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Che Examiner.

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For trae Examiner. THE NEW SUEKIFFS, Mr. Eprron.—The Gentlemen who now wield Executive power fn this Island were yoort reus tn therr complaininys, and denunciations of the

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i - ey a” _ ” ” — — j lthat the Executive did not intend to bring forward the Elec |

tive Council Bill this Session, which was passed in the House | last Session, and printed for general information, w.th the)

understanding that as soon as a majority could be secured in

LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.

The English Mail, which arrived in Halifax on Saturday last, | bringing dates to the 7th inst., was received | ere this morning, |

Mr. D S. DBentiey, Teacner«r Vocat Music,

Resprerep TEACHER ; ase As you have conducted this Singing Class for the past scholastic quarter much to our satisfaction and benefit, we

MEM ADVERTISEMENTS,

notaination and appeiatment ef sheriffs by the Governor in Council, : : i becuuse, as ths, the honrable gentlemen, avered, partizan sheriffs | the Upper House favourable to the views of the Goyercment,

’ cannot allow vou to resign yur charge and retire from among (Tuesday), The news, in addition to that, by other arrivals, | us without giving expression to our approval of your know-

CHARLOTTETOWN GAS LIGHT COMPANY.

would always be placed in office. In order to purify the springs ol ju-tice, and estalcish an impartial tribanal for the appointme:t of Sheritis, the Govern ne t, With an dastlied eye to constituting those Officers, unvias d by political frelloyu, and without faver, passed an Act, during the pres mnt Sessi nof the Legistature, investing the Judges ot the Supreme Court with the nomtmation of nine persons, from which punter the Governor should select one for each County in this [stand

The Throne and the Bench, the Governor and the Judges, were in-

te Bill would be passed. The Government have now a ma- | jority in the Council sufficient to carry any measure; but we are confident that so long as they can get their work done | “under the nominated system which they abused so much in | former years, they will never think of sending their nominees

is not important. The following summary, furnished by a)!

lute Halifax paper, embraces nearly every thing of note : -

Thevintelligence by this arrival amounts to bat little. The English papers publish the Pope's Bull of Excounmunication against the King of Sardinia. The Turin press se tes that the

ledge of this beautiful and amusing science, and of your mus- teriy manner in conducting the schol. : Accept. dear sir, our cordial thanks and fervent wishes for your welfare wherever your lot may be cast. Signed on behalf of your Singing Class, Exiss Ropers, Donato McKagnzig,

yoked te avett the possibility of partizin appointments, those fountains | {0 constituencies who won’tc«lect them. of honor avd impartiality were constituted the med umf purification. | ak eet indians fn their clean hands jastice would net Waver, the stern balance would | be unintlaenced by political considerations ; and unactuated by party THE REVENUE BILL. spirit, ia the » aunateon and eppelutment of Sverilfs ; but bow far that tna desirable obj et has been accom plisbed, let the patent faet tell,asex-) Tus Bill has been, for some days, under the consideration hibited in the Acst procric.| working of their power under the new Act | The Jwtges sent iu their list of uominees to the Governor; and bis Eewell ney, dewdtless bidlen by bis Executive Council, appointed from that list te the office of Sheriff three of the clase of politicians properly | a designatd Rai’, The Act, by their she wing, bas not met the pretended | fifth, or 25s. per cent. o ject of iwps ality. which its framers and sponsors promised The first adminicten tion of it has been strictly partizan, and more than sus. | picion of party bias rosts upon the nominator. I aim warranted in this | subject to double the former duty, and that distilled from assertios by the indisputable fact, that the three nemines of the Jwiges, for Queen's County, are ther ughly aod notoriously partizan teen, and Lneme- bh m that the public may know ant judge for them selves. The thre: mominees were, James Duncan, Henry Longworth, and John Binns—three more degged p liticuns and Tory partizans their Honors could net have selected. Mr Longworth is the least | according to proof; and wine Is. per gation effensive of the trio Mr Bians ig ohaoxious, having been charged with | ” partiality whee formerly acting as Sherif. * * * * * I hare clearly and undeniably showe the polities! character of the | Judges’ nomtaves Could ut have been accidental t I ho e the ermene | is uaspotted by political rancor ; yet ‘* ‘tis passing strange” that three rampant Tories teund favor in their sight and not one Liberal was worthy ef their cons.deration, I agaia ask, could this have been unin- | tentivaal ? jaffect tue pocket of the poor man as well as the rich, the CENSOR. | es - ne | public revenve will amount to about £7

}now agreed to. The ad valurem duty has been increased one

The duty on ale and porter has been

}inereased dd. per gallon. Lome made malt liquor will be

| mulasses is Jiable to Gd. per gallun additional duty. Rum is

| lowered 8d. per gallon. but the impost is to be collected ac-

|crding to the proof. Brandy is increased 6d., to be collected

An addition of one halfpenny per lb. is added to tie duty on Sole Leather ; Cobscco is likewise increased ld. per Ib., and Coffee 1d. per ib. ; Lemon Syrup Is. per gallon, new duty, and dried fruits

ld. per Ib., new duty. By t ese new taxes, all of which will

April £1, 1860. G00 more than it did

+ om + —-

{last year; but whether any portion of it can be applied to- - | . ’ : For tug Exauiven. | wards liquidating the debt of the Colony, is extremely proble-

DAVID McGILL.

From his sleep—from his sleep—

Ile shall wake not to weep;

To the three, pang and pain,

He will wake not aguin.

Serene in Death's cham er he lies:

His spirit away in the skies :

Hath met on the shadowless shore, | at present, notwithstan ing our increased taxation.

Where blisaes are fresh evermore. |

Fr ends, and the loved mother who bore:

Blissful, thooght, surpaseingly dear,

That knowing and known he lives there,

Where sorrow comes not, nur a tear :

And life is undimin'd hy a sear.

Bei tified hope full of j y.

To home of the soul of oue bey.

dn peace he sleeps on '—let him rest,—

The bright sunn sward’s on |.is breast,

And calm is his bed of r pose ;

There king-cups will bioom, and the rose,

And sweet st. rry flow'rets of May

Thei beauty and perfume display ‘

And zephvrs, the brig t grasaes wave

Giro ing fr sh on the breas* of Lis grave ;

From branch of yon evergreen tree—

Em lem, life ete nal, of thee,—

lea Summer, in Autumn and Spring,

The robin and linaet will sing

QO’cr head of our innocent ore;

And grasshoppers chirp in the san

By bis grave, ‘till eve’s shadows spread,

Ani night's dewy gems stud his bed,

lil sea by the moon's ge tle light,

Dispell ng the darkness of nigh ;

And face of the sta lighted ski s

Sw es down on the towh where he lies—

"Neath fo» ret. and dewdrep, and sud,

At will of bis Pather, our God.

The loving will come with sad eyes,

Am) bosoms o’erburden'd with sigts,

And utter them mournfully there,

As the heart o’erdlows with a tear—

‘To tall where the wild g-asses Lloom—

Like watebers beside his young tomh,

Fel! o'er corse of the love, in his grave ;

No care, no aff ction coud save

No pra ers could avert—stay, nor charm

The purpose of D-ath’s hony arm,

Or wrest from his merctless power

Oar tenler, our delicate fuwer.

Sad. sacred, and dear is that mound—

The loved of our life's in that groand—

The pride of our bosom and } \y-—

© -r gentle. our i noecent boy.—

*Twas sad, it «as angaish to part

With lov'd of our home—of our heart,

O God, we gre» faint, and we wept.

When he drew his last b eath, and slept, —

The lone, the long breathless last sleep—

He \Lsleep till the Trump's voice sail sweep

Earth's bosom and beart of the deep : Let him sleep.

watical. We believe the appropriation, so far, exceeds that of previous years ; and when tle expense of entertaining the | Prince of Wales shall be added to the bill, and the cost of the Land Cummission—if it ever should go into operation—shall

| be also added to the account—there is no doubt that we shall

ferences to a little episode, connected with it, which graced land terminated the proceedings of Saturday evining. Mr.

Haviland, who had charge of the Bill, was contending with Mr. Longworth for waking goods in bond liable to duty under ithe new tariff, which his colleague in the Government most | stoutly opposed—so little agreement is there between members The i dispute between the two Co neillors waxing somewhat warm,

lof the same Exceu*ive on important financial questions

| —Mr. Longworth losing dis-ertion and temper toge.h Ty o'n- pared the att. tudes of his |-olleague to those of a cock sparrow, at which there was a very audible exclamation of surprise all ‘over the House, and an uneasy feeling took possession o!

' . jmembers generally. Mr. Ilaviland paused fur a moment,

|

| vernment to do their own work, or used other words to the

igame effect.

;especially on the ministerial side of the House. Mr. Haviland

and he would not be eunsuled by any amount of friendly in- | tervention from members on either side of the House. We fare quite sure that Mr. Longworth did not intend to offend | his friend and colleague ; there was no malice in the words he jused; and they had scarcely escaped lis lips before he saw ithe error be had committed ; and with the frankness and | feelings of a geatleman, he acknowledged it, and apologised jforitin the most ample terms. | showed no dixposition to aceept the apology at the time, and ithe only course that appeared to be left fur patchihg up this little family quarrel was to adjourn the House, which was

accordingly dune,

most exaggerated reports of it have gone abroad ; and it isour

desire that the public should be in possession of correct infor- mation on the subject. For our own part, we attach little | importance now to quarrels between members of the Govern- |

Ment, simply because they have become so frequent; but the,

jof the House of Assembly, and its principal provisions are | ¢,.

; | find the public debt next year evnsiderably larger than it is |

| In noticing the Revenue Bill, we cannot omit a brief re- |

‘and then ina voice tremulous with passion, said, that since | ‘he was so grossly insulted he would no longer remain in the | 1G svernment with t..e honorable member for Queen’s County, —lie would be a free man, he said, and wou!d leave the Go- |

This announcement produced a new sensation, |

did desert the Bill, and apparently lis party for the time ; |

Mr. Haviland, however, |

We would not take any notice of this fracas only that the |

/excommunication bas been reeeived with indifference by the | people of Central Ltaly. It now seems to be a settled ting | that the French troops at Rome will be replaced by Neapolitan | troops, a step which will almost cert:inly bring Napies and | Sardinia into collision, and probably cause a further extension ‘of the limits of the latter Kingdom.” The Parliamentary Elee- | tions had taken place in Piedmont, Lombardy, &e., the Minis- riniis s boing almost everywhere successful The principle of [talian unity and of annexation to Sardinia is so ray idiy extending and strengthening that it is confidently predicted by many persons that Victor Emmanuel will open his next Par- liament at Rome as King of italy. Austria has formally pro- tested against the aunexation of Central Laly. | Tue attempted insurrection in Spain was led by a General Ortegas and was a Carlistynovement. I+ proveda total failure. His own soldiers refused tu fall into his Carlist selemes and he was obliged to fly. | [tis seid that in the trade of France great benefit is already derived from the operation of the Commercial treaty with | England. | Uncer the ** domestic’ head we find little or no news in the Englishapers The admirers o * the noble art of seif de- fence’ may be interested in knowing that the prize fight be- | tween Sayers, the Cham ion of Engand and Heenan, the great Yankee boxer, came off on the Sch inst. At least it wae so rumored at Liverpool «nd it was said that the English cham- pion wade sort work of bis antagonist, for Hecnan was don: for in twenty minutes, | The Ge ar Eartern.—A fatal accident oecurred on Sunday, Ist inst.. frou the capsizing of a boat which was leaving this leviathan ship, and | the foreman of the carpenters who are at work on board was unfortunate- fy drowned. There were five or six other persous in the boat, but they were saved, the upfurtuoate carpenter being the onl > person drowned. The Nile, 96, screw, Capt: Barnard, at Devonport, has completed her fitment. She was expected to sail about the 12th inst., for the North

| American and West ludiw station, where she is tu receive the flag of the |

| Counmander-in-elief,

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The board of Admiraity has ordered the following squadron | to assemble at Spit Heed for the purpose of convey'ne His toyal Highness the Prince of Wales and Suite to North Ame- rica, viz: the trero 91, serew, 600 Lorse power, Captain George I. Seymour, C. B. who will hoist his broad penpant as commodore of the squadron; the Ariadne, 26, screw, SUU horse power, Capt. E. W. Vansiteart ; the flying Fish, 6, screw, |350 horse power, Commander Charles’ W. Hope ; and the Royal paddle yacht Osborne, 430 horse power, nominal Mas- ter Commander George H. K. Bower His Royal Highness i will take his passage out and home in the Hero, one of the finest YL gun slips in ber Majesty's navy. The Osborne will he retained for aerviee on the cousts and rivers of Canada dur- ing the stay of llis Royal Highness in that colony.

‘The steamship Great Eastern will also accompany the l’oy- al squadron, and a number of noblemen and gentlemen havy- ing steam yachts intend forming suite Itis stated that the

| Great Eastern will join the squadron to the mouth of the St Lawrence, then return to the Llarbour of Halifax, until the return of the Royal squadron from Canada

LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. Mercnants’ Excnaxcs Reapine Room, Halifax, April 12.

The steamsuip Privee Albert bas arcived at St. Jubn’s N. F., from | Galway. with dates to 3let March.

Lord Jubn Russell bas stated in Parliament chat the San Juan ques- tion is approaciing a setilewent. | Itis reported tuat Switzerland will protest against French occupation, | civil or utittary, of Chablais &c. . | Strouy effurts are muking to obtain from France the abolition of the restrictivus on British Suippiag. | Tbe French Sevate has indirectly rejected, by a large majority, the

| petition requesting interventiun in faver of the temporal power of the |

Pope The Pope bas issued act major” of excommunication against a!! who | * counselled,’ &e., ia Romagna, ond bad sent a protest to all govern- wents against annexation of Legatioes to Sardinia. Proclatmations of peace between Spain and Morocco have beea pub- lished. Spain wequires Jarge territory. ‘Tbe annexation of Savoy to Prange and the Sardinian Treaty have been pubiished, : a!

NEW BRUNSWICK.

Great Fire 1x Woopsrock.—Despatches from Woodstock, recetved here on Tuesday, aunounce a very destructive fire at that village.

(By Telegraph to Livingston's News Room.)

Tremendous conflagration ere last nisbt.—One half of the town burned down! Will telegraph particulars when the ar- rangements for working the Telegrap Office, which has been destroyed, have been completed.

(Despatch to Merchant's News Room.) Woopstock, 2 P. m.

At least 100 buildings have been destroyed, including all

James Wares,

Tsaac Wuitiock,

Francis McMiLuan.

Bungey, Lot 23, Marcel 19, 1860. eckson . REPLY. a4 To Messrs. Elias Roberts. Donald McKenzie, James Wares, Isaac Whitlock and Francis McMillan.

GentLewen,— It is with feelings of pleasure that I now reply to the kin Address you have been pleased to present me. I can assure you it is very gratifying to know ‘hat my services as Teaeler of Vocal Music have met with your approval, and been to your benefit and general satisfaction. The kindly feelings you have ever exhibited towards me since I have been among you will long be gratefully remembered And your attention, and that of the class generally, to the instructions given cannot fail to make you svecessful in acquiring a thorough knowledge of that most pleasing science—M asic.

And tor your kind wishes with regard to my welfare, wher- ever my future lot in lite may be cast, I beg you will accept uy sincere thanks; and be assured I will ever pray for your health and happiness, both here and hereafter.

D. S. Benriry.

Green Va'e, March 20, 1860.

filarried,

At Recreation Grove, Charlottetown Royalty, on Thursday, the 12th instant, by the Kev. David FitzGerald, Reetor, Adolphus D Smith, lisq., of Pagett, Bermuda, to Jane Lightbourne, eldest daugiter of Jamer D. Hastard, Esq.

On the 26:h ult., by the same, Mr. George Ciddington Wirthy, of Lot 37,to Miss Wilmot Allan, daughter of Mr. Thomas Allan, of this City

Died,

| At Goos» River, on the 6th instant, in the 9th year of her age, after } an illness of ten weeks, which she bore with Curistian resignation to the | divine will, Christiana, the beloved wife of Mr. Hugh McKinnon, The | deceased bas left a husband and eight children to lament their irrepa- | rable loss. She was bighly esteemed by ail who had the pleasure ot ber | acquaintance fur ber hospitality, integrity and many cther sucial and | Christian virtues. (Requiescat in pace )

PORT OF CHARLOTTETOWN. ENTERED.

April 12—Steamer Lord Seaforth, Boultenhousa, Shediac. Brigt Brothers, McRae, Halifax ; goods. Sehr Catherine & Elizabeth, LeBlane, Arichat; bal. 13—Trial, LeBane, dv.; do. Primrose, Languille, River John, N. S., boards. 14—Maria, Murdoch,

Guysborough, N 8; herring. Estna, Roberts, Boston ; flour & sale. Lady Sale, Luong, Little Kiver, N.S 5 bal 16—Steamer Lord Seaforth, Boultentcuse, Pietou. Sehr. Kalafat, Marte |,

Arichat ; bal. Margaret, Delory, Little River, N.5.; do. North- Light, Delory,do 3; do. 17—Brave, Orchard, Pugwash ; limestone Conservative, MePadyen, Pictou; coal. 18—Albert Treat, Bowden, Toston; bal. Flora, Hingley, Tatamagouche; lamber Carrie M Rieb, Hardy, Boston, goods Egiantine, Eldridge, do.; do. Martha Maria, Clark, ¢o.; do. Victoria, Steele, Halifax; do. 19—Seutia, Fret, Arichat; bal. CLEAPED.

April 12—Steamer Lord Seaforth, Boultenhouge, Pictou. Brigt. Wenry, Squarebridge, Bermuda; produce, Schr. Elizabeth, Scott, Halifax, do. Mary and Elizabeth, King, St. John, N Bi; do. Shannon, Kirg, St. John’s N. F.; do. Mary Jane, Terric, Boston; do Haririet White, Myatt, Halifax; de, 14—Brigt Dashaway, Bale, G. B.; timber and outs. Schr. Pearl, Turnbull, Magdalen Island;

produce. Three Brothers, Chivere, do.; fishing steres. Mount Vernon, Boudroit, Halifax; produce. Smith Eldridge, Chasson, do ; do. Primrose, Languille, River John, N. §.; bal 16—Lady

Jane Grey, Paul, St. John’s, N Magdalen Islands; fishing etores. produce. | Inthe Brigantine Henry, Jobn Squarebridge, master, for Bermuda, | April 12.

556 bbis. Potatoes, 2000 bush. Oate, 120 tubs Butter, 15 packages | Sausages, 614 bois. Pork, 2 packages Ham—65, 2 packages Smoked | Cheeks—27, 20 sides Bacon —1332 Ibs., 2 kegs Beef Tongues, 26 pack ! | ages Lard—872 lbs , 24 packages Pearl Barley, 10 packages O.tweal, | 1 Coach and J package Coach Harness.

F.; produce. Emma, Chivere, Septimus, Morris, Boston ;

“NEW AOVENTISEENTS,

To be Sold or Let,

A. St. Eleanor’s, nearly opposite the Episcopal Church, fronting on the Main Road, 23 BUILDING LOTS, of: which the following is a plan:

LINKLETTER ROAD.

ri 12. 1860. WERAND. |...: “a since : .. | the Hotels except English’s; the Banks, Mechanics’ Institute} | Apri 12, 1860 anxious pablic must be delighted to leara that they are like) pow Hall, Telegraph Office, Printing Offices, all the Stores| .| 4 | lovers’ quarrels, and produce no permanent breach. Mr. /on the North side of the Bridge. The lossis probably £80,000. | - Cuartzs Porz, E-q. ay Ny} ay ay oa C h c (> Xa NY tier i. Haviland was again at his post on Monday, nursing the Bill | ae of the effects lost after .emoyal to a supposed place of | 2: a.) ol lm ———————— he had 80 cruelly deserted only two nights before, and doing wer + a 2| 132 : his bes to support the Government he had so publicly re-;| Furtaerrrom Woopstock.—A despatch was received yester- mS mits er Sea S| & Charlottetown, F, E. I, April 24, 1860. nounced. : , day from the Mayor of Woodstock by the Mayor of this City, | 3/5 132 at Shee tA Vises ieee Bet Pee “SrerRe eee | which says :— | 32 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. TUE EDUCATION BILL. ** The loss is supposed to amount to from £99,000 to £100.- | ¢| Roo. & ‘ via 000. Tecannot say to what extent the poor will suffer. We =| 132 0. 907901907190 190 1 50 We alluded, in our last No., to the extraordinary step| Tue Government have. at length, introduced their Educa- | iting nae as amvunt will be thankfully als = : | - if . : eceive woperly expended, ~ =o taken by the Government for the purpose of swamping the | tion Bill; but the uew provisiuns are unimportant, and might| 4 meeting will be called by the Mayor of this City to day, 2 . 132 is oot Semel: coe 2 os constitutional opposition in the Legislative Council, by in- | have been embodied in a very short Act. It lesalises the ar- _to raise funds for the assistance of the unfortunate inhabitants R=) - | ao - a - o —

| At that time we Operation with respect to the reading of the Bible in the dis-

creasing the number of members in that branch of the Legis- T#ngewent made by the Byard of Education, and long in

lature, contrary to the Royal Instructions. thought that the new creation of paper peers did not exceed | trict schools ; and provides for an imcrease uf £5 to the salary

- ie | . . . three in number; but in the course of a few hours after our of school teachers who will undergo a new examination be-

journal rad gone to press, we found that the Government had | fore the Board of Educatiun—with the view, no doubt, ot

eectually appointed five new members to the Legielative Coun- lessening their number,—and those who will not consent to cil—making seventeen members in that branch of the Legis- such examination must submit to a reduction of their present lature, instead of twelve—the number authorised by the only ‘salaries to the awount of £5. We wish the schoolmasters loyal Instructions known to us. The new Councillors are :— The Honorables J. R. Gardiner, Alexander Anderson, and | were so anxious!» put in office at the last general election.

When we have more leisure and space at our disposal, we

‘joy of the great encouragement they get from the party they '

Donald Ramsay, from Pxince County; and the Honorables | Jolin Goff and James McLaren, from King’s County. We s'iall give a longer notice of ‘his great Government mea-ure have no duobt that these gentlemen are a.] very respectable |which has taken so much time to concoct.

in their private and sucial relations. and are quite as intelli- gent as several other honorable members in the Council ; but

OD OE --

Ir is expected that the Legislature, having despatched all whether they represent the mass of the public opinion of their the business which the Government thought was required by respective (uunties—whether they are precisely the gentle- the country after an arduous session of ten weeks or more, men whom the people would select, if the elective principle will be prorogued on Tuesday nest, or, perhaps, sooner. The were in operation—is a matter respecting which we entertain rubins and smelts have arrived, and so has the season for the wost grave d ubts. | planting and fence making—eountry members are naturally

Mr. Coles, having again asked the Government to produce anxious to get to their farms—their green fields—the invigo- the despateles by authority of which they made such a very | rating air of their rural homes—their children and

their large increase t- the number of members in the (ouneil, arid | wives. Parliament must be, therefore, prorogued with as the Government having refused to give any information on | little delay as possible. We shall, as soon as the Lieutenant the subject, moved an address to His Excellency the | Governor has made his complimentary speech to us for our Lieut. Governor on Wednesday last, requesting the pro- | great exertions on behalf of the public, endeavour to find out duction of the correspondence. But thi+ address was voted how we have spent the last ten weeks, and what measures we duwn by the Government and their partizans. The only ex- | paye passed. eu ¢ offered for withholding the information from the House | and research.

the prerogative of the Crown to add to the number of | ; In England, the Crown certainly | 0> We are indelted to our excellent friend Col, Favor,

The enquiry will involve considerable labour

“ o>

was the (‘ou cil at pleasure. enjoys such prerogative with respect tu the creation of new

i Jnised States papers. We rejoice to learn that ou reers; but if it should abuse this power — if it should | an Usiied States paper fae Gat oS hae PR

friend has resumed, with bis usual vigour, his multifarious cram the Upper House with mere tools to carry out a vicious and highly important wvocations; and we trust he will long policy, and not a particular measure, the Government would gontinue 0 enjoy the reputation—and its consequent substan- not deny. even to the minority of the Qouse of Commons, all | tial advantages— of being one of the most uselul men of his the information that could be communicated on the subject. day and generation, and a prime favorite with the public,

j i : a ticul; i il who enjoy the pleasure of bis ae- he prerogative he aj and pa ticularly with ail who enjo; t le ye acanapereoepemsnrtyng j _quaintance. Any oue to witness for a few minutes—as we

Instructions ; yet the Governor is advised to transgress those | have often done—the details of his Express UBco—whiie |

instructions —for we must presume tlere are no others and ithe good old Admiral is ploughing gallantly through the

his ad isers refuse to tell the Parliament of the precise nature | water at the rate of fourteen miles an lour—must be con- Pp water a

of the authority onder which they aet. But the presumption | viueed that the Express Office, under the sole active and

is, they bhuve no authority at ull.—if they had despatches | vigilant superintendence of Col. Favor —is one of the greatest

‘institatious of the age.

sufficient to bear them out in their Ligh-handed measures, | a trip by the Admiral ; and if ang-ef our fricncs should be

they would have given them long ago, without submitting | racked by sea-sickness, enmud, blae-devils, or anything of

*) be placed in the most humiliating position of being asked | the kind, let them enter the Express Uffice—no matier how two or three times by the Oppusition, in both branches of the | violen‘ly the ship is tossing—when the Colonel, with pipe in Legislature, to produce important publie documents of this mouth, is im his usual venial humour, and we venture to say | that sea-sickness aud every thing else will be forgotten but his inimitatly comic stories and aveedores. Oar sides even ow ache at the bare recolle-tion of the fun with which he kept bis wisitors in a roar, when we were last favored witha

In answer to an enquiry from a memb-r of the Opposition, | stool by the stove, and other appliances to comfort, in Favor’s on Wednesday last, the Leeder of the Government declared Office.

kind, and then trying to throw the blum~- upon the Lieut. Governor, by saying that he did not think fit to comply with the wishes of the Honse.

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Express Agent ou board the Steamer Admiral, for files of | set fie to the ship, take away the boats and provisions, aud

We recommend every body tu take |

of Woodstock.

| Firs —Yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in Charlotte-

i street, in the house owned and occupied by Mr. John Murray |

/and extended to two adjoiming buildings, owned by Mr. Iar- rison and Mr. Macaulay, and occupied by others. The house

jin which the fire originated was completely gutted, and the |

| others were much injured,

| Avnotner Firs — Between 10 and 11 o'clock last night an-

| troved two buildings, owned by Mr. Scott and Mr Moore. |

For further particulars please apply to the subscriber. JAMES CRASWELL, sen. St. Eleanor’s, April 24, 1860. Im

Ereehold Property

FOR SALE IN GEORGETOWN!

| other fire broke out in Smyth street, York Point, which des- | 7gVHAT yaluable Property owned by Patrick Nolan. situate _situat d on the Georgetown Kuad running to Brudenell River, in Georgetown, adjoining the grounds of the Catholic) , ‘ h ree | The Firemen worked with great energy, aod thus prevented Chapel, consisting of three nd a half TOWN LOTS, in a tnd in a high state of cultivation

90 | 901} 90190190.

pue ANNUAL GENERAL MEBTING of the Shareholders

in the above Company will be held at their Office, at }# o'clock, in the forenoon, on TUESDAY, the first day of May next, fur the parpose of receiving the Report of the Board for the past year, electing Directors, and the general transaction of business.

By order, WM. MURPHY, Manager & Sec’y. Aqril 24, 1860.

The Celebrated Horse “SAM SLICK,”

MPORTED by the Royal Agricultaral Society, will travel through the following settlements during the searon : Leaving the subscriber's stables on Monday, the 30th April, will proceed through Bedeque to Cape Traverse, where he will remain for the night ; thence he will return by the Tryoa Road to Searletown, where he will remain for a few hours ; thence he will pass on to Freetown, stopping for a short time at Heustis’s Cross Roads ; thence to the Tow Road, stopping at McAskil’s ; thence along the Town Road to Joseph Dillon's, where he will remain for the night; on Wednesday, the 2nd May, he will passthrough the Margate settlement to William Tuplin’s, where he will remain for a short time; thence he will pass throvgh Irishtown to James Doyle's, where he will remain for a few hours ; thence he will pass hy the Ponds to Darnley, where be will stop for the night; on Thursday, the érd, he will pass through Malpeque to the Shipyar!, where he will stop all nig t; on Friday, the 4th, wil pass through Indian River, Barbara Weit, New Annan, Traveller's Rest, and thence home, where he will remain every Saturday ; on Monday, the 7th, he will proceed by Summerside te Saint Eleanor’s, where he will remain for a few hours to serve Mares; he will then proceed through Miscouche to Fifteen Point, where he will remain for the night; Tuesday, the 8th, he will go to Egmont Bay, stopping at Melnally’s for the night ; Wednesday, the 9tn, will pass through Quagmire to Lot 16, where be will remain all might: thence will pass turough Lot I5and St. Eleanor’s, New Village, Travelles’s Rest, and pasei thruugh Blueshank will return home. The above rounds wil he travelled once a fortnight during the season,

Trrus—lis. for the season; 20s. to insu ea Foal; and Se. for the leap, to be paid at the time of service. If remaining till the Fall 7s. 6d. Should any Mares insured be sol) or ex- changed. the man owning her at time of seryice wall be held accountable.

Farwers will do well to avail themselves of this opportunity, as lis stuck is secund to none on the Island,

JOUN WILSON, Groom.

Bedeque, Apri’ 24, 1860.

EK. & N. A. RAILWAY. Shediac and Moncton Railway.

ere on TUESDAY. the 10th inst.. Trains will runon this division of the Railway, each lawful day, until further notice :—

Leaving Sueprac at 8, a. m., and 3 p. m. = Moxcron at 10,9. m., and 5, p.m. Connecti. g when practicable with the Steamers arriy- ing at Shediae from Quebee and the Northern Ports and Pictou and Prince Edward Island, and at Moncton with those from Saint Jobn, By order, : R. C. SCOVIL,

{ Owmissioner.

Shediac, April 17, 1860.

AUCTION.

-" be sold by Public Auction, on Tharsday, the 4th May, at 12 o'clock noon, at the Head St. Peter's Bay,a NEW LIOUSE, 22 « 18 feet, nearly finished, with 1 acre of land attached, subject toa rent of £2 per annum. Also a lot of Housebold furniture.

Terms liberal and made known at sale.

ANDREW McISAAC, Shoemaker. Mead St Peter's Bay, April 17, 1860. 2in. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

We the undersigned have this day, by mutual eonsent, ag

reed to dissolve PARTNERSHIP.” The business for the futare will be earried en by Patrick Hickey. who is em- powered to collect in all debts and pay all demands against the said frm,

* PATRICK WPCKEY, GANRRKE#L GIELESPIE,. Charlotietown, April 17, 1860. Isl au

re . Clearing Out Sale ! ue Subscriber intending to close his business at Travel- ler’s Rest, Lot 19, will sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, commencing on TUESDAY, the lst May neat, at 10 o'clock, a. m., the whole of his Stock of DRY GOoOooDSs, HARDWARE, GROCERIES, CROCKERY W ARE, DRUGS, BOOTS AND SHOES, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Horse, Waggon, Harness, &c. &e” Terms at Sars. JAMES MUIRHEAD. Traveller's Rest, April 3, 1860. Biscuit Baking Machine. Te Subscriber having procured a MACHINE for the purpose of BAKING BISCUIT, notifies the public that he is now prepared to supply them with all kinds of Plain and Fancy Biscuit, Ship Bread, &c., at short notice, and werranted to give satisfaction. On Hanp—40 B.rrels of good “UIP BREAD, 20 do. PILOT BREAD, 10 Boxes Wine CRACKERS, 15 do. Butter do. JOHN QUIRK, near Temperance Hall. April 10, 1860. 6w

Farm for Sale. 'EIXUE Subscriber offers for sale his yaluable FARM,sitnated r

in one of ch» finest sett!ements on the Island, and only 5 miles from Georgetown and 14 miles from Brade- ell Wharf,

consisting of 80 acres of tree land, 50 acres of which are clear There is a Dwelling House

the whole block from being destroyed.—New Brunswicker,| high state of cultivation. There is on the premises a good and Barn 40 by 26 feet on the premises ; there is ulco a stream

| April 19.

| Teraisce Mcriny or Coouss at Sea —A very serious | case of mutiny occurred on board the ship Norway of New | York, Capt. Major, on her passage from Macao to Havana, | | which caine very near proving disatrous to the officers, pas-| sengers and crew. ‘The Norway sailed from Macao. Nov. | 26:h. with about 1.000 Coulies on board, and when five days out, at sx o'clock in the evening, the captain be ng below at the time, a wutivy broke out among the Coolies, who set fire to the ship in two places, an. endeavored to force the hatches. | Mr. Stimpson of Boston, one of the mates, had charge of the deck, and the watch, with the exceptivn of the man at the wheel was aloft taking im sail, Mu. Stimpson rushed to' “the hutch and commenced she struzgle. The crew from alofi, | ‘and those below, tried to seize the boats and leave the ship, | 'when the surgeon, an English gentieman, drew his pisto! and | threatened toshoot the fi:st map Who dared make that attempt. | | The crew then raliied and went to the assistance of the ollicers, | jand a fight eusued, which continued from sx in the evening | until after daylight next morning. | Thirty of the Coolies were killed and more than ninety wounded before the mutiny was quelled. The captain then gave the Coolies one hour to deliver up the arms in their pos- | session ; if they did not, he threateued to cut away the masts,

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leave them to their fate. The mutineers soon came to terms.

CHARLOTTETOWN DEBATING CLUB.

| The subject of debate on last Friday was—‘ Does the Free Education Act merit more liberal support from the people ?’’—and was decided in the affirmative by more than three-f.urths of the members present After tue debate it was resolved, *‘ that the workiog of the present free , System of Education sbouid be improved, especially in the Supervision | and Superintendance of the Sehouls, and in the payment of teachers ’

| After next Friday evening the Club will be closed until the first Friday in Nuvewber.

| Subject of debate next Friday : ‘¢ Was the recent addition of members | to the Legislative Council of this Colony jastifiable 7” As this Debate wil close the Session, each member can, at next meeting, introduce a friewd ; each speaker is to be alluwed 15 minutes, aud the discussion

| will not close til, Li c’clock p. m. M. McLEOD, See’y,

Ps ARIS, 21 vice me

i Public are hereby notitied that the Notice of the dissolution of the Partnership existing between Mr Patrick Hickey and the undersigned, was published without my consent; and that [ have given Mr. Hickey no autnority to collect the debts belonging to the firm of Hickey & Gutues- pie. Debtors and others dealing with the said firm are here- by cautioned against making any payments or settlements which may prejudice my claims as a Partner.

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distant 14 miles from the above.

Should this Property not be sold by private sale, before the 17th May next. it will then be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION, on that day at 11 o‘clock, a. m.

For further particulars pleas apply to Wm. Sanderson, Esq., Georgetown, or on the premises to

JOHN QUINN.

George own, April 24, 1860.

GREAT BARGAINS

In the Harness and Saddlery Linc!