that be mammal if he had committed an other dreadful offence, he would not hesitate to mention the fact to the Sherifi'.” -.

He has told so many palpable lies since his conviction, that not the slightest reliance can be placed on any thing he states—Courier.

'On being taken to the condemned ‘ ell on Saturday night, after the jury had deliver‘ their verdict, the culprit appeared to be sullen, and endeavoured to choke himself by cramming a towel down his throat, but his object was frus- trated by the vigilance of the officer in whose charge he remained.

He is doomed to die on Monday week, and may we never again have to record an event so deeply stamped ivith guilt, as the murder of Lord William Russell 1 - . ..

CANADA Emu—The opihion ofthe Lords on the Canada Bill is to be brought to the test of a division on the third reading, the Earl of Hard- wicke having given notice that he will move to postpone it for six months.

:0n the 15th June a meeting took place ofall the influential Hebrews in London at the vestry- Toom ofthe new Synagogue in St. Helen’s Place; ,on which occasion, the various letters which have been received from Alexandria and Damas- cus, containing accounts ofthe horrid cruelties committed upon the unfortunate Hebrews at Damascus, were strictly examined: and after a long discussion, Sir Moses Moritefiore,.on the part of the English Hebi'ews, and Monsieur 'Cremieux, the celebrated counsellor at Paris, on the part of the French Hebrew persuasion, have agreed to depart in the early part of next week for Alexandria, to be present at the inves- tigation to take place there in respect to the death of Father Thomas and his servant. Subscrip- "tions were immediately opened to defray certain vexpenses, when the three brothers of the late baron de Rothschild, who were present, subscri- bed 2001. each; Sir Moses Montefiore 1001., his. ‘lady 1001., besides paying his own expenses 'for the journey to Alexandria; Isaac Cohen 1001., ‘Mr. Lucas 1001.; with numerous other subscrip- Mons—Standard.

A meeting has taken place at the London 095% House, for the purpose of setting on foot a subscription to commemorate by a suitable pub- lic testimonial, the firmness and integrity ofthe Sherifl's of London and Middlesex, for their con- duct in regard of the privilege question. A large sum of money has already been subscribed.

A great meeting ofthe Mercantile community bfGlasgow has been held in the Assembly rooms of that city,to petition the Queen and both'hOUSes of Parliament to take measures for preventing the colonization of New Zealand by the French or any other foreign power, and for the establish- ment of British law and authority in these Islands.

Her Majesty has lately presented to each of the clergy engaged in the ceremony of the Royal nuptials, a copy of the Holy Scriptures, magnificently bound in purple and gold, as a token of her gracious favour. 'There is an in- feription ,in each declaratory of the origin of his present, in the autograph of the Bishop of

:’ London. ' ‘ _

v We regret to learn that Lord Brougham has never recovered the shock he sustained by the death of his mother and only child. His spirit appears quite broken, and it is to this that his comparative silence in Parliament is to be attri-

’ jbutcd. There was no part ofthis extraordinary

. 'm'an’s character in which he appeared in a more

j amiable light than in his devoted attachment to “his mother, and his parental fondness for his only

i rchild. ’Their deaths occuring so near together,

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and at a period when there is so much to mortify his political ambition, has been severely felt. Would that this proof he has received of the \‘v‘anity of the world might lead him to the only 'fountain oftrue wisdom and real consolation !—

, Record. . l 0 ', DEATH or PAGANlNl.—Thls celebrated violin- ist died at Nice on the 27th of May, after a lin- gering illness. He has left one son, who inherits ’, a large fortune. Paganini’s remains were em- ? balmed, to be removed to Genoa, his native town,

i ‘for interment. .

The dIam'teur of Sunday published the law adopted by both Chambers, “ authorizing the Minister of the Interior to apply a special credit .of 1,000,000f. to the transfer of the mortal re- mains of Napoleon to the church of the Inva- ’Iides, and to the construction of his monument.” “The latter isyjo be erected under the cupola, which, together with the four-sided chapels, is to be exclusively appropriated /to the tomb of the

Emperor. PRUSSIA.-—Death of the .King.~—-This event 'took place on the 7th June .... ....The following

particulars are given of the King’s death 2-—

“ BERLIN, June 7.—The King died this after- noon, at half-past three o’clock, in the 70th year .of his age. This morning the Emperor of Rus- sia arrived from Warsaw, and proceeded imme~ ldiately to the death-bed ofhis tather-in-law, whom 'he found in full possession of his mental facul- .aties, and who took leave of him by pressing his Jiand ....... ..This evening, at seven o’clock, the droops of the garrison took the oaths of allegiance to the Crown Prince, his Majesty Frederick William IV.” ’

An extraordinary supplement to the State Ga- ;zctte contains the following paragraphs :‘—

. 4‘ By'the inscrutable decree of God, our belo- Jved King, his Majesty Frederick William 111., the father of his people, terminated his mortal career this afternoon, at lialf«past three o’clock..... The effects of a repeatedattack of influenza, un- tlel‘ Which his Majesty has been suffering .for mwzlfi‘e, produced latterly a great prostration and, in con equenc-e, a state which, in defiance of all the ehbrts of nature, and the

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royal family.....;..‘o.His Majesty’s latter days were cheered by the presence of the Empress,‘ his daughter, and her children, and at the last mo- ment by that of the Emperor, his son-in-law........ The‘country, though in mourning and in tears, raises its eyes to his Majesty’s august successor on the throne of his glorious predecessors, full of hope and confidence. The heir of renowned an- cestors, educated in the storms of an agitated pe- riod, early inculcated into the duties of his high destination, and called by his father in the days of his sickness to direct the affairs ofgovernment, his Majesty will diffuse the blessings of order and peace, which are the lot of a faithful. and happy people, and the recompence ofthe anxious efforts ofa good and noble Sovereign.”

I TuaKnY.-—-Letters from Constantinople of the 2lst ult., and the Paris papers, confirm the ac- counts which have already reached us, ofthe dis- missal of Khosrew Pacha. He has been suc- ceeded in his situation of Grand Vizier by Ferik Ahmed Pacha, the Minister of Commerce. The disgrace of Khosrew is ascribed to the influence in the Divan of Halil Pacha. The downfall of the Grand Vizier is likely to prove favourable to the termination of the negociations which are at present goingon, Khosrew being the inveterate enemy of Mehemet Ali from the commencement. 1t isjalso likely to impair the influence ofRussia in the councils of the Porte. ,

i CHINA.—The Chinese were busy in'preparing fire rafts for the purpose of destroying the British Shipping. The Druid, Lord John Churchill, of 44 guns, had joined the fleet. The American merchants at Canton, apprehensive of the conse- quences of the expedition, were upon the point of quitting that city ; they had declined any fur- ther consignments, thus putting a total stop to the trade. '

The Empress of China had died, and Pekin‘ was in a state of the utmost confusion.

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SATURDflY, JULY 25, 1840.

London papers to the 3d inst. and Liverpool to the 4th, brought by the Britannia, the first of the regular Liverpool, Halifax and Boston line of Steamers, were received in this town on Tues- day last, by way of Georgetown. The Britan- nia arrived at Halifax on the 17th inst. having made the passage from Liverpool to that port in 121 days. The most interesting piece of intel- ligence furnished by the papers is thatof an in- sane attempt to assassinate the Queen'and Prince Albert, made by a young man named Oxford, while the Royal pair were on a riding'excursion in the Parks. Full particulars will be found in another part of this day’s paper.

The Bill for the Union of the Canadas had passed through its various stages in the House of Commons, and been sent to the Lords, for their concurrence, where it received a second reading on the 30th June."

The June ,Pghich left England a month prior to the _ g o e Britannia, arrived at Halifax on the 20th inst., having been 44 days

at sea.

His Excellency the Lieutenant'Governor and suite returned from Halifax yesterday afternoon, in the Cape Breton. steamer. A salute was fired from the Bat- tery, and on his Excellency’s landing, three hearty cheers from the inhabitants assembled on the wharf greeted his arrival. A guard of honor ofthe 8th Regt., under com‘ mand ofCapt. Longfield, was also in attendance.

QUEBEC, July 8.—I-Iis Excellency Sir Richard Jack- son, Commander of the Forces, arrived this morning from Sorel, in the Canada, Steamer, and took the oaths of office as Administrator of the Government, at the Castle of St. Lewis, this day, at one o’clock.

HALIFAX, July 21.—The Lord Bishop of Nova Scotia and family came passengers in the Britannia. His Lordship preached an impressive and eloquent sermon on Sunday, in St. Paul’s church. There were present His Excellency the Governor General. and Lieutenant Governors Sir Colin Campbell, Sir John Harvey and Sir CharlesA. Fitz Roy.—Ti1nes.

His Excellency Sir John Harvey, who arrived here on the evening of Wednesday last, left again for New Bruns- wick on Monday afternoon; and His Excellencythe Governor General left for Windsor, yesterday morning, where one of the steamers is expected to convey‘him to St. John. The Governor General is expected to return early next week—Guardian, July 22.

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At a public Meeting held at Murray Harbour Cross Roads, in Belfast, on Friday the thh inst., it was moved, that Mr. Donald Nicholson should be called to the Chair—who briefly stated the object ofthe Meeting, and said that he was glad to see such a large number assembled. ..

Mr. Richard Gill then moved, and Mr. Donald Ross seconded the following Resolution : ,

“ That this Meeting do most cordially welcome their Member, Charles Young, Esquire,'among them ; that they thank him for visiting them, and inspecting for himself the state ofthe Roads and Bridges throughout the District, and inquiring into the wants of his consti- tuents; and that they beg to assure him tbatvhis services to the country are highly appreciated by them, and that his conduct, as their representative, has met with their entire approbation." : j A

The Resolution was then put, and unanimously car- ried, with three hearty cheers. Mr. Young then got up, and said something to the following efi‘ect:——-That his reception throughout the whole county—and particular- ] in this portion OflI—r-WHS highly gratifying to him, and that he hoped his conduct would be such as would ever insure him the same enthusiastic greeting as they had just given him. That he had pledged himself on the hustings, when he was asking tbr their suffrages, to do

so, and in serving him so faithfully, the least he could do would be, to serve them ln return, and fulfil his pledges. He had fulfilled them to the utmost ofhis power iii the House of Assembly thus far, and would continue to do so, as long as he had the honour" of being their Member; and he was then in the act of fulfilling another pledge, 'by examining into the state of their Roads and Bridges, ahd becoming acquainted with the localities and wants oftlii flourishing District. That he had employed the last two days, amompanied by his friend, Mr. Maclean, in travelling over, every road in the District, to the Wood Islands and Point'Pr'im, and he must express his

satisfaction at the excellent state, with some few excep.

tions, in which they enerally were. That when they wanted any thing, ift ey should send him a petition, he

would endeavour to obtain .it :er them, and wouldre,

his duty to them if they elected him. They had done '

“Park, tbfit'tb’ey must; not he baakwaadaén send' path; tions, for without a petition he could. not so eazialgy pro- cure money for them inthe Hohse; noi- would be him- selfknow so well Miat‘th'd‘vffinirodfl‘hat Members were mmetimesmfound fault with by their constituents, for not ge'twg‘zmms oRmone‘y for them, when it might be tra- ced m lhfi .Ilegligence of the constituents themselves, in not being active and sending petitions. That whenever they were at a loss to prepare a‘petition, iflhey would come, 01' send the particulars to him, he would write it for them stance, and therefore they could have no ex-

didate at the late Election, but being persuade to do so by his friends, and having, through their mean‘, suc- C‘?ededv be was resolved to fulfil, in the strictest sense, his duty to his constituents, as fiir as lay in his power. l-leLsaid, he would not enter at length into the general DOlItics of the country; but that they saw during the last Session, what the House of Assembly were anxious it) do, and had adopted for their benefit, and for the ante- lioration oftheir condition, and how it (the House) had been counteracted and frustrated by the Council, in al- most every measure that had been carried for the bene- fit ofthe tenantrv, and consequently of the people. He would merely allude to the Venue,t Fishery Reserves, the Lovalists, and the Land Settement Bills—all of which had been rejected by the Council. That he felt satisfied, no good would ever result to the Colony, until the Councils ofthe country Were materially altered; until

voice and wishes of the people would necessarily have their weight, and not pass unlieeded, or be ridiculed, as is now too much the case. That he would advise them, however, to bear their wrongs with patience, and to trust to the known liberality of their blessed Government for that redress which is always given when the wants of its subjects are properly made known and understood, and faithfully represented. That with many of the Members ofthe council, as individuals, he had no fault to find-mnny ofthem were his friends—butane a body, he could not confide in them, knowing, as he did, the sentiments the majority of them entertained with regard to the relative rights of landlord and tenant. That the more he saw, the more was he convinced, the leasing system. in a young country, could never prosper, and should never have'existed here: that such a system was highly injurious to the occupant, by its not giving him that interest in the soil which he who clears the forest should possess; and that be yet hoped to behold the joy- ful day when the tenure of lands in this fertile Island should be wholly altered, when there should not be a single agriculturist—from the East Point. to the North Cape—a tenant, subject to be oppressed, as he unfortu- nately too often is now, by a tyrannical and domineering landlord. and when every industrious man in the Colony shall become an independent freebolder, through the gracious interference of our beloved Queen. He said that they appreciated his humble services far beyond their worth; but he hoped that he would ever be found to rank with those who wished to benefit the people by adopting constitutional and proper measures; and that to know and feel that his conduct met with their appro- bation, was extremely gratifying to him, and amply re- paid him for any trifling services he may have rendered to them.

Mr. Young was frequently interrupted by applause, and when he had concluded, three loud cheers were enthusiastically given to him. The thanks of_t|Ie meet- ing were then passed to Mr. Nicholson, for his conduct in the chair, and the meeting dispersed.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE COLONIAL HERALD.

Sir; In our paper ofthe 27th June, I observe aletter by Mr. De rymple to Mr. Cooper. I have no particular partiality to Mr. Cooper, but I have an opinion, that the people of the Island are entitled to some better govern- ment than that of absentee proprietors, some better tenure of land than Messrs. Cunard, Young and Peters hold out. Was Mr. Dalrymple ever of that opinion? Did he, in 1829, advocate escheat? When did because to advocate it? It may be very easy to find fault Wlll'l Mr. Cooper. I could write a catalogue of faults; but, in justicek'o the man, let us not forget the Sessions Of 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, and what is of far greater con- sequence, let iis not forget, that when the tenure of land is such that he who clears the wilderness is, in most instances, under such arrears of rent fiir his land as he cannot discharge without stripping his farm ofthe stock necessary for future operations thereon—J say, when this is the case, the tenure ofland is bad.

That Mr. Cooper has failed to remedy the evil, is no proof that it does not exist, and does not require one. It is very easy to say, that a carcass ofpork will pay the rent; but the men oftliis Island are not sluggards, what- ever some may say or think—and the majority of them, who are-under rent, find that rent a heavy burden. The old, the widow,»tho orphan, frequently, by this same light rent, are turned out of doors. I cannot so that the burden is less than it wasin 1829.

I have no desire hereto enter intoany personality with Mr. Dalrymple, nor to stand up as the advocate of the whale of Mr. Cooper’s political proceedings; but I would rather hear learned Doctors suggest a remedy, than listen to-one attempting to prove that the other has been playing the quack. The malady is not imaginary. Let us hear the plan of cure. I would not wish the patient to die because he had ceased to employ me as chief consulting physician. And as to any personalities be- tween Messrs. D. &. C., I trust your paper is notto be inundated with such. Let them fight it out in pamph- lets.

I am, Sir, your most obdt. servant.

. . ‘ ALEXANDER RAE.

Prince County, 14th July, 1840.

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PASSENGERS, _

In the Cape Breton, Steamer, from Miramichi,on Thursday—Henry Cunard and Lemuel Cambridge, Esquires, Angus Macdonald, Esq. (Three Rivers); Mr. & Mrs. J. Davis,jun. and son; Mr. 62‘. Mr. Macdonald; Mrs. Costin &son; Misses Dixon & Pattersnri j. Messrs. W. Abrams, P. VVilIiston, S. M‘Kay, H. M‘Kay, Jas. Simpson, W. Duchemin, J. Campbell, G. gLowdon, Houston, G. Kerr, H. Gray, R. Murray—15.1n the steerage. ,, j ,

In do. from Pictou, yesterday—The Hon. Thomas H. Haviland, Messrs. George and Arthur Fitz Roy, Henry Cunard, Esq. lady and daughter, Miss Ellen Stewart (from London), Mr. 65 Mrs. Macgregor, Mr. & Mrs. Williston; Mr. and Mrs._C_assels; Mrs. Costin & child; Mrs. Muncey, Mrs. Clair Mrs. Jackson and child; Capt. James Marshalf',“‘Mgessrs. B. Clark, J‘. W'eii'.

inert nf' mbarlnttttohm. ENTERED: . Schooner Sally, Gillis, Restigouche; Goods. Cousins, M‘Rae, Pictnii; Coals. ‘ Cygnet, O’Neil, Newfoundland; 20 bls. Flour, 80 do.

Herring‘s, 30 clildns. Coals. ;

La Reine Blanche, Terrio, Sydney ; Coals. Catherine,Smith, Halifiix; Goods. . Edward, \Vood, Arichat; Limestone. Sarah, Clark, Miramichi; Goods.

Betsey, Burhoe, Halifax; do.

, CLEARED :

Schooner Sovereign, Lutes, Sydney; Ballast.

Lark, Howatt, Pictou; do. -

Hazza, Flowerday, London; 58 tons Birch Timber, 16 do. Maple Timber, 28,750‘ feet Deals, 6 cords Lathwood—by B. Davies.

Snarah, Clark, Miramichi; Ballast.

Sally, Gillis,*Arichat; do. ’ . r

Babefl,fllinfun, Miramichi; do. »

Happy Return, Welsh, do.; do._ ~

La Reine Blanche, Terrio, Sydney ' do. ,

Hibernia, Mutéb, Newaundland; 00,000 feet Board, 16 head Neat Cattle, 40 Sheep. "' I

Ci.usins,»M‘Rae, Pugwash; Ballast.

Edward, Wood, Arichat ; ‘do.

Commerce, Fougel’e, (10.; 13,009 feet. Boga" '4 head Cattle, 2 Sheep; , - ~ 7 _

ruse. That at first, he was unwilling to been e a can- ,

‘1 SVstem ofresponsibility was put in operation, when the l

.mer‘. advertisement and insert the shave.

’ ' Wealth, ‘ "1‘: men: 11’-

On Tuesday last, by the Rev. W. Smith, Wesleyan Minister, Mr. James Howat, Crapaud, to Mia-Grace Warren,York River. _ . .

On the 101h June, at the Wesleyan Chapel, Devon- port, by the Rev. W. Beal, John '1. Thomas, Grocer, ofStonehouse (formerly o . is Island), to MISI Margargt Watt, niece ofS. Jenkins, Esqr., of Sicke-

At St. Eleanor‘s, on Wednesday last, by the Rev. Wm, M‘Gregor, Mr. Hugh Carr, ofthat place, to Sophia, eldest daughter ofthe laterhn Ramsay, Esq. Rose Hill.

‘ Secretary’s Office,.July 3, 1840. A LL Persons found quarrying Stories on the , Shore of the Government Farm, will be prosecu- ted with thc utmost rigour of the law.

'1‘. H. HAVILAND, semi-ply. '

BOARD 01“ EDUCATION. ‘ HE Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Education .will- be held at the Central Academy, on TriunsnAv, the 30th July nextaat 12 o’clock, noon. ALEX. BROWN, Secretary.

July 8th,1850. V ‘ HE Lady who, by mistake, exchanged a Black LACE VEIL, at Government House, on the evening of the 7th inst., will oblige. the owner by return-