HASZARIVS GA7.F.'l"l‘E. JULY 16.

COLONIAL-

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Tu: Forum: or Catnaa. Let Labrador and Newfoundland eonqitute one Province or State. NOVj.S¢0ClI,Ptlnc8 Edward, sad Cape Breton another, New Brunswick and Gang, :1 third. All Lower Qanada, south of the , awrenee it fou rth-.—to he called per- haps \ plain. With the Capital at Sher- brooke. _ _ north side of the St. Law- ranee, bouhhd by the Saguenay and Otta- wa, a ﬁfth. Upper Canada. from the Otta- wa to thoyﬂiver Trent, _a aixth——to be call- ed, perhaps Ottawa with Kingston for its capital. All Upper Canada west of the Trent, a aevonth—to he called, say Ontario, with Toronto for a Capital. And the North west territory, from Lake Nip icing to the Red Raider, for an eighth, untrer , the name

of Auiueboina, or any other that may he

preferred ; and let the island of Montreal is the Federal Territory for the ei ht States -—eonstitoting the Empire of unadu- eomething alter the model which has worked so well among our neighbours. always ex- ceptin the slavery element. Were such I can deration formed upon correct prin- ciples, leaving Education, Banking, Judi- diary, and Local improvements to the Legis- latures of the several States, and only at- tending through the Federal Government to the foreign relations of the whole, an Em- pire might grow u , the freest, happiest and ‘most proaperoust e world ever saw. in inasmuch as everything is oing on at pre- sent as favorably as coufd be hoped or wished, there is no need for liustening in any way a change which time must sooner or later bring about. Had we, however, such a confederation of States, the Rail- roads from Halifax to Surnia, and from Quebec to the Georgian Bay, would he'- come uecessities.—to which the Federal Legislature might well devote the requisite amount of public lands for the beneﬁt ofall the rest.—.Mon!real Witness. 0 Nr:wrou.vot..i.vn.—-'l‘ho Express of ‘lltli ult. l‘t‘lﬂl.8S the death ofthe Rev. Mr. Bol- and, a clergyman ofthc Church ofEuglaud under the following painful circumstances. Some time in the early part of March (the day is not exactly known) Mr. Bolnnd went to visit it parishioncr near Sandy Point, the place ofliis residence ?and not returning when expected, search was made for him and he was found dead within a mile of his own house. It is presumed that having ineautiously gone ulone, he lind lost his way in it drift, and yielding to cold and fatigue, had stink into that fatal sleep in which the vital powers are soon extinct. »Mr. Boland was for several years a scrip- ture reader in London ; he was learned, able and zealous and is much regretted In the same paperis it long letter signed " Cyrus . Field," which, in advocating St. John’s as a port of call for ocean steam- ers to America says, that the present steam- ers pass Cape Race to and fro 4l6 trips r annuin or more than one a day and that calling at St. John’s would only delay them four hours, that is two hours in the harbor for coaling, transaction of business, &c., and two hours running the extra distance (ten miles) in and out.—A triﬂing period compared to the gain in speed which would ensue from steamers departing with less coal and in lighter trim, and to the increased amount of income from extra freight room. "The Express records the death,on the I-tth June. of Erasmus Augustine Kallihiua a oung Eaquimaux who was taken by Captain Ommaney from the coast of Greenland in l85I, to act as a guide in search of Sir John Franklin. e was taken to sea, and, ow- ing to stress of weather could not be land- ed. He was with his own consent taken to En lied, educated, and brought up in the ion faith withthe intention Iofhis one do bein useful amon his ' op e as a ntiasliinar He was sengt tovﬂptf John's in October ast year, where he was admitt- ed to the College of the Theological institu- tion for ur_Ihsr tvainin . Darin the win- he owed signs 0 disease o the lungs. in l'ut4ill,n_aas was short and he died at the

college on Saturday the Nth ult.

Tna FIIHIIIG Lmrra.—Our Washington go"-“pendent alluded recently to the labora of the joint commission ap ' ted under the first and second article of the -ngctpsocity Treaty. It consists of the

Ben. M. H. Perley, N. B., Commissioner, and Geo e Hayward Parley, Esq. Secre- tary and urveyor on the partoft Ititiih Government ; and of Gen 6.’ . aﬁ- inan, ‘of Bangor, Commissioner. and . D. Cuts. Eaq., of VVashir.gto_a, Gunther ‘co the part ofthe United Statet last summer they visited various rivers and llerhoura in the British Provinces, without arriving at

an conclusion. _ .

his summer, the . ‘lesion has had its head quartereﬁthg , _ ' ltlt was, a yeaterdaﬂy documents ‘ yndd establish- ing the shing boundaries" the following rivers :—The Piscataqua, I

wieh, Tauuton, Seekonk. At the same time it was decided. that it was not necess- ary to treat on the Saugus, Charloa, Mystic Neponaet, and Acushnet. The commission- ers have visited these ten rivers, and their decisions were made after due consultation and deliberation.

The Commission adjourned yesterday, to meet at Prince Edwards island in a fort- night, to examine the various rivers and harbors there,and return here in September, Gen. Cushman lefi afterwards for Bangor; and Hon. Mr. Perley will return to St. John by the next steamer.—Bost¢m Join-,, July 2.

Ma. CAuto’s S!-2ltl\l0N.--RI-Il.l(.iION IN Colf- MON Lu-‘rz.

When the Queen ordered the publica- tion of this Sermon, she could scarcely have anticipated the circulation it would attain or that she would thus virtually become a tract distributor on so large a scale. Her judg ment ofits merits has been sustained by that of the people of Britain and America. in Britain (30,000 copies were speedily disrposed of. in the United Statcs,several e itious have been published. and in (Janmlzi, this Sermon, which app:-zircd in our last issue, was .lIzut llC\\'>‘:".pt-Bl‘ by om of the Qticlici-. mpcrs and also in Nloutrunl by thcllou (real ll'il/toss. The last paper has is- sued, as we lcaru from its columns om‘ cdition of llitlllli copics and nuotlmr of 6.000 copies. May its pi-rusnl be pro- ductivc of good, and lIl?l_\' our cmuiuou life he more and nxorc. p-rv;idc<i by ll'll(‘ ro I i g ion.--Presbyterian.

llow To Maxi; A l"oin‘UNi;.——'l'ak earnestly hohl of life, as cupacitutcd lb and destined too. high and noble pur pose. Study closely the mind's bout fo labour or a profession. Adopt it earl and pursue it steadily, ll(?\'(‘l‘ look buck t the turning furrow, but forwartl to ti . new ground that over roznains to broken. Means and ways are ahundn t to every man’s success.il‘ will and actiot s are rightly adapted to them. To sig or repine over the lack of inheritance, in- stead of inheritance, is unmauly.

Every man should strive to be creator instead of inheritor. He should bequeath instead of borrow. Let every man be conscious of the power in him and the Providence over him, and fight his own battles with his own good lance. Le

titan to inherit coffers of gold. This spirit of self-nobility, when once learned, every man will discover within himself under God, theelements and capacities of wealth. He will be rich in self-re- sources, and can lift his face proudly to meet the noblest among men.

No one would take you for what you are, said an old fashioned getitletnan, a dayor two ago, too youn would-be dandy iu Brighton who ha more hair their brains. uvvnys " salted Joe, im- mediately. “Because they eao,t see your ears.’

An inventive genius intends applying to ‘patent a machine which he says, when wound up and put in motion, will chaseaho over a ten-acre lot, catch,

of gearing, will chop him into sausag’ work his bristles 'into vhoeohrushes, an Jnauufaoture his tail into a corkscrew.

lerritaaa, lps- c "a

’ attempting to use it.

him feel, that it is better to earn a crusd

poke and ring him,.or by aslight changoa 1

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Wednesday. July 10, 186I._ Oil Sate last, the 'udgtnent of thbﬁﬂprene Court. in t case of] Bourke,a pellant. and ' ' h . ' e t, relative to t e Charlotte- town !€rr'y,wa's'd ivered by Mr. Justice Peters, hfo whom the peel was tried. In giving this eat-i-Jsich was, as all judgments 'wh i Ive the ecision of legal rlnciples, alien ' in writlag—tbe learned udge took an elaborate view of the oaao.and we trust that the parties concerned will take some pains to have an accurate copy of the judgment pro- u an pa ' _ . the meantime, we will state for the information of the public. the case summarily. . Murphy, the re ndent,a‘s the wharlngeri at Minchtn's Point barf, and in that capacity summoned Bourke for the sum of£. ,as

taking awa persons at and from the said whar ,aud for wharfa for the boat, pursuant to the following ragu ation of the Governor in Council 3

“7ll|. Any Boat or vessel _e_tnploy=’yi or and by any person or persons, except Henry ope Welsh, the present licensed felryman or licensee of Hilla- borongh Ferry opposite Charlottetown, or his suc- ceuorl therein. to systematically ferryin for or without hire, Pasaen era, Horses, er Vehio ea over the said Ferry, and andiug or taking off‘ the same from the said wharf, to pay the rate of one shilling‘ for each and every Passenger, Cattle, Horse, or Vehicle landed on or taken on‘ said wharf ; and also the rate nflvvo ahillinga and six-pence for every time, such boat or vessel shall lunch at or land paaaengera id wharf. to he paid by the parties owning or employed in working such boat or vessel."

The learned J udgo went into the question fully as to whether the wharf at Minchin‘s Point was a publio wharf or one devoted by the Sta- tutc to the use of the ferry, and after a clear elucidation of this point, and a comparison of the Statutes with others of the like tendency, came to the conclusion. that it was a public wharf, free to all Her Majesty's subjects to land at or embark from. ' en came the question as to how far the l.lt‘lll. Governor and Council

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t. James a Church had "i. 'I‘he circumstances undehw ' my to form such a determination, 3.4 by 10“. W. ‘V. '03‘, Willi!) b0 , wgpg of such a nature, as to run or you saving on . matter of conscientious do on your pug But before you embark m azether country ii mi! P050“)! be some aatiifaction to you to

receive on gf ' on continliied to laboui-I herd.m;r.a.iii‘ti:,.;loﬁrl.°. ore, Rev. and Dear Sir, to assure you, pm 5.

e in _ tg mun lseal in the diaelliiaﬂr ‘of thh _ _'hand hooora ca ing u. Mlnuter of Chri it, from the time you ndgg- took gar spiritual superintendence untl now, ‘ P°,"°d °X_‘°l|dl||g over three years and a half; duruig which, it iapbutdue to on to state, that you have at all times exerts yourself to the utmost, to advance the pros rit of St Jamea's Church, and the spiritual wel are of itsadhe.

to your unweariiu duties ofyour tag

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We cannot allow you to depart without oﬂsring our united and earnest ’ you for {°'"‘ Welftiﬂ. both here and heream, and in

bcse,_ all who have had the pleasure of your acquaintance will, we have good reason he know, most cordially concur.

We Indltl the hope. too, that in the more extended sp ere of usefulness which n 3“ henceforth to occupy, you will sometimes think of those who loved you and wished you so well; and If. If! the good providence of God, it should ever he in our_power_to revisit this, the scene of your first Ministerial connexion, we feel it scarcely necessary to add, that you will be re- ceived witli the same respect and kindly regard which, it is consolatory to reflect, have so uni- formly characterized our intercourse.

were warranted in making the regulations in

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, The Public \Vliarf at JlIinchin‘s Point. oppoaitci [tn (,'I.urloltcluwn, on the South side of the Hills- i1.uroi._:.,rIi River, shall be under the iiiaiiagniiicat and

mmtruul of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, who shall lmve pouer to cstablislt the little: of \\"lmrl';-go to he paid by Vessels using the same, untl to innlu: such other lluh.-.4 and Regulations for tho niaunige,-ii:i.-nt of the said \Vharf us he may think Ill from ltuw In time.

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'l‘hc Court were fully ofopiuinn, that undo: the term vi-.<.~‘cl, there used, that boat could not be lIllI.'ll(ll‘tl. and among other reasons. from the oxpn:.~:.-ion used in the (‘lxnrlottctown \\'l!lll‘l“.l§',l3 Act, whore vessels under ten tons only are not made liable to wharfuge duos. ‘ Court ndverted to the tax on persons, and deci- ded that it could not be sustained. Had the wharf in question been it ferry wharf, ull per- sons could have hceu excluded from using it, and penalties! iuight have been imposed on those As it was clearly a pub- lic wharf, it was equally clear that no person \Olll(l he charged with whurlago for either land- ing at it or going from it. Tliojuilgiuent in the Mayor's Court was reversed This fan veryiniperfeotoutline of the decision, for we are not in a position to t.akenotes,hut,as we have said before, we trust that the whole will be printed,as it deserves to be. and we will then give the 'ud ment entire. in the m.-an- ime, we would 0 serve, that it is a very im- rtant decision, and one that will have the effect of greatl establishin a confidence in the integrity and rmness of t e Judges of the S11- reme Court. It will be a caution to the mom- rs of the Executive Council not to attempt to wrest the plain words ofa general Statute into a means ofservin the purposes of an individu- al. n we rat read the regulations in question, we were not surprised, but we ax rienced a feeling of indignation mia led th sorrow, that an Admin tsation ca itself a liberal, constitutional and em Iltent, could have been ilty e an act of un- , iaed and annual ed tyranny, one that ma es us ashamed of ‘having to submit to the control of men whocould be so ignorsnt or so re rdless of the rigllli and liberties of the su ' t as even to conceive of an hot so tho- roughly repugnaat to all correotaqd con titu- tional ideas of justice and freedom.’ i’ all species of ranny.. are is none so direful in its alsots as that which is ethlnpted to be pe petaatod under the formaoflaw. and with the sanction of Courts of Justice. and it becomes every tribunal, even the most humble. to look with great nation into theacte of Governments where they are restrictive of the liberty of the subject, or are the Indus of imposing taxes and burthens that are not warranted by the strict ettsr of the law. It is the first time that we

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‘E WW bid YOU. liuv. and Dear Sir, an affectionate and final farewell,-—und commend

ropubhﬂml by ‘he Tomunw 0M_C”""”’,/‘ quesgou. By sec. 12 of the Act 15 Victoria, :30“ to the God whom you 5en,e_

Signed, on l-chalf of the Kirk Session, . .m<u;so.\'. On behalf of the Trustees, II. 1). lllotu-rm. Clinrlottetown, 1‘. H. I.. July 15:, ]3,",(}_

REP Y. To the I-.‘Ir1cr.t and Trustees of Saint Janna‘; l‘/iurrll. (.'lutrIoll.'luu'n :—- (.iK.V'l‘LltlBN,

I thank you from my heart. I attach me liiglicst value to your present consideration of me, as manifested in this parting token ofyour affuctionitto regard. The extreme pain which I feel in leaving this my first churrve is greatly soothed by t.hc testimony you not; bear con. ccrning my labours among you and the assur- ance you now give, that your earnest prayers and best wishes will follow me. While reci- procating all your kindly desires, I beg you to accept my word, that I shall ever take the warmest interest in your welfare. It will do me good to hear from time to time of your I"‘°"‘P°|'"y- Flﬂﬂlli. brethren. farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall he with you.

W. Ssonunass.

POLICE COURT.

July 2-—-Michael McCormaek and Andrew MacCormack. for violently aaeaultin lice. man .\1cQuillan ; convicted and fined fl each with costs. or be imprisoned 60 days, and to furnish seourity—-themselves in £50 each, with four aureties in £25 oaeh—to be of good bah‘- viour for twelve iuonths , committed. Rioherd Cahill, for rescuing a prisoner from onejof the police ; not prove .

3;-John bheridan, for challenging Thong Hughes to ﬁght ;' settled out of court, Sheridan

paying coats. - o— oshua Allan, drunk and disorderly; fined ' id

5a. or be imprisoned 48 Jioars ; .

7--Daniel Fraser, drunk and disorderly, fined 5a. or be imprisendd 48 hours; paid. Theqaas Caaaon, for assault on Jase Young; dttled-out of coast, Cannon.-.p-atyingxeaau. Please hey. for_uaing profane: l lewd lan- guage and behaviour towards Geor Hit: ‘Cel- victed dud fined 10s. with oolld,‘ bet ' i- soned 48 hours. Charles Mcﬂe l, James eb- bu.-«Ronald Mount and DI tsﬁhoruih , seamen, late of ship Majestic. for assault and battery on Thomas Foley-and Charles Mo- Neill, for assault on threatening the life of James Connors; settled out of court. rat Fttagereld committed to‘ take her trialffat the Supreme Court in January neat, fbr stealing a. pound note from -Ellen ‘Hayden.

9—"l‘hotnes Bailout, drunk and disorderly;

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remember of‘ the Government and the Law coming into collision, and we areproad. that in the eonﬂict, the latter has triumphed.

ﬁned 2s. 6d. with costs. John Gardiner, tres- pass on policeman White, tearing his clothes; ordered to pay costs. ‘