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article, when it could ue possibly, be proevred in any

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Mr. Loap was in favor ofthe higher figurds | It as

necessary to protectabe faymer from the’ vety!serious injury to hig interests’ whith would arise from the ad- mission of flour, either duty free, or at a very low rate of duty. In Boston, flour was selling at cbout $5 per barrel; and if it were to be imported into the Isjand at édoty of 5s., the Island farmer Would, in a manfier, be driven out of ovr own home market for that attiele, by foreizn competition. It would be nnpessible for -him to compete, at that rate, without subjecting: himself toa very serious loss. And neither would it be otherwise than injurious to this Colony to allow the Cansdians to fill our market with flour duty free or nearly so; for there was nothing they could take from us in return to counterbalance the evil to our farmers, or to afford us an opportunity of profitting by free trade intercourse with them. He was in favor of the higher duty, 83. 6d. par barre!.

Mr. Loneworts said, if it were admitted that there was not sufficient wheat and flour in the country to pro- vide for our own internal consumption until next harvest, it was ¢ertainly clear that there should be no duty im- ‘posea upon imported flour; but, if the contrary were allawed to be the fact, it would be proper, both with a view to the protection of the farmer, and the increase of our revenve, to impose a duty. He thought the Committee would not err by consenting to the imposi- tion of a duty of two shillings and six pence or three shillings per barre}.

Mr. Pops would repeat what he had said before, that & tax upon superfine flour would be @ tax only upon the superfine genticmen in end about Charlottetown; for it was not an article of general or usual consumption’ among the people. It: was absurd to ‘think that the farmers of this [stand could ever compete, even in our own home market, in the sale of flour; should that arti- cle be admitted here duty free from the United States. Owirg to the extent of their territories, the variety and fertility of their soil, and the skill, care, and industry with which the people of the United States cultivate! and improve their landsy their produce in all kinds of srain is memense—+so -Ifimense indeed, that it is now their boast, that) they:.can supply the whole world with ‘bread staffs. “And besides the cheapness which such

hwbundance created; the price of grain and flour in the

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Staves vas also frequent!y much further lowered by the

bembatrassment of extensive speculators ir those articles,

bewhose large:stocksjon being forced into an immediate

fenarkety were ‘solid at, perhaps, one half the original cost. OUSeowag, therefore, quite absurd to talk of this Island’s Sever being benefitted by a free trade incrain or flour eerith the United States. The :admission of United States flour duty free into this Colony, would only serve to drain away our specie; and it was altogether idle and useless to boast of the productions of our sei, and to encourasre the vain hone that this country would ever be able to grow wheat for exportation. ‘The fact was, that the [sland did mot, one year with another, or per- haps in any year, grow as niuch wheat as would be sufficidnt'for the use of its population; bat the great body of the people were obliged to put up with oatmeal, and, happily, when the oat crops were abundant they were quite satisfied with the food which. they afforded them. The honorable member concluded by sayiag, that he had always ‘been favorable to free trade, and was very desirous that the Colony should have an op- portunity of being benefited by the adcption of reci- procal free trade principles in all its external or foreign commercial transactions; but the protection of the interests of the Island farmer was a paramount obliga. tio’ upon the Legislature; for the protection of hig jnterests wag the best guarantee for the general pros- perity of tne Colony. Influenced ‘by these considera- tions, he was favorable to the higher duty. {To be conisued.)

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WHS SSReaAny.

A Turstsa Custom.—The Sublime Porte has re- tuined the old custom of preportioning the size of its letters to the rank of the person addressed. One of the ordinary size is sent to a private individual, one of a little larger to a civil offfeer, and one still larger to a military one. The recent dispatch under the Sultan's én hand to the Emperor of Austria, is said by the Vienna papers, to have been more than two fect across, while one to ihe Czer would bave made a comfortable’ deor for a Russian cabin.

The Massachusetts Legis'ature has. passed a stringent

licence jaw prohibiting the sale of ail spirituous or fo- mevted liquor ina jess quantity than 28 galions, except for mechanical ur medical purposes. The penalty for infringement of this Jaw is imprisonment im the county jail, or hard iabor in the house of correction from ten to thirty, days—$20 fine, and sureties to keep the peace and the liquor law for one year, For a second Convic- tion, thirty to sixty days imprisonment.

Speaking of long prayers, Eider Knapp of Boston. says: When Peter was endeavouring to walk, upon tee water to meet bis Master, and was about sinking. had hit supplication been as iong as the introduction to gaz of Gur mriern prayers, Sefore be got through he wiald hove bees fifty feetanier water’

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THE BKAM

To Winter has been intensely cold in Constantinople.

less than 158 persons were frozen to deutl in their

p houses in February. “At Swyrsa and wa many perished, Fifteen pes were frog@r to death ow bosrd a Turkishvessel, andeight fishermen were found dead from the same cause, in their boat on the Bosphorus. The temperature was thirteen degrees (Keamur;) but these fatal occurrences are explained. by the vefy slight construction of the houses, the want of

warm covering, a3 well as bad food. In the interior

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Provinces the mise‘y has been very great.”

The catholic army which is to be formed is now the universal subject of conversation in Rome. The Holy Father, it is said, has received permission from the Catholic Powers to enlist soldiers for himself. Four legions, accordingly, are to be created —-A German, a French, a Spanish, and an [talian—commanded by ex- perienced, and especially by religious officers. Uatil these troops are levied, the French and Austrian armies of occupation will remain where they are. This will take some time yet.

The Trenton Gazette has received a letter from a printer in Honolela who went to California in Col. Stevenson’s regiment, in which he remained till the war was over, then took to publishing the Californian, abandoned that buisness, sailed for China, was wrecked at Honolniu, was taken to favor by a chief, married his daughter, sand is now one of the first citizens of the village. He is perfectly contented with his situation, | and is thinking of agitating the project of the annexa- tion of his Hawaain majesty’s dominions to the United States.

Why ought the gridiron to be excluded from domes- tic use ?

Ans.--It makes comestic broils,

A friend observes that he always. looks under the marriage head for the news ofthe week, _—*

Oregon territory was discovered by Capt. Robert Gray, May 7,.1792, who entered the Columbia river, to which he gave the name of his. vessel; settled by British belonging. to the Hudson Bay Company, aad American emigrants. Organized asa Territory, Av-

cr places! “4

jn Germ y at present, bere are 523 theatres first abd 8 ond ore, g 3393 pecfomagan ia singers, 2340 dancers, i sHUSicians, 143 prompt and 2070 emp 'dyers, Ang*ayiong the actors, are - count, twodsrons, 1nd BS dhentiled nobles,

The Loutgyiile Journal argues that ship building mg

be carriec oupon the Ohio, and its large tributaries, at an advantage of irom fifty to three pp eaee r - 5 \

over the cost for materials at eastern navy

he.

An authentic report of the last hours of Mr. Calhoun in the Charleston Mercury, states, that a few hours be. fore his death he uttered the following remark :—«J cannot avoid thinking of the political affairs ofthe try. If{ could have but one hour tu speak jn Senate, | could do more good than on any previous g¢. casion of my life.” :

The government of Kamschatka, on account of the intense cold in December, was obliged to retreat to its subterranean palace twenty metres uuder ground, with

accommodations for two hundred persons, |

The great lake discovered in the interior of ) Africa, in latitude 90 deg. south, longitude 24 eas been explored. The vegetation upon its banks is tro- pical ; the language of the natives upor its shores is un-

like that of any other of the African tribes.

Tae Basy Jomper Beat.—Some ente Yankee ig Boston has invented and brought out a grand for nursing Infants, You put your squalier into ‘the

gust 14, 1848. Capitol, Oregon City. Area, 341,463 square miles. Population, 1848, 20,000,

A salt mine has been discovered near Woodstock Lower Canada. It is said the mine will yield suf- ficient to supply the whole of Western Canada. An iron mine producing a very superior metal has been discovered in the same neighbourhood.

The trial of Dr. Webster cost the #§tate of Massa- chusetts about three thousand dollars. *

In 1800, the population of Glasgow was 75,000; in 1850 it is 860,000,

It is said a donation of $20,000 has been made to the family of Dr. Webster, by the citizens of Boston, of which sum Mrs. Dr. Parkman gave $500.

The Levislature of Louisiana, at its recent session, passed 365 laws.

Apvantacres oF Law.—A young man who studied law in Connecticut, became acquainted wiih the follow- ing facts, which are very remarkable, though not very singular:—A farmer cut down a tree which sieod so near the boundary line of his farm, that it was donbtfu! whether it belonged to him or his neighbour. The neishbour, however, claimed the tree and prosecuted the man for damages, The case was committed from court to court. ‘lime was wasted, temper soured, and temper lost; but the case was finally gained by the prosecuter, The last my friend knew of the man who “oained the case,” he cameto the Lawyers Office to execute a deed of his whole farm, which be had been compelled to sell to save costs, Then houseless and homeless, he could thrust his hand into his pocket and triumphantly exclaim—* I’ve beat him !”

Laxe Supsrion—Orm, Stronzs.—Besides the valu- able coal and mineral deposits found on the shores of

| Lake Superior, there has also been discovered a quarry

of valuable stone on Carp River, said by many mechan-

jics who have tested it, to be quite equal, if not far

superior to the famous Turkey oi! stone. it is said to work well with either oil or water. It has been tested by mechanics of this city, iewellers, &c., who pro- nounce it superior to any other kind of stone inuse. lt has a somewhut singular appearance, and varies in degrees of hardness, The owners of the quarry are Pratt, Smith & Co., who are preparing to bring a large quantity of it to. market this season, One of the com- pany is about proceeding to New York with about a ton

jof it—what was taken out last year—to introduce it

there, where it will be more thoroughly.tested. We oelieve the day is not far distant when Michigan will ve able to furnish the entire American.imarket with copper and oil stone, and a jarge quantity of iron and coal above home consumption.—Detroit Advertiser.

The cost of thirteen railroads in Massachusetts on the first of January, 1849, (the others not being com- pleted at that time,) was $28,280,100. January 1, 1850, $38,246,860. Increase in three years $9,966,700. Tie nett earnings of the same roads in 1846 were $2,50,500.

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In 1849 $2,655,100. Increase 614,600

The Queen has granted a pension of £100 per annum to “Mrs. Bessy Moore.” wife of Thomas Moore, tie Poet, ii consideration of ber hueband’s literery merits

tend growing infirmities.

wachine and by a series of straps, cogs and. screws, agitated by the spiaswmodic splurges of the infant’s arms and legs, the machine rolls gently over the floor, while a species of hand-organ music is emitted equalling ten penny whisiles and a dozen baby’s ratiles! If this fails to amuse the litle “sugar lumps” you may turm@ screw and set in motion.a manipulator something like a human hand, which “by bys” the “ mudder’s box of diatnonds,” tickles and pats it, until it roars with laugh. ter, or goes asleep! We helieve the inventor intends to make sundry additions to his baby aurser, where

it may dress and undress the youngster, feed it, nal it, &c. This equais the patent “ claguer” and knocks the telescope, for seeing through a brick, clean inte the Fourth of July!

goaassPousaad, To tHe Evitor oF Tae Examiner.

Mr. WHELAN ;

S1r,—-! beg through the medium of the Excminer to examine a little into an error that your Correspondent, “ Pro bono Publico,” has merged, in reference to the breadth of Street, (by the way he need not have heen so mealy-mouthed about it, as every body knows the Street and the party trespassing upon it) he saye it should be 40 feet, whereas a gentleman who is well ip- formed on such matiers, informs me the original breadth of that Street was 46 feet, therefore Jemmy is 64 feet on the Street instead of 24 feet es your Correspondent has jaid it down, T hope the tatter will not take um- brage at my correcting bim. He has hinted of coming’ out agais, and f have conceived it proper to enlighten him_on this point, because from my having unfortunately had some dealings with Jemmy and his backers f know your writer has a cross, crooked, slippery tryo te deal with, and if either of them could by your Corres- pondent’s slightest error get a claw on him, they would * knock him down,” fleece him, and tan his hide before he could straighten his legs under him to defend himself > he may therefore see that discretion is not useles in this case,

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A Worp To rae Wise. Charlottetown, May #4, 1850.

The Examiner.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1850.

THE GAZETTE’S ENCOMIUMS ON THE GO-.

VERNOR AND CENSURE OF THE ASSEMBLY. Want of space last week prevented our noticing some. - observations contained in an editorial which appeared in the Royal Gazetie of the 7th instant.

The ostensible ebjeet of the Gazetie’s editorial wae, _ to contradict a statement which appeared in Tur Ex- AMINER ofa previous date, in which our opinion war expressed that the Governor could not sppropriate te. the payment of Interest on Outstanding Warrants soy portion of the publie revenue, without being.authori2ed . by -the Legislature in doing. so; but the real object which evidently the writer of the Gazette had in view, was to sound the Governor’s praises, on the one hand, for his-* straightforward and truthful” Speech, a6 Lie” Gazette, in the fallness of its syeophancy, is- bound to

style it,—and on the other hand, to retail all the “sale,

: at, and unprofitable” abuse with which the House of Assembly has been favoured, sinee the prorogation, — or refusing the general appropriations, and provicing for ‘te members’ pay. :