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offers Wuigence, discretion, sagacity,or high character, ingfeference to all the rest of his Majesty’s subjects? No Wor their “ station ;"” and what is the consequence of this miserable system of aeeeeot the national af- hij Why, that fine gentleman of lofty station must have lofty salayies at the public expense, and legions of SuckiNe secreteries and attaches too; amd hence our fore} misvichs cost more than those of any other

Government i in the world, and the business, generally Spakipg, is much worse done. This belongs we admit, tOasgparate branch of the subject from that of the Sacifi¢e from Whig to Tory pretensions in the choice of foreign Ministers, but itis still richly worth con- Sidtration. ‘The United States of North America are far \ctler served than England in the average of their A€ociations with foreign states. Yet the whole ex. peveof their foreign department does not much exceed ha of one of our embassies to one of the principle con- tinetal Gourts; nor does the largest salary granted to an \mevigan Ambassador exceed that of a British Secitary of Embassy. Why should such things be? It a to intrude upon the people of England the MONous| contrast between the terms on which a repulic aud a constit.tional monarchy get their busi- ness ith other statc: transacted. It is more unwise to fill eir minds with suspicion, that there are indi- vidualnterests more precious to a liberal Minister than thse of the political party to which he has formal- ty acceed; or that so little improvement in the foreign policy ‘England has been meditating by Lord Grey’s Cabine that their measures may be as safely intrusted to “ Coservative” agents as to Whigs.

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thing shall be wanting on our part to + the British American the medium of nd impartiality. When it is con- ‘at hitherto the Royal Gazette

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For the information of the inhabitants of this Island, and with a view of giving pub- licity to a spot of land, which from its ferti- lity may with perfect truth be called the Sicily of British America, we intend in the course of a few weeks to introduce jn each -publication some historical ac- count of this Island from the earliest pe- riod, and from the best information that can.be obtained, and which it is convince’ will be of material! advantage not ualy tv the Inhabitant but the Emigrant.

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Colonial coe 3 Office’

August 4, 1832. LICENSED eee OM OF SPIRITUOUS LI-

QUEEN’S COUNTY TAVERNS. Henry M'Neill, Charlotte-Town,

. Jeffs, do. J. Alexander. do. John Doyle, do. Joseph MLAS do. Eleanoa Ne thy. do. John Coston. do. 9 g

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Thomas Kickham, Charlotte-Town.

m. Feur, do, ‘ James Mooney, do James Maloney, >

John Davies Rodk. M‘ Donald = : 'Fhomas Jones, do. J. H. White, do. P David Hooper, 7mile House, Princetown road John Croker, St. Peter's road. Lewis Gay, Lot 49. Phebe Crabbe, 9 mile House, Princetown road. John Campion, Mount Pleasant, Lot 47. Alexander Johnson, Lot 33. Princetown road. . Joha iy Charlotte-town Royaly; Prince town road Elisha Coffin, Mount a Ferry, Lot 37. Thomas Merry, James Fitapatrick, 12 mile House, St. Peter's road. Wm. Murphy, Lot 48, Ferryman. J. H, Down, Charlotte-Town Royalty. James Hayden, Vernon river. Peter Praught, Lot 49. ~ Neil’ Beaton, Lot 4.

s ES. Licensed to sellin quantities less than 1 quart. Crarles Dempsey, Charlotte-Town. Martin Butler, do.

James Quin, do. wv

Robert Hutchinson, do. ‘ 9

Robert Drew, do. ee | 9 STORE

Licensed to sell in quantities not less than 1 qrt.

John ‘Gill, Charlotte-Town. i Samuel Nelson, do. Daniel nena do,

D. Redd do.

aicnoien MDonald, do. ' David Wilson, do. {

KING'S COUNTY TAVERNS. George Aitkeu, Three Rivers. Michael Brenan, Lot 47. Jobn Wightman, St. Andrews Point Simon Gill, Lot 43, Edward Cooke, S*_ Peter's Bayun orn

§ . Licensed to sell in usin not less than 1 gri,- a Macgowan, Sourie. ¢ afk C. & E. Worrel, St, Peter's. * Robert Mearns, Georgetown.” » PRINCE COUNTY TAVERNS. t. James Sinclair, Princetown Royaity. George Bearisto, do. David Walker, New Anna. J. P. COLLINS, Col. Sec’ y-

Shipping Entelligence.

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Schooner Aimwell, eM Leod, Newfoundland ; St, Ann, Hogan, do; Goods. William, Suth Halifax; do. Active, Rix, do. ; do. Schureman, ramichi ; do. Marmiom, late Stewart, Halifax ;

Fr rene Mac Farlane, Wallace ; Charlotte, Wa ; Equity, Murrey, Pictou; Enterprise, La Bh ro : ‘Union, Silliken, do. CLEARED.

Schooner George Dingwell, Newfoundland ; sah horned Cattle, 40 Sheep, | Horse, 8 Pigs, 6,0 Aimwell, M‘Leod, do. ; 19 head horned Ca ae ‘Water Witch, Dinv ell. do.; 40 “om

5,000 feet Boards and Plank, 3,000 Billets, 34 gles, 45 Spars. ary, Alexander, Baie de Ch bris. Flour, 20 cwt. Bread, 2 brls. Pork, &c. St. Hogan, Miramichi; Ballast. Elizabeth, 0 Pierre’s ; ; 20 head horned Cattle, 100 Sheep, 3, UC

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Boards, — Shingles, 3 Pigs, &c. Argyle,. rent, Fish Voyage. Jane t Jane Burhoe, G Webster, J Miramich? + Ballast. Jane Burh

1191 feet Boards, 5,000 Shi zabeth, Gilpin, Newfonndl lank, 69 000 Shingles, 2,000 dean 20 Sheep. &c. Williamé& A . Suth fect Boards, 20,000 Shi ; Maria, Praught,Miramichi ; fax; Catharine, Coffin, do. Voyage | ; Rein-deer, Sanderson land = Margaret Te Tay, Mac Farlane, Wallace”