, not rejected, it would be

\ eight and Forty-nine, praying for

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i unaccountable-ascents.

sum commmuniealion, dzc. 6w. The Hon. Member mov-

the said Petition.

M" Had,” was a, I In" to undflsland why this should P Against it—Messrs. Hudson, Aitken,

notbetreated similarly tO other Petitions of the same na-

ed that the Hon. Member (Mr. Rue) have leave to withdraw doFor referring it to supply—meagrs' A' made“, 3- 5- Mac-

nald, Douse, Longworth, Maggi-330,4.

_ Cambridge, Dalziel , Montgomery, Dingwell, Wightman, Mac:

almer, Thornton

“re. Several of the same tendency were lying 0,, ,he Table, "1105“, Di Maelean, Cooper, Coles, Fraser, D. Macdonuld

why was this to be thrown nd ‘ 9

House would not consent touso gait.“ hoped the ,Mr: Yso Would second the motion of the Hen. Member for

King shimmy. Mr. Cooper., He (Mr. Yen) ih'uuuiii this

very dlfl'erent from Slates, &c. from the duty on wliich ex-

and the Petition of divers Inhabitants of Rustico, praying

Wharves nt Wheatley and Hunter Rivers, was referred to

I he Petition of divers Inhabitants of Rustico and others,

. _ New Glasgow and pecuniary aid towards the construction Of

e“WI-I‘m “'35 prayed by the Contractors of the Buildin H the M0111 I ’ ' . g. e _ ' I tiers of Queens Cour ' - ‘ too, as well as the Petitioner, had erected Mills, but had not dwision orthe mm, and wilargtrlgogg; aqnzj'tilgitgzgpm;n the

sought assistance from this House.

Mr. Rae said, ifeqnal justice were exercised, the House would order it to be laid on the table.

. Mr Cooper ln'llnlilllle this was very different to the Pe- tition of Messrs. Btrnie, Gnrnie, and others : benefit to the Colony miglitb) the consiiquenm- from their establishments. Butif the llflt‘llndr‘l' the consideration of the IIl)lI~H‘ war.- _ . paving the way for hundreds of Sllnlltll' ,presentinvnls. lle (Mr. Cooper) Iiad Inlllt‘ su‘h importatmns and piid’duty tlierenn;hr~ had never come to this House to seek remission. The petition had been shuwnto binr, previously to its being presented:

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theI hpog‘eéitiofndif the Proprietors of certain Pasture Lots in humus. of y; . eorgctown, and the Petition ofdivers Inha- ‘ n . . neorgetown, praylng that a road may be opened 0 re reserved lands, were severally referred to a Commit-

tee Of three Members I ' 0 examine th . thereom ! e satire and report

which could be conferred on the farmers ofthis Province. The Committee are indefatigable In their labors, and appear animated With one spirit—that Ofdoing the greatest amount of good to all classes Of Her Majesty’s subjects in this Pro- vmce.——.N'ew Brunswicker, Feb. I.

PECULIARITIES or INTEMPEBANCI AS A Vice—We have devoted a considerable portion of this day’s paper to the publication of the first chapter Ofa recentl published work entitled “ J1 Voice from the Vinia e,- Or Tlic Force oszam- ple; addressed to those who thin and feel.” This work is the production Ofthe celebrated Mrs. ELLIs, author of“'I‘hI-. “(Wes 0f EHf-’IH|I(I,”—“'I‘lii3i \Vomen of Eiiglnnd,”—-“Th6 Daughters ofEiigland,” &c. &c., and will abundantly repay iliose'wlio take the trouble tO peruse its chaste, pious, and elegantly written pages. .

The Petition ofdivcrs Inhabitants OfTownsliips Forty-five arid Fortyjsmrpraying for a grant ofinoney to John DOIWlas to assist him to finish a road parth made by him, was read: —Referred to the Members from King’s CountyI for consi-

jm “we, deration, in the division Of' the road and wharf money for

STEAM NAVIGATION Common—The Second Animal Meet-

ling ofthis Company took place in the Court House in this ,’I own, on 'I hursdny last—Charles Hensley, Esq. in the chair.

For the Report, &c., see our fourth page.

to the Hon Member had been not to lay it lwfore the II .use. said County.

Aye, ssiid Mr. Thornton, jourlsf‘l) , but he (Mr. Ric) is l'r'I'V

The Petition of Hugh Logan, of Georgetown, Juiler, was

obstinate. 'I‘Iie importation of this superior Macimmy u. .y referred to a Committee Ofthree Members, to examine the

die a benefit to the Country. .were manufactured by it, such would be the case. In com- mon fairness he should support its being received.

If flour of an improved quality same and report thereon.

The Petition of divers persons residing at the head of St. Peters Bay, praying that the sums formerly appropriated to-

Mr. Coles did not COIISIde‘I‘ the. quality of Flour depended wards um construction on, wharf m Sandy Point "my be

aomuch on Machinery as on Boliing Cloths, N0

“3”” applied towards constructing a wharf higher up the Bay, in

fof'ltaiistiiiriimduie Tel-9931??“ the Pm'tio" ; “"d' "Heap front Of Mrs McInnis’s farm as beinva more eliuible site e, i 0 e e ermine I any mind to the Countr were .H . ’ '- " I likely to result from the impnrmlm; 3' than the former, was referred to the Members from the dif-

Mr. Cooper withdrew his nioIion.

Mr. D. Macdonald presented a petition from divers settlers .on'the South side of'Lot 47, praying that no restrictions may be imposed on the sbttiiig ‘of Salutes—Referred to Messrs. D. Mac-donaltl, Cooper, Bcairsto, WightmuiLJ. S. Mucdonalil, Yecniid Dingwell. ' '

Messrs. Thornton, Palmer, Montgomery, Cooper, and D. Maclean Were appointed a Committee to report on the State Ofllie Post Office department. _

A message was ordered to be sejit to His Excellency, desir- ing certain information relative to the Post Office.

SATURDAY, Februan 10. Mr. Speaker presented to the Houseilie following letter:—— To the Hun. (lie Speaker of the House ofAssembly. Sin;

Great inconvenience having been experienced in the management of the Central Academy. from the unsatis- factory and insufficient manner in which Books are furnished to the Pupils in that Institution, it came under the consideration of the Governors, at a Ineetinw which took place on Feb. 3d, that by the adoption of: plan novr in use in many of the Educational Institutions in England (and which is foutid in practice to give more efficiency to the School, whilst it is, at the same time, a more economical arrangement for the Scholar,) the inconvenience under which the Institution now Suf- fers might be remedied. and a regular and competent supply of Books, Maps, &c. &c. be at all times assured to the Schools.

The mode proposed ln‘be adopted is expressed in the following Resolution Ofllie Board ofGovernors, unani- mously agreed to at the above meeting, and which I am instructed to transtnit‘to your Honor, and to request you to lay it before the Honorable the House of Assembly, for its consideration :— .

“Resolved, That application-be made to the Honor- able the House of Assembly for a loan ost'lUO sterling, for the purpose of purchasing books, maps, «Sec. (Sec. for the use of the pupils in the Central Academy: That to

-‘. meet the interest payable upon the Warrant issued for ' ithe abovegit is proposed to make a moderate and, equi-

table. charge each term to the pupils for the use of them -—'—tbis charge to be paid at the same time, and to be sub- ject to the same regulations, as the tuition money.” By order of the Board ofGovernors, (Signed) CHARLES Ilexsmav, Vice President and Secretary.

Charlottetown, Feby. 7th, l844. '

Ordered, That the. said letter be referred to. the Coni- mittee appointed to prepare and bring in a Bill relating tO‘ Schools and Edncalion.

The chief purt Oftliis day was spent in Committee on the Fish Inspection Bill.

MONDAY, February 12.

The Bill for the protection of Sheep was read a third time, passed, and sent to the Council. -

Mr. Thornton, by leave, introduced a Bill for the memory OfSrnnll Debts, which was read a first time. It is nearly a transcript Ofllie Bill Oflast Session, and which was disal- lowed by Her Majesty, for reasons already stated.

The Sub-Collectors Bill, the Bill for the payment of

.Interest on Treasury \Vurrants, the Fish Inspection and Iii- solvent chtnrs’ Bill, were severally forwarded a stage.

The following Message was received from the Legislative Council :—

“Council Chamber, ' ' “ Thursday, 81h February, 1844.

“ Resolved, That a Committee of this House be appoin- ted, to join a Committee ofthe House ofAsseinbly, to pre- pare. a Joint Address tO His Excellency the Lieutenant Go- jvernor, upon the Despatcli from the Right Honorable Lord Sunday. In answer to the Joint Address of the Council and Assembly passed la'st Session, praying Her Majesty to cause an armed Steamer to be stationed ofl'lhistlsland, to protect Ibo local Fisheries from the encroaclimeuts of the Ameri- can: ; aiid that the House of Assembly be requested, by message, to join in the said Address. . '

“Ordered, That the Honorable Mr. Holl and the Horn. Mr. Young be a Committee, _on the part of this House, to ,prepare the said Address.

“Ordered, That the said Resolutionbe communicated, by message, to the House of Assembly.”

Tire said message being read, the House re solvedtc con— cur therein, and a Committee was appointed accordingly. _

_ Mr. Mireintosh presented a Petition from (livers inhabi- tants of East Point, praying that 1111 Act may pass to prevent the setting oIISeines across the months Of rivers, creeks, &c. by which the ingress of fish into the same is prevented.— Referred to the Committee to whom was referred the Peti- tion Ofthe Inhabitants of the South part of Lot 47. _

The Hon. J. Spencer Smith appeared at the Bar, and laid

his Accounts as Treasurer before the House.

TUESDAY, February 13. - .

Agrees.ny to the Order oftlie Day, the House went into the Consideration of Petitions. .

The Petition of John Macleod, of Georgetown, praying for an extra allowance on his Contract for building the Market 'flouse at that place, was read—Rejected. .

The Petition ofthe Inhabitants of Kent Street, in George- town, and others, praying an aid. to make a common sewer through the said street, was rejected, on the followrng dwi- oton: _

For referring it to supply—Messrs. Thornton, Palmer, Ding- well, Dalziel, Aitken, Hudson, Wightmaii, J. S. Macdonald, Douse—9.

Against it—Messrs. Cambridge, A. Maclean, Coles, Long- worth, Fraser, Montgomery, Cooper, Macintosh, D. Macdon- pld, D. Maclean, Rae, Macgregor-12. ' The Perition of divers Inhabitants of Townships Forty- an aid towards the 000‘ struction ofa Whart'at Mill Creek, Pownal Bay, was ordered to be withdrawn.

The Petition of divers Inhabitants of Townships Forty- nine and Fifty, praying an aid towards the. construction of a Wharf at Ppwnal Bay, [near McRae’s, was rejected, on the following division:

fercnt parts Of'King’s County. .

The Petition ofMalcolm Macneill, bead OfVernon Rivor, praying for an alteration in the line Of a road runnitw through his farm; and the Petition of the Inhabitants 05f Praqrnyl River settlement, praying for an alteration Ofllie line of a road, were referred to Mr. A. Mnclean, the Hon. J. S. Macdonald and Mr. Macintosh, to report thereon.

The Petition of divers settlers on South River, Murrav Harbour, setting forth, that they were shut up in their new

But 64) without a public road, to their most serious inconve- nience, and praying relief, was received ; and thereupon.

Resolved, That the prayer of the petition be rejected, the remedy being elsewhere.

The Petition of Mr. George Birnie, praying for a pecuniarv grant, by way- of bounty, in order that he niav be enabled more effectively to carry out his views in the establishment oftlie Phoenix Iron Foundry, was read ; and thereupon,

Mr. Longwortli moved, that the said petition be referred to theCOinniittee Of Supply, which was carried on the fol- lowing division: 9

YIEAS.—I“GSSI'S. Lungworth, Montgomery, Thornton, Beiitrsto, Aitken, Donse, Macgregor, Coles, Wightnian, J. S. Mncdonald, A. Maclean—dl. ,

Nara—Messrs. Macintosh, 0. Macdonald, Dingwell, Dul- ziel, Hudson. Fraser, D. Maclenn—7. ,

The Petition Of Mr. Samuel Gurney, praying for the re- mission oftlic Colonial duties paid by him on the importa— tion ofteasels, dye wares, soap, and other articles USed in the fulling, dressing and dyeing of~homespun cloth; and al- so that a license be granted tO him to import such articles free of duty for a limited period, was read ; and thereupon,

The Hon. J. S. Macdonald moved, that it be referred to the Committee of'Supply. The motion was negatived, on the following division:

Yeas—Hon. J. S. Macilonald, Donse, D. Macdonald, Longworth, Palmer, Coles, Thornton, Aitken, Montgomery

Nails—Messrs. Rae, Dalziel, I raser, Dingwcll, Cam- bridge, \Vightman, A. Mat-lean, D. Maclean, Macintosh, Macgregor, Beairsto, Hudson—12.

0n the Petition of George H. Cliuilleigh and William Mackay, contractors for slitting the new colonial building. praying for a remission Ofthe duty paid on the slates import- ed by them for that purpose, being rend—the motion for re- ferring it to the Committee of Supply was negativod—hYeas, 6; Nays, I3. ‘

'I‘he' Petition OfIIenry Smith, contractor for glazing and paintingthe new Colonial Building, praying for a remission Of the duties'upon the articles imported by liimfor that pur- pose, was ordered tO be withdrawn. The petition of Jesse Wright, Of Bcdeque, praying for a remission of the duty, amounting to £19 11s. 4M. paid on the importation of a set Ofnew Mill machinery by him from Aberdeen, was ordered to be witlidrnwli.

The petitions praying aid for the making and repairing of Roads, \Vlinrvcs and Bridges were referred to the Members from the different Counties, for consideration III the division Ofllie money to be appropriated for these purposes.

on; colonial arsenic.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1844.

'About Nine. o’clock this morning, the Couriers arrived at the Post Office with the, usual Colonial and American Mails.

The Legislature of Nova Scotia was opened by His Ex- cellency Lord Falkland, on Thursday the 8th inst. The Hon. William Young has been re-elected Speaker of the House of Assembly, without opposition. His Excellency’s speech on this occasion is characterised by the Novascotian as “ remarkable for nothing but a strong expression ofOpi- niOII against what is termed party Government.”

From other quarters there is rio news of any consequence.

(F The Mail for l‘lngland,‘&c.——the last opportunity, in time for the February Packet—will close here OII Tuesday next, the 20th inst., at 10 O’clock. ' 7

His Excellency theLient. Governor has been pleased pro- visionally to appoint Stephen Rice, Esq, to a seat in the Legislative Council, in the room ofLCliarles Hensley, Esq., resigned.

Our Legislative proceedings hitherto have not been of a nature to excite a very lively interest, both Houses being chiefly occupied in the consideration of bills for consolida- ting, amending and continuing the various Acts which were on the eve Of expiring. The Small Debt Bill is still before the Assembly, anti has undergone several modifications in Committee.

In the House ofAssembly, on Wednesday, Mr. Cooper mOved to resolve, that an Address be presented to the Lieu- tenant Governor, praying that he will be pleased to take such measures as may be. necessary for putting into operation a Court ofjurisdiction, wherein the inhabitants who have im- proved the land Ofthe Colony from its wilderness state may sue fora. settlement, in the proportion of one person for every two hundred acres, agreeably to the condition Of the original grants, and proclamation of1816. The resolution was ordered to be taken into consideration in a Committee of the whole House on Saturday (this day).

On Thursday the House wentinto Supply, when the sum ofThree thousand four hundred pounds was voted for the service of Roads, Bridges and Wharves.

PROVINCIAL AllOCIATION.—Tlle regular weekly meeting of the Committee of this Association took place at the Com- mittee Room on Tuesday evening, when various Sub-Com- mittees, appointed to collect statistical returns and other in- formation, reported in a satisfactory manner. Among other resolutions passed, it was resolved to petition the Legislature fOr a Bounty on the importation of Guano, in order to en- courage the general use of that highly valuable manure among the farmers of this .Provincc. Some conversation also took place, with respect to the erection of Mills for the grinding Of bones, with the view also offurnishrng the far- mers with a regular supply of the highly essential article of hone-dust for their wheat crops, and it is quite probable that some measure will be taken by the Association for the en- couragement of bone-mills. An abundant supply of guano

and‘bone-dust at moderate rates would be the greatest boon

farms above the head Of the said river, (in the interior of

MECHANICS’ INS’I‘ITCTE.—On Wednesday evening last, Mr. John Le Page. of Darnley, delivered an highly entertaining Lecture on The Passions. An interesting discussion ensued. At the conclusion, Mr. Le. Page was unanimously elected an Honorary Member of'tlic Institute. Next Wednesday ‘evening, Dr. Cook will lecture on Animal Chemistry.——Isldr.

MARRIED.

On Monday last, by the Rev. Dr. Jenkins, Rector ofCharloile- town, Mr. Henry Lungworlb, Charlottetown Royalty, to Hon- rietta, youngest daughter Ofllie lule Mr. Thomas Jones, Char- lullctown. .

,On Tuesday last, by the Rev. Dr. Jenkins, Ecclesiastical

lCommissary,Jolin Cambridge Wright, Esq, to Catherine Mac- ].doiigull, both of Lot 3|. Elliot River.

DIED, On the 22d ulr., at East Point, Lot 47, in the 80th year ofliis ngn, Jlr. John Kennedy, a native of Pcrtlisbirc, Scollsnd.

To C )NTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.- VEALED TENDERS will be received at the Store I. of the undersrgucd (where all further particulars will be given), until the Isl day oprril next, for the following IVUR-K and MATERIALS, viz :- > 1;, Ii and 1 inch SPRUCE BOARDS nnd PLANK, 6, 3, 2A. 33, lé. Irl and 1 inch t'lcnr I’INE B wards and Plank. Good BUILDING STONE far it Collar-\VIIII (land stone, or that which is free from Salt water, will be preferred,) with or without the mason-work thereof. The excavation ofa Cellar, 1'20 feet long, 5 feet deep, and 40 feet Wide. The Framing, Rougliboarding and Shingling ofu Three Story \Voutlcn Building. The Sinking and Walling with Stone Ofn Pump or Well. DANIEL BRENAN. Charlottetown, IGili Februiuf, 1844. [SW] "

COLONIAL CHURCH SOCIETY. PUBLIC MEETING Ofllie Members and Friends oftlio Colonial Church Society will he held at the Court House, on Monday next, the 1911i inst., at ll o'clock. a. In. His-Excellency the Lieutenant Governor will preside. Charlottetown. 16th Feb.. 1844.

PROSPECTUS 70F

SIMMONDS’S COLONIAL MAGAZINE.

ON THE FIRST JANUARY, 1844, Will be published, to be continued monthly, price 23. 6d. THE FIRST N_UMBER or

SIMMONDS’S COLONIAL MAGAZINE,

AJournal ot Literature, Art, Science, Commerce, and Finance ; , EDITED BY I’. L. SIMMONDS, Fallow Ofthe Statistical Society, Secretary Ofllie Meteorological Society, Member Ofllie Royal Agricultural and Ethnolngical . Societies of London, llnnnrary and Corresponding Mem- ’ bur of the Literary and Historisnl’St-icicry‘of‘Qucbce, ofthe Literary Association of Barbadocs, oftlio Agricultural Societies Of Montreal, Phila- delphia‘,Massachussetts,KOIiigsberg,&c.

[N submitting a New Periodical, to the Public, it is customary to state, in a few words, the object with wllicli it has been seton font, and, as far as possible, the mode in which it will be conducted. "

Much consideration has been bestowed on the plan ofcur publication, and every part has been duly weighed.

We have ever maintained the Opinion, that the interests of Great Britain and her Colonies can never be permanently Iit vari- ance, or at least that it is always practicable, by sound legislation, to render the prosperity Ofllie mother country the cause. and con- sequencc of that oflier children. We shall therefore endeavour roenforce and illustrate these views, by showing. in the minulest detail, the mutual dependence of every part ofour vast empire, and by pointing out the methods by which appareiftly Conflicting interests may be conciliiitcd.

Any further statement of our views and theories is unnecessary in this place. The Public Inusljudgc whether we-redecm the pledge licre given, that We shall be consistent and pcrsevcring in the advocacy of British and Colonial interests. ,

It is necessary, however, to say something of the means 'we have at our disposal, for treating in a fitting manner the subject oftlie Colonies—under which term we Include the whole ofour daily increasing empire exterior to the motliercountry. '

In the first place, we propose, by a high rare Of remuneration, to secure, as contributors, some of the nblest writers on the sub- jects which It is our province to discuss; and we iny‘ite gentle- men, whose stndies have been directed to the Colonies, to for- ward us papers, which will receive the most attentive conside- ration. ‘We shall not only discuss the most Inlernsring questions connected with our foreign possessions, but shall labour to fur- nish ‘our readers with a complete description ol'lhe manners and Customs of the various people over whom our sway extends, of: the Countries they inhabit, theirpruductions and capabilities OI supporting emigranis. In short, we shall strive to make our publication useful and inlerestingtn the Statcsniunnhe Mcrchupl, the Geographer, the Ethnologist, the Literary man, and the (xe- nerul Reader. Its contents will embrace every subject connected with Commerce and Navigation, Agriculture and Manufuclures, Marine Insurance, the Laws and Regulations of’l‘rade, and the Tariffs and Commercial Treaties of various nations; thus form- ing a repository for full and autheniic Statistical 'I‘ubles Ofllie Trade, Navigation, Resources and Population ofGreat ‘Britain and her Colonies.

W'e affirm unliesilatingly that we shall be enabled to offer to the Public :1 more. comprehensive,original,and carefully condens- ed summary ofColOnial Intelligence, than has hitherto appeared In any nblication. To those interested in particular Colonies, we she I afford a complete synopsis Ofihe occurrences there taking place, together with many oftltose minor incidenls'nei er noticed In the London Papers, but which give a local colouringnnd pecu- liar cliarm to narratives,that deprived oftheni, are considered dry and uninteresting. . ' . y