Illicit. AUCTIONS.

the part of Messrs. Coles and Pope to get the House to agree to a scrutiny. First, Coles read the lIW,.III(I said it was evident that there 0 t to be a scrutiny; and then Pope followed, and talks about the law being singularly ambiguous with respect to s scrutiny, and he would observe “ that the constitution had thrown round the elective franchise safeguards, which were indepen- dent of the mere legal interpretation of the law." Where are these safeguards to be found, and of what do they consist ? Does Mr. Pope himself know what he meant by the foregoing sentence, which is a literal extract from his printed s eed P We defy him to make sense of it. VVhat does a mean by the mere legal in- tnjrrelaliou of a slalttle, would he have it illegally inter- preted? The truth is, that Mr. Pope with regard to the privileges of the House respecting seats and elec- tions, is mononiauiac, else he would not have talked of lookic to the equitable construction of a statute, and not being guided by what special pleaders might say, and much to the like effect, which the reporter we sup- pose thought, was as well left out. All this sort of trash is meant for the galleries, and is altogether un- worthy ofa man of talent, which Pope really is, when he confines himselfto what he understands. But the best ofthe joke is,tliat after Messrs. Palmer and Havi- land had sliewn that there was no ambiguity inthe law, but that the duty of the Sheriff was plainly laid down, and that ifit were true, that the Sheriff had wilftilly or ne ligently oruitted to take the oath and attach it to the pol book, the election was null and void, and after the poll book was examined and no oath found, the election was declared void and a new writ ordered, the Hoiise ,wa.s not satisfied with having done its duty, but intist send for the Presiding Officer, Peter McCallurn, Esq. Now, what right had the House to take this extraordi- nary and trncalled-for step ? The election had been set aside; Mr. cCnlltim’s being there could do no _good, as they were very properly told by Mr. Haviland, then why send for him ? The only answer that we can suggest is, that having determined in his absence that he had been guilty ofa violation ofthe law of elections, they had sent for him either to pass sentence upon him or hear his defence, a species of Jeddart law, “ hang first and try afterwards.” Had they sent for Mr. McCallum in the first instance, for the purpose of as- certainiug whether the oath had been taken, and if so, why it was not attached to the Poll Book; there might have been sotne show of propriety in it, but they did what was perfectly correct, they examined the record and tried it by that test, and gave sentence, and their dut ' was over. Now, they had no right to condemti the Presiding Officer to pay the fine, nor had they it right to remit it; the first is the duty of the Supreme Court, and the other the Prerogative of the Crown. To what purpose then has it been done, and wluit action, to use one oftheir slang phrases, will they trike upon it ? They will find ripon further exuniiuntion, that they are powerless in the matter, and that Mr. McCal- lutn has been taken from his lI0lIIC‘tlI1(l brought up to town upon a fool's errand. “'hy, the “ farriily corri- puct” would not have acted with such deplorable want of tact and judgment. They would hardly have sent their Sergeant-at-Arms to the head of St. Peter's Buy, to bring a person before them, over whom they Vere unable to exercise the least jurisdiction, and whom they could only dismiss from their bar, the Country mean- while being forced to pay costs. It was not child’s pIay—for that is beautiful and natural—-but the play of childish men. 2‘-‘

Qtrrinal of tlic Qtmcrita. LATEST FROM EUROPE!

Frost Ute Hrilr_'/‘as: Colonist, January 26, I852

The Royal M.iil Steamship America arrived on Saturday night, It 11 o’clock, having _experienced very boisterous wcatlit-r and adverse winds, during the whole of her protract- ed voyage of nearly 14} tl:IyS. _

A emnprelrensive summary ofthe latest news will be found in our columns. One of the prlllflpil items of interest is the rumour of an impending dissolution of the llussr-ll Cibirret. So imminent was the event considered, that I leading Liberal morning journal had already auuounceil the Government at an and . 1,,“ mg: accounts give it contradiction to the report, and smrrii that although the position of the Cabriiet was extremely cfilicitl, yet it was expected that it would meet Pnrliuiireirt, whatever may be its sutisequept fate. _

The intelligence frotn the t.Ipc of Good Hope is ofthe most disastrous clisractcr. As will be seen from our extracts, the umigli troops had suffered another seriptts-teprilse, and seyeial otficei-s hail fallen. 'l‘lie conflict is siiil to be rn.ist_dispirrtrr_ig to our troops, some of whom are described to be literally in 1.3; Tris Horse Guards at length see the necessity of ti chsriize in the system of watfue, rind have cousequerilly deter- mined upon sending a regiment of rifles to the Cape. The Constitution for the Govt-rumeiit of the Cape had arrived otit, and it was hoped, that the Colonist: being thus left to govern themselves, these conflicts with the Katlirs would speedily aux tidsutrti-tending account of the destruction of a West India Steamer by fire—-attended with a fearful loss of life, is given

’ t . , °~|'_.g:ii|:? preparations were being made in England for the

rotcction of the country in case ofinvasion, which appears to be more than feared. _ . _

T1,. bgliof was entertained in Eriglsiirl. that Louis Napoleon would declare himself Emperor in ii few days. _

11,. .1,-gins: Great Britain is to be placed on'the station between-Liverpool and New York early in the spring.

Livsaroot, Friday evening.

scarcely had the excitement and prinic consequent upon the French Presidential election subsided in this country, before fresh cause for anxiety arose, in tho thrciitcncil tlisriiptioir of the Russell Ministry, the distrust with regard to Europcatr politics, and the prolong.tt'irin of the Kaflir war.-—I“rom the moment of‘ Lord Piilmerston‘t ceasing to hold the seals of the Foreign office, the various po‘iticail parties have promulgated gheig rcspectivu views and expectations in regard to the future comes of the Premier and his colleagues; but, since oitr last

I better demand for Ill kinds of produce the III! been aperi- encsd by spy of our merchants ur some time put.

DESTIIUCTION OF TH¥l:'l‘EAMSBIP AMAZON BY E.

Gnur Loss or Lin.-—lt becomes our painful duty to re- port the particulars of atnost appalling accident. The Roya tllIil Steamslri i Amazon, Captain Symoiis, which left South- sinpton on Friday, for the West Indies and the Gulf of Mexico, has been totally consumsdbv tire, and of 158 persons who were on board her when she‘ left, it is feared only twenty-one have bee" saved. ‘.

Of the passengers only two or three escaped, Mr. Vincent of this town being one of them. He arrived at Liverpool on Wednesday morning, and has furnished I contemporary with the following most interesting account of the sad catastrophe, of his wonderful escape, and of the dreadful fate of nearly all the rest of the passengers 1-

MR. VINCENT’S NARRATIVE.

Mr. Vincent. (son of Csptsin'Vineeut, of the Severn,) the midshipmsn of the Amazon, who was saved, has fiirniilieil the following narrative :—“ \Ve left Southampton with the West lnrlirin and Mexican mails on board, on Friday, the 2d instant. On the 3d, It noon, we were in latitude -I9 12 north, longitude it 57 west, steering west by south halt"-south, with an increas- ing fresh brerze. At 9 30 p. m., we stopped with half-bean ings. At_II 20 we proceeded. wind still increasing. About twenty minutes to one on Sunday morning, fire was observed bursting through the hatchway foreside of the fore funnel. Every pos=ible exertion was made to put out the fire, but all was ineffectual. The mail boat was lowered. with twenty or titcnty-five persons in it, but was immediately swamped and W9"! 8310?". the people clinging to one another. They were all lost. The pinnace was next lowered, but she hung by the fore tackle, and being swamped the people were all washed out of her. In lowering the second cutter the sen raised her and nnhoolrerl the fore tackle, so that she fell down perpendi- culrirly, and all btit two of the persons in her waslierl out.

Captain Symons was all this time using his utmost exertions to save his passengers and crew. Sivteen men, including two passengers, succeeded in lowering tmife-Mat, and about the same time, I (hit. Vincent.) with two men, the 5tB\ViI|’t and a passenger, got it.to Inil lowered the dingy. In about half an hour the life-boat took the tlingy’s people into her, and bore down for the ship with the dingy in tow, huttlie sea increasing and being nearly swamped, they were obliged to cast the dingy off and bring the boat's head to the sea. The masts went- first the foremast, and then the mizenmast. About this time, I b.rrk_p:issed astcrn of the life-boat: we hailed her with our united twenty-one voices, rind thought she answered us, but she wore and sttiud under the stern of the burning vessel, anal immediately hauled her wind and stood away again. The gig, with five bands, was at this time some little way from

its, the sea was running so high we could render her no assis~ tuner, and shortly afti-rivzirds lost sight of her.

About 5 it. Ill. (Sundriy) it was ririuing heavily, rind the wind shift- ed to the northward; sen confused. but decreasing: put the boot

before the sea. At 5 o'clock the ship's rriogrizine exploded, and

nbotrt half an hour afterwards the funnels \Vt‘l|t over the sides and trunk. At noon we were picked up fry the lllrirsilcn, of London, Capt. Iiviius, by whom we were treated in the kindest manner pos- ble. “[0 were picked up in Int. 48 5, N., Inn. 5 30, \V.; wind north to nortlr-c:rst. 'l‘he cnptain stood in to the coast of Franc, but the wind shifted to the southward, he bore tip for Plytiioutlr, where we arrived at I 50 p. tn., on the 5th, and were most lioripi- liibly nnd kinilly |‘CCt?l\‘0II by the landlord ofthe Globe lliitel."

’l'lre fuurful riccoririt of life and death, by the loss of the Amazon, strtuds thus tit prcstcnt:—

Ship's coiiipnuy, - - - - no Ailtiiirnlty agent. - - - - Pusst.-rrgc rs, - - - - - 50 A __ mi Saved, - - - - - - 21

Missing, - - - - - I40 The following intelligence was received by submarine telegraph, . on 'I hursdiiy evening: “ Putts, Thursday, I2 30 ii. in.

“ Letters from Brest announce the arrival, on the 5th of Jniiuiiry, by .1 Dutch vessel, of six prissengers and 19 of the crew of the English packet Atnnais, which was destroyed by fire."

CAPE OF GOOD IIOPE.

The General Screw Steam-shipping Cnnip:iny‘s Stenmslii Ilnr- binger, Cornmnnder . IV. Lane, arrived at Plymouth on 'Ilitesday rnornin . She left the Cape III4 r. n,, on the 2d December.

VVe earn tlrnt the affairs in Kuflirlnud had in no way improved at the departure oftlie Iliirbinger. The Kirffirs continued their de- prednlionsr in the lifting ofthe cnttleand burning of houses, and occu- sionnlly killing the colonists, and in this they were generally assisted by the rebel llotteritots.

As yet no check has been given to them by Sir Ilnrry Sirrith. Moro troops were rcouircd. In one engngernent, Lieut. ‘

On Wednesday morning, the 4th instant, sged 11 years, Coon Downs‘ RAIIII. Esq. Captain by Brevst, and on the biilf-pay of Her Majesty's 8th Regitueut, and blajor Coturuaadsnt of the Highland Battalion of Militia. The deceased was I native of the Island of Cell, Argyleshiro, and a resident of this Island since 1808; during putt of this riod, is was I member of the Colonial Legis- lature, and also Ilrgh Slrsritffor the whole Island. Ile leaves I widow and family to mourn their irreparable loss. _

At North River, on the 30th January, after a lon illnell Wlllcll lie bore with great fortitude, Mr. John Stewart, in the 73d year of ' age. He was I native of Atliol, Portlrshire, Scotland, and enti- griited to this Island in the year I808, and has left a uiiuierous cori- nection to mourn the loss of an affectionate parent and I kind member of society.

At Bedcqus, on Sabbritli morning, the 25th ult, in the 83d year of ‘his age, after it severe illness which he bore with patience and resignation to the Divine Will, Jobri Craig, Es ., leaving a widow and family, and a large circle of relatives and friends to tuoutn the loss of an affectionate husband, I kind and indulgent father, and a benevolent and wartn-hearted neighbour. As an active and useful member of society, his loss will be tnuch felt. Ilis end was peace.

At Argyle Shore, Lot 30. on the -tth inst., after a long and pain- ful illness, which he bore with christian patience, and resignation to the divine will, Stiuiuel, second son of Mr. John llI‘Dougnll, Miller. aged it years and 3 months. His end was peace.

At Bedeque, on Sabbath the first inst., in the 107th year of his a 0, Alexander Audersoii, sen., Esq. The deceased was tl native of. o- rityshire, Scotlrind, he siiiigrated to New York some time before the Auiericrin llsvolution,und suffered severely in that wiir, on account of his loyalty to the British 'I‘lirone, being wounded and several times in en prisoner by the lndiiiris. lie at‘ length succeeded in reaching Citurtdn, where he rcntuiued some years, and then emigrat- ed to this Island.

' On the 6th ofAugust, iii the Township of .\Ioore, St. Clair River, Canada \Vest, iii the 73d year ofhis ago, Mr. Jolm Simpson, late of Elliot River in this Island; and on the same day. suddenly. Of diseriso of the ll8:I|'l, his eldest son, James, aged 46; about 15 uiilcs from his father's residence; and on tlte 13th December, after pro- tracted illness, attended with great suffering. which she endured with patient resignation to the Divine will, his youngest daughter Margaret, aged 4| years. Mr. Simpson was the eldest trials native ofClIitrlottetown, when he emigrated to Canada. in June 1350. and his son, who had resided innn ears previously in Bay dc Clialeur, joined the family in Cana rt Vest, shortly after their emi- gration. Mr. Simpson ha been on a visit to some relatives at a considerable distance frorii borne, and had travelled liomewitrd part of the way after night, by which means he caught ll cold and fever, which caused his death. Ilc was attended in his last illness by it neighbouring Clergyniiin ofthe Church of England, who pronounced his death to be the most satisfactory he had ever witnessed. “ IIIp-

py ure the t.It:lItI who die in the Lord.”

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Eilirp Nuns. .drrt'valx in Europefrom hence.

CIIOOKHAVEN, Dec. — '0.

APPLEDORIJ, Dec. 2-.'i—-Viceroy. (1ui:r:Ns-rotviv, Doe. 29—Orwcll GIIAVEHI-JKD, Dec. 29—Ilicliard Dowriey.

' IIALIFA x . Jan. 28—Arrived schooner Union, Reynolds, Boston, viii C.-iriso, 20 dnys—bound to I’. E. Island. Schooner Responsible, Marin, frotn Boston, for P. E. Island, was driven ashore nenr Plaster Cove, by the Ice-cargo saved. Schooner Caroline, \Vebster, from P. E. Island , bound to Boston, nrth a cargo of barley, wheat, oats, &c., went tisliore at Sandy Neck. about three miles from Bnrnstrible, U. States, on the 6th Jan., and bilged, and is full of writer——crew save It is thought, tlrs vessel will be a total loss. ['I‘lie vessel and cargo have since been sold, and the captain has returned horue.

(Correspondence oflhe Ilalifi/ax Sun.) PORT Iloon. Jan. 17, I852.

Srn;—Pleuse insert in your nper the following :

A vessel, appearing to be It liirge top-sriil schooner, has been ob- served in the ice ofl'this harbour, for the last 1-1 do I. Yesterday, two of the crew were ashore, and stated that they left St. John's, N. I"., for I’. E. Island some Iirrie ago, and at the mouth of Souris Ilrrtbour, I’. E. Island, captain and passengers went ashore, and , with the vessel were driven off by the ice. Four men are now on orird, the have burned every disposable article fit for fuel about the vessel; N can possibly be conveyed from this shore to them, rind the crew have determined to cut away the miists—nnd when these are burned, to abandon her. She is loaded with her- riugsfi stoves. In ttuity offer, every effort will be tirade to siive the vessel and cargo, but it is very pro able that she will be a total wreck. [The above vessel is supposed to be the Lady Bnnnerriiaa, of P. E. lsland.]

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iur:'t'i§oiT6i.ot:tcAt. .rouitiv.u., For the week ending Fblrruary 1, I352.

rl cc and Iiteut. Cure were killed, Lieut. Col. on on 3 .3’ . . . l woutrde.-d. 'I‘lre public feeling at the Cape was still greatly cxcitetf. They think there should be a local militia, nntl that en effected without a local oveturuent, which the colonists should 8 tlreiiisslves elect.

FRANCE.

The .M'nrrr'lcrir announces that the I’nlricc oftlie Tuilcries will in future be the olliciarl residence ofthe I’re.siilerrt ofthe Republic.

(iericral Cnstellane has closed till the frnterinrl associations of

Lyons. ’ ‘lie lllonilrur publishes it decree, ordering that all coins in gold, silver or bronze shrill liericefortli bear on the frice the cfligv ofthe President uftlieiltopublic, Vt i’li the words “ Louis Napoleon Bonu- pnrte," and on the reverse, the words “ Itepublique I‘ritricaise" in the ririddle of n border of oak and lzrurcl leaves, togctlrcr tiith the value of the piece and year of its fuliricatiiin. On the outer cd-re the 5 franc unit 20 frame pieces are to have the iirotto, " Dicu pfotege ii France."

The ball oftlie hotel de Villa on Sziturdny evening, was conduct- ed with the splendour usual in all fctes given by the ttiuiiicipality of the city of Paris‘ but it was observed that there wits it rcrnnrkablc scarcit of rcritiniirries. The President of the Re iublic was not

y Tli \I ' fN d l b tl present. a . urquiii o orrnan y was :r tie it ‘sen . Si.-vcrnl cliztu es iiru made among the tItIlII|I‘tllS in command of the . . 3 . » . . different st.-riinus of the french nnvy. Itcnr Adintrnl Lnguerre is iippointeil Coiuinnnder-in-Cliief of the station of Bourbon unit the lmlo-China sens; Roar-Adinirril de Saint, Conimander-in-Clnef of Ilia Brazil rrrrd I.ri Plritri stritioii.

The I-iiiiperor of Russia has sent it letter to Prince Louis Napoleon in which he congratulates the Prcsidsrit of the llopublic oti having saved the cause of civilization by the grand act of the 2d Docerii-

r. Two or three days ago, as the President was coming out of the Elysee, he was shot at by u sentry belonging to the grerindior corn- priny ofu rogiiucnt of the line. The man was irnmediutcly arrested. tried at once by a court-uiartial, and shot in a corner of the Elysee. . IVv.-dnesday morning last, we received the English Mail, with dates to the ltlth ult. The Englislillfail of the Mt is now but the Couriers had not arrived when our paper went to press. Art

the rumours Itlost have taken so tangible I shape in regard to the positive disagreement between some of the members of the cpbinct, that the depressing influence exercised upon all com- mgfgigl and monetary operations, has seldom been more sen- sibly fiili, than within the lgst few days. To add to the already ,,,‘m,,;,,,,iy numemttl causes for this general feeling of insecu- rlty, some of the communications from Paris mention I strong- | .3,-guided belieftliat Louis Napoleon will declare himself‘

in ror in I very few day.-.—\Vr-.re it not for the abundance of money, which the Bank, ll well Is prints espitslisti, ofl'er on very any terms, these combined circumstances must have operated seriously upon every channel of public intellmfnl. ,,h.¢5.,- fund“! hnded, or mercantile. There is In impres- sion Ibrosd, and tslersbly prevalent too, that in_ consequence of the low pried that are now provailtniz. Iuppljcfl 0l' ["0400 will not be equal In the present and forth-coming Isl-'0tI_. to the average rrquireresttts of the aisrlist. But this, we tlriiilr, must stlss front I fallaeieus view of things I! they scius_lly ex- ist, whatever may be the political changes, either in this country or on ttis eoiutiisiit. Diiubttsssly, thus oliirigei must continue to exercise eosctdmble liiflssnu u in commerce in "key of its tlotts.— its , owsver intrinsi- ssll at the stats of the various II!“ experienced and 5. will one of lrssinsss, vvttess judgment is not wlrpt-II by .. strung vs that the combine

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it is momentarily expected,we intend to issue an Extra on itI_iirrival, with the foreign news, sad I large quantity of Debate now in type.

Fta:.—'I'hs house of CI I. John Walsh, York River, was entirely consumed b fire, on 'riday morning, the 8th inst., at about rrlf-piist one o'c|oc . 'I‘he house was ii large two story building. The tire is supposed to have originated in the kttchcn,.but how, it is impossible to tell. 'I'he eontlagration was so riipid after the alarm was given, that it was with ditfculty thiit old Mr. & Ilrs. Walsh was get out of the Iiouse. The only article saved out of tilt Mr. WIlsh’s furniture, clothes and provision, was some bedding. He had a quantity of grain in the attic which was also destroyed.

'I‘aaAsuii:ti's OFFICE, 2d February, I853.

ARRANTS from Number I, of the 25th April, |I85l. to

H8 of the 5th June I851, both inclusive, will be paid at the Treasury on dsuiiiud, together with the Interest duo thereon. JOSEPII POPE, Treasurer.

Bull). Co the 9th JsI., It Ksvv Green, near London, Mrs James Reddin f I

filarritb. _ At Charlottetown. on the 6th instant, by the Rev. Mr. Mssnsir, r. Donald Stewart. to Iargnret, ilssgtiisr of Me. Duaeas Storm