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Sir ; Jn the dslander, of the Sth in po 4 Maglean publishes an editorial under the following head, “S uld Executive Council ors have seats in the Le istatt re.” By a perusal of the above éditorial, Tfind thatainr ame gion is made to me, as being one of the office-seekers in Lot 20, should Responsible Government come into operation, Why Mr. Maclean interferes with my repu- tation, Lam atloss. to com , Lo, of my, knowledge, have never done him apy injury, nor yet can’L imagine that he bad any justifiable prounts for such an assertion. You will observe that I haye not made any application to the present Government, nor any individual comprising the majority oF the present Assembly for an office; nor would { thank any indiyi- dual haying power under any Administration for such tender, desiring rather to get a. livelihood by industry and economy in the humble sphere from which I have hitherte derived my subsistence. I would ask Mr. Maclean one question—If the persons introduced b him to the public as the contemplated Commissione were to come into office, whether they would be guilty of as many acts of fraud as the present occupants? I am certain they would not, for it can be certified by the most extensive portion of the inhabitants of New Lon- don, that the present Commissioners prove energetic in the extension of litigation, instead of being the means of lessening it. By introducing to the public a few of their many misdemeanors in their magisterial capacity, L will discharge myself of an obligation incumbent upon me as an individual in society. A boy, named Found, took two poles from off a female’s fence; she immediately made application to J, Campbell, to receive reatitution for the offence. that “ JgnCR IPH, instead of igsujng a Summons under the Trespass Act, actually issued a Warrant against the boy’s person, and sentenced him to pay a fine, or, in lieu thereof, to be imprisoned for a certain time. In another case, one Barnard sued Sanders, judgment was given against the latter, and an Execution was issued accordingly. The Constable employed on the occasion, (who is naturally a sympa- thetic character,) delayed it until its date expired; however, he put Sanders in prison. A short time after Sanders was liberated upon the illegality of the Execu- tion. Barnard finding there was some mismanagement, made application to the Clerk for his payment. This juvenile piece of insignificance, who is the son of the above Magistrate, thought to compel the Constable to pay the debt on account of allowing the Execution to expire. He told him plainly he would not pay one shilling as he was solely under the control of the Court, and.that al] the Executions put into his hands for the last twelve months were also illegal. But what does this ambitious Magistrate do? He tells Barnard to sue the Constable and. he would give judgment against him. How the affair ended, I cannot at present say. It will not d@,te comment upon Campbell’s conduct alone, as his brethren in office are equally as culpable of as many erroneous actions as himself. It would probably be judicious on my part to omit the junior Commissioner (Montgomery) as he is swayed by his seniors, (if his own words be true) contrary to the dictates of his own conscience.

In April last there was a case in which the Plaintiff claimed a debt on account of a promise, but was told it would not do, consequently he lost it. In June lasta similar.case was tried, and after five witnesses had been examined in favor of defendant, the plaintiff, (rather a auspicious person,) by the requisition of Pa,” was allow- ed to prove to a promise, and in consequence thereof gained.the suit, because he wag a favorite and well inured to, this jurisprudence. Mr. D. Maclean can give, if he thinks proper, a description of the manifold proils and turmoil caused by the incapacity of such inutile characters as at present administer justice in Lot 20. He is well aware that their object. is to extract as much as possible from the. public by encouraging Law suits, for their own aggrandizement, regardjess of their own integrity, He is also well aware—if not I will tell him—that certain of them, at sundry times, gave judgment against-parties preparatory to the case coming before them, which. I am sure they dare not contradict. The public may imagine such accusations somewhat startling, but, Sir, | cam assure you of their accuracy, and on some future occasion I will publish an exposition of their conduct more fully for general circulation.

Perhaps Mr. Maclean may have some recollection of(closely watched.

the chivalrous. expedition at South-west. in the summer

of '49, in pursuit of a domesticated animal, in which all]

the destructive ulensils that could be procured, in con- junction.with ihe sword, were employed on the occasion. After nearly losing one man, together with some injury done to canoes, they succeeded in annihilating (if my information be correct) C. Thomas’ bear, with the ex- ception of the snout, which I believe “ Pa” took to the metropolis and received the bounty authorized, by law. J am aware that Government gives a bounty for such ferocious animals, but it cannot be possible that it must be given for a tame animal that would receive the caresses of the smallest. infant. Trusting that I may he pardoned by the publie for my observations on the yresent occasion, | beg again toremind Mr. Maclean to waske 00 allusion to me &buut oflice-seeking without he

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SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1850.

MR. ADDERLEY’S LETTER. 80 |

Ir is manifest, from) the tenor ,of Mr. Apperuey’ letter, which we print in another column, that there is a deal of hocus-pocusing, in the form of correspondence, being carried on between the office in Downing srteet and the offices on Queen’s square. What. can it be about, every body asks—every body’ may wel} ask. It cannot be, whether we are, or are not, to have Respon- sible Government—Her Majesty has taken the discus- sion of that question out of our hands, when she de- elared, through her Minister, that the concession of that principle was not to be’ withheld, if the House of As- sembly insisted on its adoption, which the House of Assembly has done, If it is confined to the point, the only point, at issue between the Lieut. Governor and the Assembly, namely, the granting of Pensions to three gentlemen, who. have been extremely well paid for their services while they have been in office, what a herculean task has pressed upon ‘the shoulders of the noble Secretary for the ColoBies during the last two or three months! What a weighty business it is to deter- mine whether six hundred pounds, to be well and truly paid, for no vaiue received, shall be necessary, abso- lutely necessary, to purchase the emancipation of this little Colony from the slavery in which it is held by a little Family Compact! Really, the affairs of all the Co- lonies would be gloriously cared for, if every qyestion relating to them took so long a time tosettle! The Government, jt appears, has rather unwittingly let the cat out of the bag, when it informed the House of Com- mons thatthe correspondence is incomplete, and that it involves private, interests. Never will the correspon- dence be complete ifthe Colonial Office chooses, to submit to all the fiddle-faddle Sir Donald Campbell and the pensioners in prospective will be too happy to send acress the Atlantic—cunningly supposing the longer they pester my Lord Grey the longer will they be privi- leged to enjoy the sweets of office. It will be devilishly mortifying if, when the estimates again. come before the Assembly, they should find themselves minus of pay for the two or three months that have been squandered, in struggling for the retention of power. ‘Thatthe cor- respondence involves private interests, nobody doubts. If the public interests were the only interests at stake with the officials, the Government would not’ have refused the production of the Despatches asked for by Mr. Aopserugy, and Sir Donald Campbell and his Government would stand higher in public estimation than, we regret to say, they do at present. |

The people of P. E. Island have reason to be grateful to the Society for the Reform of Coionlal Government, for the lively interest in their welfare manifested by that body. We may be sure that the little chicanery too long and too often practised by interested parties here, will be of little avail in Britain now thatthe movements of the Colonial Office are, and will be, so

LATER FROM EUROPE,

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIPS “ PACIFIC” AND, “EUROPA” AT HALIFAX.

The United States Steamship Pacifie from Liverpool touched at Halifax on Saturday. last, bearing four days} later intelligence from the Old World. On Monday evening following the Royal Mail Steatnship Europa arrived at the same place, 104 days on the passage from Liverpool. The news iy interesting. We give the

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to join the Roman Cadel Olurch—Cunard’s pany have Josi the suit in the case of the “ Charles Ban- lett.”—The crops wore a most promising appearance.

It is said that Russia has protested against Mr Wyse’s arrangement of the Greek affairThe Tuscan minisier in Paris goesto England to induce the ernment of the Jatterto withdraw its, claims for j nity for British losses at Leghorn.—The Pope has writ- ten a letter to the Archbishop of Turin.—The motion for increasing the pay of the President of France Wil! probably pass.—It is reported that Frence intends rein- forcing the La Plata expedition. ;

It was currently reported in London, that one’ of the French President’s household had'been arrested for an attempt to assassinate Louis Phillippe. f

Fourteen vessels have been lest in the ice in the At- lantic—involving a loss of one hundred lives, ind £100, 000 in property.

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‘LOSS OF THE “ORION” STEAMER.

Great consternation was created in consequence of news arriving of the total loss of the Orion, on. her voy- age from Liverpool to Glasgow. It from the statement of one of the survivors, who arrived in Glasgow, that between one and two this morning (Tues- day,) she struck on a rock off Port Patrick, and almost immediately sunk in five or six fathoms of water. Pas- sengers and crew rushed to the boats two of whieh cap- sized, owing to the numbers crowding into them, and almost all perished. The number lost is unknown at present, as the accounts vary from fifty to one hundred; but it is believed that the smaller number is near the actual loss. The weather was fine, but the mate said a slight fog prevailed atthe time, whilst some of the surviving passengers state that it was quite clear. Later accounts state that the vessel did not strike stern on, but rather towards the bilge. Before any of the passengers had time to dress, the water was up to their knees. The firat boat Jaunched was so crowded that she instantly sank, and almost ail ow board perish- ed. The second containing a number of ladiee, reach- ec the shore in safety. The ship gradually sunk, leav- ing every one floating on the surface. Boats fron: the shore picked up all that could be seen floating or swim- ming. ‘The ship was wrécked 150 vards from the shore, and quite close'to port Patrick Light-house. Amongst the drowned were a father, mother, and two daughters, —the two sons were saved,and one ofthe daughters reached the shore but died soon after. Almost all the survivors were ina state of ail hut nudity, and could not procure clothing to proceed to Glasgow,

-It has been ascertained that about one hundred per. sons were saved, and, although no correct list could be obtained, upwards of fifty had perished. Twenty-five bodies had been recovered.

IRELAND.

The affairs of Ireland are once again assuming a lively aspect... Tenant sight.is now admitted to be a great fact. Meetings continue to be held ali over the country toagi- tate the question. The fate of the exiles is beginning to rouse the sympathies of the people of Ireland, and seve- ral respectable gatherings have taken place.

By far the most respectable and nuimerous meeting of the @itizens of Limerick’ held for many years in the Court-house of the city, tookyplace on yesterday, at two o’clock, to denounce the cruelty practised towards Mr. Smith O’Brien in the penal settlement of Maria Island, and to devise the best means for causing 2 cessation of his sufferings. Every class of the citizens, and some of the most distinguished gentry from the surrounding rural districts were present on the occasion, al] evident- ly filled with the sincerest sympathy for the unmerited penalties imposed on the noble and generous-hearted exile.

At one o’clock, the Mayor who was appointed Chair- man, attended by the civic staft, proceeded to the court- house, where some of the citizens were already assem- bled. Ina few minutes the numbers augmeated ina great degree, and when his worship ascended the bench, shortly before two, the cheering was deafening. The gallerys and every available space were crowded.

THE “VICEROY” ON SHORE!

It is with great regret that we have to chronicle the fact of this splendid steamer being on shore—very much injured and possibly irretrievably lost. Not having. made her appearance in Halifax Harbour, at the expeet- ed time, we hada foreboding that some digaster had happened. That is now confirmed bythe arrival in thie

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