeds the amount col- | lected upon the Colonial Correspondence,

I have the Honor to be Sir, Your most Obedient Humble Servant, THOMAS OWEN. (No. 5.)

ADDRESS.

To Ehs Excellency Sir Alerander Banner- man, Knight, Lieutenant Governor and Commander tn Chief, §c. §c. &e.

Mavit PLEASE Your ExceLLencyY } The House of Assembly respectfully

request, that your Excellency will be pleased to cause the transmission of the Inland Mails to be resumed with as litile dejlay as posible—provided the Postage arising there-from be paid into the Pub- lic ‘Treaewry of this Island as formerly, and the House will make suitable provi- sion for the same.

Thursday, April 1%th, #851.

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(Signed) Lieutenant Colone! Maberly,

Secretary, &c. &c. &c. General Post Office.

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LeGisiaTiveE Councr, CHAMBER, ‘Tuesday March 25, 1851.

ESOLVED, That the following

Standing Order of this House be in- serted three times ineach of the Newspapers published in Charlottetown, for the informa- tion of the public.

CHARLES DESBRISAY, D. C. L. ©.

“ That no Bill, Resolution or other proceed- ing, founded upon any application addressed to the House of Assembly, be sust@ined by the Council, unless an application to the same effect, with such documents as may 1ccom- pany the same, be also presented to the Coun- cil in General Assembly ”’

in rue House oF AssEMBLY, Tuesday, March 25, 1851.

ESOLVED, That no: Petition Pray-

ing aid for Roads, Bridges or

Wharfs, or forany object of a Local or Pri-

vate nature be received after TUESDAY the FIFTEENTH day of April next.

ORDERED, That the foregoing Resolution be

inserted in each of the Newspapers published

in Charlottetown, JOHN M-:NEILL, Clerk H. A.

s . * | ° Legislative Library Notice. ERSONS having in their possession

the following BOOKS, belonging to: the Legislative Library, are hereby requested to return the same forthwith -—~ Ist Volume Smith’s Works. Modern Brit- ish Eesayist. Locke on the Haman Uader- standing. Fortane’s Chima. 7th Volume of Chancellors. M‘Donaid’s Quotations. 2 & 4, 9 & 10 Dick’s Works. Miss Landon’s Works. Statesmen of America. Ist Volume Prescott’s Mexico. Ist & 24 Volumes Con- quest of Peru. 2d Voiume Layard’s Niveveh. 1& 2 Cosmos. dd Volume Sirsckland’s Queen Gilbert’s Banking. 15th Volume Encvelope- dia Brittanica. Welecn on Wealth. Fullar- ton en Currency. Ist Volume Rise and Fall of Athens.

H. W. LOBBAN, Librarian, April 14, 1851.

PRSNGA INVENTION,

Diamond Cement,

JOR mending China, Gisss, and Larth- ware of every Description. The Subscriber has been appointed , Agent for the above Cement, and from his experience of its use in the repair, of broken dishes and Glassware, can conti- dently recommend it to House keenest end others. [it will he enld y can

M. W. SEINANER.,

inenyer

Selling Of!

! GREAT REDUCTION OF PRICES!! | (He Subscriber intending to proceed to | England in the early part of the Sum- mer, will dispose the whole of his valuable and well selected Stock of Goods, after the first of March ata Great. Repucrion from his previous low prices, for prompt payment; the whole being well worth the attention of purchasers, as GREAT BARGAINS may be ex- pected; his Stock comprises almost every description of Goods used in the country. such as superfine Broad cloths. Beaver and Pilot cloths, Black, Oxford and faney Doeskins, Blankets, Sheets, Linen and cotton Sheeting. Ironing cloth, Glass ecioth, House cloths, Floor and Stair Carpeting. and crumb cloth in great variety, Hearth Rags, Unbleached cottons, al! prices, Cotton Warp, blue white and red White Shirtings and Long Cloths, Regatta, Plain and twilled Shirtings, Fancy and half Mourning Prints, very cheap, a great variety of dress stuffs, viz Glace Blond, Shot Lustres, Fancy Loires, Striped Viturias, Figured Silk Viturias, Printed Delaines, Chintz, Cashmeres Piain Palmyrines, Norwich ‘Tuck Dresses, Or- leans and Coburgs, colored and black, Black Lustres, some very superior Gala Plaids, Cloak- ings, French mixed Napoleon, Napped Chame- leon, Circassian cloth. Steel Union Tweed, Silk Norwich Cloth; Plaid and other cloaking in variety, a splendid assortment of rich figured and plain Silks and Satins for dresses, a good assortment of Ribbons,—Gentlemen’s Satin and other Vestings, a large assortment of Hosiery—ready made € lothing in every varie- ty, and large assortment of White Flanneis— Serges and Salisbury Flannel}, and a varied ass- ortent of other Drv Goods— Jewellery, Brooches, Pins, Gold Rings and Pens, Silver Watches, good and Cheap, with a great variety of Fancy Articles, Stationary of every kind— Perfumery, Essences, Hair Oils, Combs, Work Boxes, Writing Desks—Berlin Wools, and Patterns —Furs, viz. Mufis, Cuffs. Boas Prin- cess Royals, Victorines—Fur and Cloth Caps, Children’s Caps and Feathers—the newest stvle of Parisand Paramatta Hats, and Felt Hats —India Rubber Coats, Leggings and Shoes—Ladies Boots and Shoes—White and Black Satin Slippers French Shoes. EARTHENWARE: fn Dinner, Teaand Toilette Setts—Teapots —Cups and Saucers, Stone Jugsin great va-

riety.

HARDWARE: Comprising—Shot all sizes, Percussion Caps, Plate, Rim and Mortice Locks of every size and price, Pad, Chest, Drawer, Trunk, Iron and Brass Cupboard Locks, H{inges and Screws— Knives and Forks, Jack, Pen, Butchers’ Sailors’ and Shoe Knives, Handsaws, Files, Scissors, Cur- tain Loops, Pole Ends, Brass Rings, Cash Boxes, Gimblets, Rules, Razors good and cheap, Wrought and Cut Nails of every size, Window Glass, Lamps, Can- dlesticks in variety, Snuffers and Trays, Tea Trays, some very handsome Braces and Bitts, Fire Irons, Block ‘Tea Kettles, Pots and Pans, Steel of different kinds,. Iron of every size. a superior Beam Seale and Weights, Roller Buckles, Plough Chains and Shears, together with a large lot of other Ironmongery.

GROCERIES: don Indigo, Fig Blue, Coffee. Candles, scription of goods at the lowest possible the Catholic Chanel, Char- THE Blood Horse SALADIN, import- nesr Poplar [sland Bridge—the Resi- Also atthe same place, the Ayrshire STEPHEN RICH, Owner. ue Subscriber ia prepared to under- ontv,on delivery,

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JAWSS UeGRATD |- AS the following GOODS by Whole- ~ sale and Retail, received by recent arrivals from England, and the United States:

Black and Invisible Green Cloths, Brown, Beaver,ané Blue Pilot, Cashmeres and Doeskins, Gloves, Hosiery, Silk, and Silk Velvet. Welsh Flannels, Lasting Boots, Ribbons, black cloth and satin Vests, Cloakings, Muslins, Ticking, mus- lin Collars, green, blue and black Falls- Goffering, Vests and Pants, Muffs, Boas.

Victorines. 300 pieces. grey Cotton, 100 do. white & Regatta. Shirting, 80 do. Orleans, 500 bundles Biue, Red. and White Warr, 140 pieces printed Cotton, 150 doz. Cor- ton Handkerchiefs, 70 doz. grey Wad- ding, 100 pieees Lining Cotton, 2@00 be. Logwood,14 puns.Molasses and Sugar,50 Bbis. Pitch, lar, Rosin and Bright Var- nish, 2000 lbs. Northern Red Clover Seed, 6 Philadelphia Mill Saws, 40 Cooking and Franklin STOVES, 100 gross Corks, 20 Caske high proof RUM, 10 Cans Camphene Oil, 200 sides Boston and Halifax Sole LEATHER, Box- es Candles, Ginger and Pepper, Honey- dew Tobaceo, Castor Oil, Holland’s Gin, Martell’s Brandy, Port and Sherry WINE, 10 cwt. Ameriean Shingle Naila, 2 patent Butter Churns, I Counter Scaie, 1 doz. Door Mats, 50 Barrels Herrings, 60 doz. Fur and Cloth Caps, 200 lbs. Shoe Thread, 300 lbs, black & white Linnen 10 ibs. black Twist, 20 Ibs. black sewing Silk. 80 doz. Shawls, 40 doz. stou 2 Braces, 60 Chests TEA, 2000 Ibs. Red- wood, 20 gross assorted Combs, 500 Ibs. Cheese, 100 ibs. Cotton Bails,4 Kegs Saleratus, 30 boxes 10x 12 &7 x9 Glass, 100 bags Table Salt,, An assortinent of Hardware.

OATS AND FUR WANTED. January J, L851,

MBVIEAL WARE HOGSS, DALRYMPLE’S CORNER, QUEEN ST’ W. SKINNER has receired, and is now opening his FALL SUPPLY of genuine British .

BRUCS & MEDICINES,

IncInding all the Patent Remedies now in use Spices in great variety, Confectionary of every description ; Cake flavouring, and ornaments of all kinds—Candied Citron—Lemon and @range Peels, fresh and cheap—Baking Pow- der, a new article much esteemed—Isinglase and Gelatine of all kinds—Fresh Currants, Raisins, and Fruit of a)] kinds—Candje Orna ments,new style and beautiful-—Please call and see his Toilet Requisites, which are va- ried and handsome, Snook says nothing cam equal them—Fancy Miscellaneous Articles, among which are sédme valuable Jewellery, Lockets, Studs, Breast Pins, &c.—Musie Boxes, Flutineas, Aecordeons, &c,—a variety of Purse Setts, plain and gilt—Silk, Steel and Bead-worked Purses in great variety—an un- rivalled assortment of Fancy Soaps, Perfume- nies, &c.—-+ case of genuine Kau de Cologne, ane dollarper bottle. ‘The whole of the tore going Goods, together with the remainder of

is former Stock, furnish a complete catalogue ef such articles as are necessary to be foind im his line, and to which he invites public attes- tion.

le? One keg of genuine DANTZIC BLACK BEER for sale. "This is the ancient remedy for Consuinption and the restorative of debth- tated Constitutions, ard is stil} unrivalled for @ie cure of all affections of the Chest and Lungs.

Charlottetown, Dec. 11-(Gaz. only)

The Horse Champion.

IIH celebrated Horse CHAMPION formerly owned by George Coles, Esa.

will stand during the incoming Season, at the following places, once a fortnight.— A. full description of this Horse is unne- cessary but it wil! suffice to state, that he stands 16 hands and one inch high, pre- portionably stout-—4 years old this Spreng, and is of a Strawberry colour :—

At Mr. John Sutherland’s, Head of St. Peter’s Bay, on Monday, 5th of Mey nex.

At Mr. Hoopers’s, Morrell,.on Tuesdey 6th of May.

At Donald McDonald, Psq’s.” St. Mar- garet’s on Thursday, Sth of May.

At Ccoper’s Mills, Grana River, on Friday. 9th of May.

At William Coffin’s, Bay Fortune, on Saturday 10th of May.

Trams, 20s. CASH.—CGroom’s Fre, o3. Od.

Drugs and Medicines, and Spices im great variety. Concou, Souchong and Hyson Tea, Loaf and Moist Sugar, Soap, Starch, best Lon- Pipes, together with a large assortment in other departments, all ofthe best de- price. Great George Street, oppos:te lottetown, April 14. The Saladin. ed by the Royal Agricultural Socie- ty— will stand for the Season at Upton, dence of the Subscriber—Terms 230s. Cash, Mares that failed last Season, 15s, Bull imported by the above Society in 1849—Terms 3s, Upton, April 14, 185. - BRASS FOUNDRY. take BRASS CASTINGS, of every description, at reduced prices, for CASH WATSON DUCHEMIN. he ‘Thabest Price g-ven fur old |

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