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Christian man or woman, \\ ho could esteem a trifling act of self-denial—ofmere bodily privation—as too great a sacrifice to be made on such an occasion I “Ch, butl’.’ the indignant exclamation is, “ we do not meet with persons of this kind irt respectable society. We do not sit down with such at table. The haunts of vice are where they resort, W'e can haveiiothirig to do with their excesses.” From whence then has come that degraded figure, with his tattered garments, yet with, the From whence has come that wretched female, shrinking from the public gaze, asifthe remembrance of her childhood, and the honour- ed roof beneath ‘lvhich, her girlish footsteps trod, was yet 196 Strong for that burning fire to consume, or that fatal flood to drown? Amo'ngst the six hundred thousand victims ofintemperance now in existence,'are there not many su'ch as these I—many who have known what it was to be respectany brought up, who had better thoughts purer feelings in their youth, and who shrunk, as we do now, with horrm- and disgust, from the contempla- ._tion of a figure presenting such a wreck of humanity as theirs ? ' V'jBut acknowledging that these six hundred thousand persons are already lost—that their doom is sealed—,—

that they are beyond the reach of our influence, and

beneath even our charity to pity them as we pass them by—acknowledging what is a well authenticated fact,

» tthat sixty thousand ofthese die annually—what shall we

say ofthe sixty thousand who will, during the course of this year, come forward to supplytheir place iii the ranks .ofintemperauce’l Let us pause a moment to contem- plate the awful fact, that unless rescued from destruction .bysome extraordinary interposition ol'Dirine Providence, there will be sixty thousand'persous entered upon the list ofintemperaace during the present year, and that an equal number, before twelve months have passed, will have died the death of those of whom it is so clearly,

. stated, that none can enter the kingdom of heavrii!

, Yet, after all, the actual death of these persons, vio- ‘Ient, and distressing, and hopeless, as such deaths gene— rally are—their actual death must not be considered as by any means the extent of the evil of' intempcrance in any single case. I have already stated, that although iii- temperatice often begins with unconsciousness of evil, in connexion with social feeling and benevolence of hearl, and often, too, with high intellectual advantages, it almost invariably endsein every species of degradation towhich human nature is liable—in falsehood, mean- ness, profanity, and every description of vice. Thus there is a bad atmosphere surrounding each one ofthese individuals, which taints, and often poisons, the moral feelings ofthosé who breathe within it. Besides which, 'every one who feels himselfto have outstepped what the world considers as the bounds of propriety, feels an in- ~terest in drawing others down along with him into, the same gulf. His influence is consequently exerted over the unwary, the trusting, and the Weak, and often exer- ted in such a manner, that his death awful, as that might he, would still be a blessing, by comparison, to those he should leave behind. .

And what shall we say, in addition to all this, of the .sum ofmisery by which our land is deluged, ofthe tliou- sands of widows, and tens ofthousands of orphans, the broken-hearted women, and the destitute children, the

. household ,happiness destroyed, and the golden promises

blighted, for which we have to blame the drinking habits

0 our country, habits which are still sanctioned, in the

commencement,. by therespectable, and even the reli- ' W '

(ms or ofthe commi i v 7 , o precious ours, w to ma een computed at 'rthe rate of " Fifty millions per annum, lost to this coun- -try merely from thewaste oftiine, and consequent .loss .pf labour, owing to habits of intempernnce .7” What

.shall we say tothe “loss of useful lives and valuable

property, from the same cause, on the land by fires, and other casualties,and on the sea by shipwrecks .7” What

,.shallwe,say to all these facts, for they are such—and British women, however high their station, or refined

=their sensibilities, ought to know that they are so—lacts written on the page of eternity, for which time, the very ?time in which we live, will have to render its Iona and fearful account. , , D

But let us not be discouraged by dwelling too long upon some ofthe dark pictures which this view ofhumaii life presents. Evert this melancholy page has its bright side, to which we turn with gratitude and hope; for is it not our privilege to live in a state of society amongst which has sprung up an association of love, whose ban- Bar is a refuge for the destitute, under which all may unite—the rich and the poor, the strong and the weak .—...for the purpose of arresting the fearful progress of in- temperance, and encouraging those who, under bodily sufl'ering andmental depression, are struggling to escape from the fatal grasp of this gigantic and tyrant foe’.’ Yes, it is an unspeakable privilege to live at the same time that such an association is gaining ground on every hand, enlisting numbers, and gathering strength, as we fervently believe, under the blessing of Divine Provi- dence, from the same source as that which inSpircd the Apostle, when he pledged bimsolfto act upon the prin— ciple which has become the basis of this association for the removal ofintemperance—“ IV/ierrg‘fore, sairl Ill’, if meat rouse my brat/tor to ofend, I will Scat no fies t while the world slandctk, lest I make my brat/in" to ofend.” ‘

~Oa015ions for displaying the same generous disre- gard of selfish considerations, for the benefit of others, frequently occur; and instances of such disinterested- nessare not so rare in the Christian world as to be mat- ters of wonder. But perhaps never, until the present age, has this principle been made the motto of a great action of philanthropy; never before did thousands unite together for the moral benefit oftheir fellow-men, by means of an express abridgement of their own liberty ofindulgence. And, after all that has been pointed out as distinguishing this remarkable period, perhaps nothing is more worthy of being regarded as its distinction, in a moral point of view, than this—that multitudes have adaudoned, not for a time, but for life, a customary, in- nocent, moderate gratification, which did thcm person- allyno harm, on the single ground that others abused it to harm—that ‘this liberty'of theirs was a stumbling block to the weak.’ In this way an attempt has beefi made to begin the remoyal ofa great mass of crime and wretchedness; the removal of which once seemed so hopeless, that the boldest enthusiast hardly dared to dream of itewhich has so entrenched itself in the pas- sions of men, in their habits, in their lawa, in their inter- ests, that it laughed defiance at all opposition. Against that evil, this principle of disinterestedness has been brought to r bear; and the evil has begun to give way. An illustrious exeniplification ofthe streiiath there is in Christian affection!" °

'Qussiv 'ANNE’S anrumo.——Ouly one ofthis coin was ever issued, (in account, as is currently stated, of the wrinkles of Her Majesty being too faithfully delinea- ted: the same has also been stated of the single shil-

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PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Monday, 122}: February, 1844. Eersswn or OUR STEAM NAVIGATION INTERCOURSE.

His Honor the Presidint, by leave, presented a Pellllfln from Mr. Whitney of New Brunswick, relative to a propofifil of his to connect his Steamer (which is to run between Halt- fax, N.S., and St. John's Newt‘nnndliind,) wrth one from II“; Island—Leave being given, the Petition was presented, an rend by the Clerk. It states that the Mempria‘list Iravmg entered into arrangements with Her Majesty s (.overnment to rtin a Steamer between Halifax N._S. and John s New- foundland, and to carry the Mail-1 twice rt month between those places, with liberty to touch at. Cape Breton,_should .he wish to do so, for eight months, in the year; and being aware of what. vast iiuporlnflcc It Would be to P. l‘.. Island and Newfiiiindland, to be connected by Steam, II" proposes, for a mode—rate reninni'rntion, to send his Steam Vessi-I into the Gut of Causo,'iit some convenient place, there to, meet any Steamer from P. E. Island sent lliiilier, by arrangement of the Legislature of P. E. Island, for that purpoe, and the-re to exhliangc With S'Ild Steamer all Mails, Passengers, tirid Freight, destined between this Colony and-Newfound- land, or Halifax. The Petition was read, and ordered to be laid tipnn the Table. ~ I

Hon. .‘llr. Young rose and stated that he ,Ilfld received a let- ler from Mr. Whitney explaining the object. contemplated In his I’elitinn. Mr. Young said he intended to propose that a Committee of the House should be appointed to take into consideration the propvisal of Mr. Whitney, as devebiped In his Letter to biinself(Mr. Y.) and explaining the Petition. to the House; and to communicate with the Steam N'iVigation Company of Prince Edward Island, with a view to ascertain how far lhev might. be disposed to unite. their eiiterpriseiwilh that of Mr.'Wliiin¢ey, and ifdisposed thereto—what. prelimin- ury steps they might deem necessary towards the t-flchng of the junction proposed. Mr. Young was proceeding further to (‘Xplnin the proposal of Mr. Whitney, when he was iiitcr- I‘llplt‘d liy the adrnis.~ion ofthe Ilnn. J. S. Mucdonuld, With a NIP-wage from the House of Assenilili‘. I

By the Message their Honors were informed thit, in the House of Assembly, a Committee, consisting of the lion. J. S. Miicrlonalil, and Messrs. Lniigwnrlli, Aitken, Yen, and Wiglituian, had been appointed to kl‘t'p up a good correspon- dence between the two Houses of Legislator", &c. By this Message also, the aoricurrence of lltt’ll‘ Honors was desired in the passage ofthe following Bills:

A Bill intituled An Act to regulate the manner ofproceed- ing upon Controverted Elections of Members to serve in the General Assembly. - V

A Bill, intitulvd An Act to establish a Reward for the des- truction of Boats and Lonpccrviers.

A Bill, intituled Ari Act for the protection of Sheep against vicious dogs.

Th:- said Bills ware rend a first time.

On the motion of the Hon. MnYoung, it was then Resol- ved, Thata Committee of this House be appointed to join the Comniitte of the III-use of Assembly to keep a good cor- respondence between the two Houses of the Legislature, &c.

Ordered, That Mr. Hall, Mr. Young, and Mr. Irving do compose the said Committee. ' ' ,

Ordered, That the said Resolution be communicated by Message to the House of Asswmbly. ,

Read a second time the Bills just above named.

Han. Mr. Young resumed the subject of Mr. Whitney’s pro- posal. Mr. Whitney's plan, the Hon. Gentleman said, seemed to he, that his Steamer, on the passage from Halifax

the Gut of Causo, about Ship I-Iirbonr, as all the roads con- centrite near there from both sides, where they could meet the Steamer St George, of P. E, Island, and there exchange passengers, mails, and freight, and the satire again on their return from Newfoundland to Halifax, which Would open at once a travelling communication between P. E. Island ’ and Cape Breton, Newfoundland and Halifax; .the- Steamer St. George making a Up from Charlottetown via Pictou, to meet them from Halifax, and another trip to nici-t theni from Newfoundland. that the St. George would take a great number of Cattle and Sheep for NP\VftJlIIId‘I‘ODd,’flIsO Butter, Cheese, Oats in Bags, Poultry, &c. &c., and probably the same for Halifax, when

the P E. Island lrademuarid Merchants could be supplied

Witi any return articles of inerchundize they might require, either from Newfoundland or Halifax; and, belt-1d no doubt

be worth tlirrc I') Mirarnicbi. Oysters also Mr; Whitney considered might be shipped in Barrels for Newfoundlandnnd Halifax,—Cntile and Sheep surely in great numbereall which, with the passengers and a moderate amount for car- vying the Miils, would yield the St. George a fair business. Mr. Whitney said he had thought ofArichut,bnt as he should expect a good number of Cattle to be shipde for Newfound- land from Cape Brotoii, and also from the Nova Scotiarsi‘rlc, be thought. Ship Iliirbour would be the best spot for his Boat, and any Passengi-rs between P. E. Island and Arichat, they could land or take in on their route to or from in passing, as they would always send u boat on shore there. With res- pect to Mr. Whitnny’s application, Mr. Young thought the best. plan would be to appoint a Committee to consider Mr. ‘Whitncv's propgsal, and to communicate thereon with the S'eain Navigation (Jonipuny of this Island. To that Com- pany, during the,last year, the trips of the St. George to Mirauiichi had been nrlosiiig concern: it had been, in fact, a complete sinking of the whole capital employed therein ; and for the interests of the Company, there could be no question tlial. the withdrawing of the St. George froui that route, and appointing her to some other of better promise, would appt‘ar to the Company an advisable and desirable course. The,trips lately performed to Mirumichi by the St. George, if beneficial at all, had been so only to New Brunswick ; a Provincc which certainly, considering the conduct. of their Legislature with rcspect tn the (It-ant promised by them for the encouragement of Steam Navigation between that Province and this Colo- ny—wns entitled to no favour either from the Steam Naviga- tion Company of Prince Edward Island or its Legislature. On our part, both as respects the Ste-am Navigation Company and the Legislature, the contract had been punctually nnd minutely performed; our Steam Nuifigation Company had especially studied to meet the views of the merchants and traders of Mirnmic‘hi—as these views were explained by them- selves in one of their public meetings—and whiit was’tlii-ir reward? On the part of the Province of New Brunswick, theirIwgislature had basely vinlalr‘d their engagement, and by withholding their promised Grant, had entailed disgru‘ce upon that Province. Their breach of faith in that particu- lar, was calculated to excite our just indignation, and could scarcr-ly be spoken of in'tcrnia of too strong reproba- lion. Our Steam NavigationtConipany had not been benefit- led one fiirthiiig by the trips ofthe St. George to Miraniichi; and it could not be doubted that they would readily relin— quisli that. route to establish another which gave very rea- sonable promise of a fair profit, as did that proposed by Mr. Whitney to Cape Breton. For any benefit which hid arisen from the trips to Miruniiclii, the money which had been ap- propriated to the defraying of the expenses there‘of, might as well have been thrown over our \Vharf. The almost total abandonment of the Timber and Lumber Trade at Miramichi, on which the inhabitants had been wholly dependent, plainly showed that there the spirit of commercial enterprise, if not completely extinguished, must lie dormant for a time. The Timber and Lumber trade mightindued revive again; but for another year, nay, perhaps, for the next‘two .or .three years, the people there would have to depend upon other. more natural,thougli lcss beneficial resources in a commercial or pecuniary point of view ; and consequently, there would be but small hopes of any profits accruing to our Steam Asso- ciation Company, by their continuance of a peculiar inter- course with Miraiiiichi. The Hon. Mr. Young was proceeding to say that he would, therefore, move for a Committee as above stated, when it was observed by 9

His Honor the President thought they (the Council) Were travelling beyond their powers. They could not. origi- nate any money Bill, and the Petition before‘them praved for a Grant. of Money in aid of the projected enterprise: “All that they could do in such a case was, ifa Bill, intended to legalize such a Grant, were sentup to them by the other House—to =give it. effect. by their concurrence.

The ’Hou. Mn. Btu-zones suggested, that it. might be well enough to appoint" Committee to obtain information, to be corn- niunicutetl to the House, for their future guidance, with refer- ence to any further consideration ofthe question which might arise out of any Bill or proceedings, founded on the Petition that might be brought before thetn. ‘ ' ,

His IIONOR THE Pnnsibnxr observed, that any one ofrlmir Honors, arnember ofthe Steam Navigation Company, might communicate with the Directors ofthe Company on the subject

to Newfoundland, should stop at. some convenient place in .

It was a consideration of Mr. \Vhitney's'

that, when once fairly established. ono Trip to Canso would '

oer. VVliilncy’s proposition, with a view to communicating the informatioritwbich might be so elicited to their Honors. Such a course, would obviate all necessity for, the appointing ofa Com- mittee for the purpose. ‘

After a feiv words from the Hon. Mr. Bracken, to the efl'ect that all that could be done by their Honors, in reference to the Petition, would be to concur with the House td'Assembly in any measure they might originate on the subject, it was recommended ,by His Honor the President, that the Hon. Mr. Young, use member of the Steam Navigation Company, should, in that char- acter, communicate With the DII‘QJIUI‘S ofthe Company on the subject oer. VVliit‘ney’s Petition; and, as ll member of the Council. afterwards state to their Honors, for their information, the result ofbis communication with the Directors.

His Horton's recommendation was acquiesced in, and further consideration ofthe subject postponed.

Fistilnir RESERVES.

The Hon. Mr Yoone, agreeably to notice, rose to move a Resolution relative to the Fishery Reserves of this Island. He commenced by adverting to the state of the Fishery Re- serve question in the Legislative Council, the year before lust, when a Bill for the regulation ofthe Fishery Reserves was sent tip to them for their concurrence by the House of Assembly. The Bill was read a first time; but, on the day appointed for its second reading, it was moved, as an amend- ment to the Order of the Day, that the Order ofthe Day be

r discharged, and that the bill be rend a second time that day

six months. On this motion the House was equally divided ; there being five in fiivour of it, and five against it; the con- sequence of which was, that the proposed enactment has ever since been in at state of suspension. In their Session ot'IS40, the House of Assembly addressed Her Majesty on the subject ofthe Fishery Reserves ; but to that address no answer had been, us yet, received; at least none had been as yet communicated to their Honors, and, in consequence of the absence of any instruction, all legislation on the subject had been kept in abeyance. What he wished, at present, was, to he int'oriried whether any answer had been received by His Excellency from the Secretary of State for the Co- lonies to the Address of the Assembly of Prince Edward Island, on the subject ofthe Fishery Reserves, that be (Mr. Young) might take action thereon accordingly. He (Mr. Young) was aware that the Fishery Reserves in this Colony were oftwo kinds. By the one, there was a Reservation in the Grants merely of “a liberty to Her Majesty’s subjects to carry on it lies fishery.” By the other, the soil is reserved; and in every such case he was ofopiiiion that the lands so reserved should be iinreservedly thrown open for the pur- poses ofthe Fishery. lftliis were done, th‘ei'c could be no doubt it would greatly tend to the irripi'ovenidnt of the Colony, by allowing many who wished to speculate exten- sively in that line to embark in the business at once. The removal ofthe present restriction would ufl'ord encourage- ment to private gentlemen to prosecute the Fishery in con- junction with Agriculture, wliicli, surely, would be for the benefit ofthe Colony. thii the question was mooted last year, they were told not to meddle with it, but to wait foriri-

structions. He hoped their Honors would ’ allow his motion to pass, as the object was merely to obtain information on the subject. It did ’not touch upon

Escheut, neither was it calculated to pledge any mem- ber to any particular course, in reference to the main ques— tion. He movad merely for information. He was aware that, last year, a number ofnames had been recorded against such a Resolution as he sought; and that it had been said it would be better to let the subject rest—that it was not worth their while to moot it—arid that the House ofAssem- 1in should be left to take up the business and introduce it to the notice of their Honors. This did not satisfy him then; and although now told that the House of Assombly had taken up the subject, it did not satisfy him yet. He sought ‘to bind no member; all he sought was information. Iii- sti‘uctions had been received, bu\t the House knew nothing about them; they had not been officially communicated. In the time ofSii‘ Charles Fitz Roy, Licenses had been granted to several persons to carry on fisheries within the Reserves. He had not, however, heard that Sir Henry had granted any, and he wished to know whether he had been authorized to do-so or not. Ifiuformatio‘ii were not voluntarily sent to

them, the only Way to procure it was by an Addressilfthey.

wished to know ivlietlici‘"ah answer to their Address had been received by the House of Assembly, they might indeed search their Journals; but he certainly thought the most respectful course theycould piii'siie,~w0i.ild be to apply, by Address, to His Exoelleucy. Mr. Young concluded by beg- ging leave to move, that an humble Address be presented to His Excellency, asking it His Excellency has received any Instructions from the Imperial Government relative to the Fishery Reserves in this Island ; and if so, to request that His Excellency will be pleased to lay the same before this House. '