THS EXAMINER.

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Old Spitfire’s.testimony to the truthfulness and

straishtfgewardness of His Excellency’s Speech, will} Gazetie’s editorial before lighting our pipe with it.)

We shall notice only one other observation in the

be recéived with very considerable allowance by every | Spitfire asserts, that the Governor “forced” the Assem- one wio khows how ready that individual has ever been|bly to pass the Revenue Bill, “ by calling them fogether taworsfip the polden ealf in the person of any Gover-|for that purpose, and that purpose alone.” Now it is nor, good, vad or indifferent, thet will permit him to | utterly untrue to assert that the Assembly was “ forced” butter his bread at the expense of Government. If to the passage of the Revenue Bill by the Governor, every person in the Island averred the Governor’s|We have pointed out, in previous Nos. of Tne Examr- speech to bea collection of untruths, and that it was. wer, the reasons for which the Revenue Bil! was passed;

really such, old Spitfir,, would asseverate the contrary, if he was commanded by His Excellency so to do. His readiness to publish himse!fa liar at the bidding of one Governor,must rogulate the value of his testimony in reference to all Governors’ proceedings, at any subse- quent time. The sly, secret, underhand manner in which the Governor proroguec the Legislature, fearing, perhaps, that ifcontinued in Session for another day the House would pass a vote of want of confidence in his Excellency, takes the gilt from any Compliment on the seore of “straightforwardness” which the Gazelle may ¢onsider due to His Excellency. We believe Sir Donald Campbe!! is the only Governor in Her Majesty’s Dominions. who would give such a proof of straightfor- wardness as to prorogue a Colonial Legislature without giving one moment’s warning of his design!

The Gazette is in ecstacies at having learned that there is an Act on the Statute Book (10 Vict. cap. 10.) relating to the payment of Interest on Treasury War- ants, and thereupon blackguards us in excellent fash- ion for daring to assert that the Governor could not pay that interest, without a specific appropriation in the ge- neral Money Bill. if the Governor had the power claimed for him by the Gazetiee, how does it happen that every year a clause is inserted in the Appropriation Bill, sett ng apart asum of money for the interest on Werrants ; and that by the 35th section of the Act for raising a Revenue, 12th Vict. cap. 10, which Act is continued this year, the Treasurer is bound by a penal- ty of £1,000 not to pay any monies out of the Treasury Sut such as are authorized to be paid by “any Act of the General Assembly of this Island lo be passed this present Session.” Again let us ask old Spitiire, if the Governor had the right to pay the interest on Treasury Warrants afloat, without the interference of the Legis- lature in the matter, why was there such a desperate hubbub made in the Gazette previously to the mect-, ing of the Legislature, about the injustice that would be done to the “ public creditor,” if the interest were not provided for is the general Appropriations? The Gazette and Islander, with their several correspondents, were clamoroue for the “ public creditor,” with whose interest the honour of the Colony was said to be involv- ed, up to the moment the Legislature was convened ;— now, however, when his Excellency has hazarded the

assertion that the “public creditor’ is independent

but if His Excellency could force the Assembly to pass

one Bill, could he not ,arce it to pass another—the

Appropriation Bill for example ? But it appears from

Spitfire’s assertion, that an Appropriation Bill was not wanted—that the House was, in short, required to do nothing more than pass a Revenue Bill, for it is said the Legislature was called “together for that purpose, and that purpose alone.” Now, it is clear as mud ina wine glass, that either the Governor has asserted what is false, in accusing the Assembly of “a premeditated neglect of its legislative duties,” when he learned its intention to do no further business than to provide a Revenue, or that the Gazette has printed a falsehood in the sentence, or part of a sentence, we have above quoted. We leave His Excellency and the Gazette to settle the matter between them; end now that we have the tesiimony of the latter, to the fact, that the Hous: of Assembly has transacted all the business for which it was called together, we sincerely think there ought to be some show of consistency on the part of Spitfire by abstaining from abuse of the Assembly for the time to come. However, we wii] make allowances for the frail- ties of human nature, and for circumstances under which, sometimes, the frailest of mankind is forced to act against his judgment or opinion; so that if Spit- fire repeats his attacks upon the majority of the Assem- bly, we will not attribute his conduct to'that “rash humour which his mother gave him,” but rather toa desire on his part to please a patron and a faction.

of Despatches to the Government accompanying one of them,—not the slightest intimation has been given

WHAT SAY THE DESPATCHES ?

It is a somewhat significant fact, that, notwithstand- ing there being three English Mails received at this place during the last week, and, we are informed, a pile

whether or not any of those Despatches settles the poimt

at issue between the Lieutenant Governor and the

‘House of Assembly. If there be a decision, or even an

expression of opinion from Lord Grey, unfavorable to

the Assembly, we think it would, ere this, have been promulgated with avidity. The profound silence ob- served by the Obstructives, who, somehow or other, get a peep at every important Despatch which finds its way to Government House, is a circumstance that does not augur favorably for them.

Concert.—Ii vill be seen, by an advertizement in to-day’s peper, tiac Mr. Kiely’s Band purpose giving a

of the Assembly—an assertion abundantly disproved by | Concert to-morrow evening. We understand that a

the two facts we have adduced, numely, the direct pro- vision for Interest on Warrante in the Annual Appro- priation Bill, and the penalty against the Treasurer for paying any other monies than those which are authorized by an Act passed in that year—(two years after the Act 10th Vict. cap. 10) we fancy we see old Spitfire rubbing his eyes, looking wonderfully wise, and all of a sudden changing his ery, because Sir Donald Campbell happens to hold an opinion respecting the public creditor different from what Spitfire himself pre- viously entertained !

We do not pin ovr faith to the old adage about there being “ no royal road to learning.” We know thrt Spit- fire’s skull is impervious to any knowledge but such as may be communicated through the royal channel that leads from Government House to the Gazetle office. As to our ignorance of history and the laws of the {sland, we have never been convicted of arrant stupidity in respect to either, and we have never picked up our knowledge of either from such questionable authority as Governors’ speeches usually are. Our intellects would be dark as Erebus, indeed, if Spitfire were competent to become our instructor in history, laws of the Island, or anything else. He may plod through the world quietly and comfortably enough so long as he shews that he has vome share of sense, by keeping himself wrapt up in that dira obscurity for which natore intended him, but ‘aay the Lord keep us from bursting our cides with laughter at his vanity, when he attempts to take credit for mental acquiremeats by comparison with, or disps-

Tagement of othe:s.

attended the performances of the company under the management of Mr. Kiely, we may anticipate inuch gratification and pleasure from their appearance to- morrow evening.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Commurtee Mertine, Wednesday, May 1, 1850 — Present: Hiis Honor Judge Peters, Vice President: How. Daniel Brenan, Messrs. Haszard, Beer, Longworth, Pethick.

Ordered, That a Depot for the sale of Seeds be es- tablished at or near the Head of St. Peter’s Bay, and that the Secretary be directed toe fix on some fit person to take charge of the same.

Also, Depots at Three Rivers and Murray Harbour, the former in charge of the Hon. Mr. ''hornton, and the latter in charge of Mr. David Creighton.

Ordered, ‘Tat the two Essays sent in to compete for

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‘selection of new and popular Music has been made for| the occasion; and from the success which has hitherto

the Premium offered by the Society for “A Manual of

Husbandry” be returned to the Competitors—the said Essays not being of the description wished by. the Com- mittee; and that the time for receiving Manuscripts in competition for the said Premium, be extended watil the Ist day of January next.

Ordered, ‘Chat the Secretary be authorized to open a correspondence with Mr. Lewellin, to ascertain from that Gentleman if he would undertake to travel through the rural Districts throughout the Island, to deliver a course of short practical Lectures on the best course of Agriculture to be adopted by the small farmers in the ‘nanagement of their farms generally, but more particu- larly on the raising and management of ‘Tyrnips and other Root crops—-and upon what terms he would do s0.

By Order, " C. STEW ART, Sec'y, R. A. 8. Commitice Room, May 1,.1850

SHIP REWS.

Enterep.—May 8.—Schr. Shannon, King, Atichat; bal. Lady Sale, St. John’s, Newfld; do. Packet, Babin, Arichat; do. 9—Ranger, M lease, Antigonish; do. £)iz2,, Boudrot, Arichat; do, Hero, Landris, Boston; goods, -Gentieman, Babin, Arichat; coal. 10—Virgin, Marteh, dos; dal. Presi- dent, Le Rougetel. N.S.; do. Spec, Griffiths, Boston; goods . Brigt Fancy, M'Millan, Piymonth; geods—to James Peake. Schr. Kilen, Tattalett, Tatmagouche ; lumber, 13—00d In- tent, Swain, Lunenburg, N. $.; bal.

_ CLEargp.—May 7.—Schr, Union, Le Vache. Halifax ; pre- duce. Armada, M‘Quarrie, Pictou; oats: 8—Ploughbo;, Rebertson, Halifax; produce, 9—Robert and Sarah, Green, do.; do, Mayflower, Furneaux, Newfld.: do. 10—Eliza, Boudrot, Pictou: bal, Waicorn, Match, Newfld:; produce. Champion, Livingston, Antigonish :do, Ranger, M'lsaac, do. do. ll—Fairy, Pineo, Pictou, do. ‘Mhetis, Hutchison, Boston, do, Glory, Le Blanc, Halifax, do. Packet, Baben, Pictou,do. Brothers, Hobbs, Boston, do. ©. >, i = = Se _ Townsenp’s Sarsapatitia.--The following statie- tics, which have been hagded to us by Mr. Crandall, Messrs, Clapp & Townsend’s travelling agent, will fur- hish the reading public with some icea of the magzitude of their Sarsaparilla business attheir manufactory, which is erected at Albany, at an expence of seventy thousand dollars :--They prepare and put up 5000 bottles every day. To perform this labour it requires from 70 to 100 hands. In order to supply the large quantity of bottles used, two of the largest glass establishments in the United States are kept in constant operation. This single item alone amounts to $100,000 per annum. ‘Cnvee Napier steam printing presses, with « double set of hands each, are constantly running off circulars and almanacs. ‘They published last year 4,000,900 for gratuitous circulation, containing a great variety of useful information, besides their own advertisements. It tool: fifty females six months to fold and stitch them. Their almanacs cost $30,000. Independent of all thie, they publish a full column of their medicine matter in over 400 papers in the United States, British Colonies, West Indian Islands, and South America, whefe they have extensive Sales; this costs them over $80,000 per annum, they have a large number of mien and boys en- gaged in collecting rovts and other ingredients. In- deed all the hands they employ, directly-and otherwise, in making glass, paper, corks, sealing-wax, packing, boxes, *ogether with their agents in selling the medt- cine, cannot ve less than 2000 persons. ‘he amount of capite| employed to seep al! the agents stipplied, and and ther whole business in successful operation, ia not less thin $500,000, It would seem that a medicine: which has gained sueh a high reputation, and sueh un- precedented sales, swelling to the enormous sum of. $800,000 2 year, must possess, in and of itself, ittrinsic medicinal virtues for the cure of any diseases to which the human flesh is heir.

As this is the proper season for the use of the Sar- saparilla, we beg to inform our readers that the article so well and ably recommended to their notice an the above paragraph is now on sale, at the Medical Ware- house of Mr. M. W. Skinner, General Agent. We understand that several cures of long standing diseases. in this Island, have been already effected by the use of S. P. Townshend’s Sarsaparilia, purchased from Mr. Skinner. |

CuaxLotretown, P. E. 1, April 27, 185. This is to certify that my wife was for the space of twenty five years suffering under a Complaint got through a severe cold, which brought on a general de- bility of the System, and from the use of ene Bottle of of lr, S. P. Townsend’s Compounn Extract or Sar- SAPARILLA, Was entirely restored to goud health, which was purchased from Mr. M. W. SKINNER, General Agent at Charlottetown for the above Medicine.

; FINLAY M‘KINNON,, Sworn to before me,

Geo. Dairympie, J. P. ;

FOR BOSTON DIRECT.

MEE new clipper Schooner Good Intent, Swain, Mas- ter, will sal on SUNDAY the 19th instant. For further particulars apply to

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KENNETH MACKENZIE, JOHN C. MACDONALD, or KE. C. CALL. May 10, 1850. Seeds! Seeds!! Seeds!!! yok Sale at Sxinner’s Mapican Warenouse a large assortinent of

SARBEA AND FLOWER SERBS. et toe warranted Fresh, a greater va- riety 0

WiLOVvr SiR Stawos

chan ever has been offered to the public, May 11 Gaz.

CONCERT. | (PHE Charlottetown Band will give aCONCERT at

ning, at 8 o’clock. A variety of entirely new and , for this occasion; and it is confidently hoped | p sure and satisfaction will be afforded to all ae the Band with their presence.—4dmission, Is. 6d ;

Childrea 9d. s JAMES KIBLY, Condutor..

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the National School Room, on next Thursday eve--

lar Pieces of Music have been selected with great care |