_, I“: . , in Wfax', hutwithout an luau: rity for $5 Memptidh thereof, rind the snob Notes is prohibited, in the Province o‘New Brunswiclr’, by law, under the penalty of Five Pounds'for each offence.

To prevent any evil consequences arising to the Colony from the circulation of such paper currency, the House of Anemny made a trans- cript of the New Brunswick Act referred to, which was unanimously agreed to by the House of Assembly, _and sent up to the Council for their concurrence, but was rejected.

The documents delivered will shew, that the grievances of the Colony are not imaginary, and tln rejectiortby the Cauncil of all the measures proposed by the House of Assembly, for redress of those grievances, has left the people of Prince Edward Island no alternative but by AN APPEAL 'ro Hen MuEs'rv’aGovanMEN'r ; and, if it is deemed necessary to bring the matter before Parliament, the necessity of the case will urge its being brought on before the prorogation; and any further explanation or information that may

he aecsssa to enable Government to form a correct ju out on the case. will be supplied by one, who as the honor to be,

My Lord, your Lordship’s Most obedient humble servant, ' WM. COOPER. The Most Noble . ‘ The Marquis of Normanby,&.c. 61.0. &c. ' Downing Street.

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SAVILLE PLACE, Mm: END, ‘, ‘ =:: August 10th, 1839. MY Lorin ; ' - On the 15th July, the subscriber had the hon- «our to deliver at the Colonial Oflice, the Address ofthe House of Assembly of P. E. Island to Her Majesty the Queen, with various documents in ‘support of the Address, together with two Bills agreed to by the House of Assembly, for the set- »tleinent of the Colony—all of which were sub- mitted for your Lordship’s favourable conside- ration.

The unsettled state of the inhabitants of that Island will keep them anxious to receive a fa- vourable report from their delegate ; and, after a lapse of almost four weeks, it will not be deemed premature in me to solicit your Lordship for an answer, and to cheer my attendance at the Colo- .nial Oflice, to give any explanation or information ithat may be required. I

I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship’s most obedient humble servant, WM. COOPER. 'The most Noble The Marquis of Normanby, &.c. &c. doc. Colonial Office, Downing Street.

(No. 8. Copy.) 15, SAVILLE PLACE, MILE END, ’ September 2nd, 1839. '1 Loan ; . The subsm'iber had the honour to wait upon your Lordship, the 14th August, to solicit an an- swer to the petitions and other documents, deli- vered at the Colonial Office, from Prince Edward ldand, praying for the settlement of that Colony; and, having understood from your Lordship' that an answer would be given in time to leave Eng- ‘land early in September, the subscriber begs leave to express his earnest desire to receive‘the answer as early as. convenient. ’ I have the honor, to be, My Lord, Your Lordship’s most obedient, humble servant, WM. COOPER.

The most Noble The Marquis of Normariby, doc. doc. &c. Downing Street. ‘

(No. 4. .COpy.)

15, SAVthE

PLACE, MiLE 13st), »

September 9th, 1839.

My LORD; _ _ The following having appeared in the Public Papers, ‘.‘ that Lord John Russell and the Mar- quis ofNormanby have interchanged With each other their respective Offices, the former taking the Colonial department ;"—the subscriber deems it his duty, for the information of your Lordship, to send a copy of his first communication to the .Narqtiis of Normanby, which is hereunto'an- nexed. And as the applications from Prince Edward Island, from time to time, for the appoint- mentot' a Court of Escheat. are carried to a considerable lengtb,'aud basedonvarious grounds, «,to suit the ends the several applicants had in inEI—to enable your Lordship, without trouble, ito judge ofthe merits of the several applications, cthe subscriber will endeavour to compress the matter, and show. by a chain of circumstances illit’thfmrietors of the Township Grants (or ,some ofthe) have formed a plan, ‘cocval with ,the grants, to withhold the quit rents from the ,W invciglc 113mg). subjects into the Willi! c the I , and than to (I: rive

fit. of the elm” of their labour. i P

‘ 'Iy an . ' , in Council, of the 26th of A , 1767, the Governor of Nova Scotia was togrant the Lands of the Island, in 67 Grantio‘rTow‘nships, of about 20,000 acres to .a Township, subject tothe following reservations and conditions -viz: “That, in order topro-

saute and encourage the Fishery, for which A

.ma'o' arts of the Island are conveniently situa- be a clause in the Grant of each Town- M the sea shore, containing a of liberty to all His Majesty’s sub- 300“ .. I l of carrying on a free fishery on the , of slidTownship; and of erecting sta- ‘ " and ether necessary _uildings fo‘rths said " the distance of Five hundred (set

not." i'eser'vationi ’for

dime ta N‘siiBruns- ,tlm fisheries,

carrying on the Fishery.”

are on record.

be void and of none effect."

from their quit-rent.

ment, Legislature, and Landlords.

justice.

get possession of the lands of the absentees.

. .as contemplated‘fltnhe Order in Council,: have been strictly followedyin the Grants of only twelve Tomships. In thirt -two TOAWIASENPS}: the reservations ~are as ffipzs:

n urt er, savm ’an ~reservin , or is- Ih ' " pregaqu His Mqics‘gy’ his heirs aidiuwegwrs, avs to request your attention to the followmg Five hundred feet from high water mark, on the coast of the tract of land hereby granted, to erect stages and other necessary buildings, for Of the remaining twenty-three Townships, eighteen contain no re- servatwnsfor afishery; and, of five", no Grants [Conditions as contained in the Grants] The Grantees binding themselves, their heirs and assigns, by the acceptance ofthe Grants, to pay an annual Quit Rent to His Majesty, his heirs and successors (varying from two shillings to six shillings, per hundred acres.) “ And the said Grantees further bind and oblige themselves, their heirs and assigns, to settle the said Lot or Township hereby granted, within ten years from the date hereof, with Protestant set- tlers, in the proportion of'one person to every two hundred acres—said Protestant settlers to be introduced from such parts of Europe as are not within His Majesty’s dominions, or to be such persons as have resided within His Majesty’s dominions of America two years antecedent to the date hereof; and, ifthe said Grantees shall not settle one-third ofthe said Lot or Township, in the proportion aforesaid, within four years from the date hereof, then the whole of the said Township shall become forfeited to His Majes- ty, his heirs and successors, and this Grant shall

Shortly after the Island was granted, it was erected into a separate Government, at the in- stance ofa Memorialof the Grantees, engaging to defray the expense of the Colonial Civil List Two of the Grantees were appointed Governors successively, and, brfore the arrival of any persons to,settle in the Island, the Grantees were a constituted Baily, as Govern- Tliere was very little of the quit-rent paid, and no attempt was made for the introduction of Foreign Protes- tants ; but some of the Grantees or Proprietors made a lucrative trade in the transportation of British subjects ; and, as emigrants could not subsist on their arrival in a thickly wooded coun- try without fishiiig, the proprietors, to enhance the value of the land, claimed the fishing re- serves ; and as there was no government in the Island but the proprietors, emigrants had to ac- cept whatever terms were offered, and to promise to pay whatever was demanded, or leave the Is- land. The people knew that the grant‘s were forfeited, and as many ofthe Townships appear- ed to be abandoned by the Grantees, and the Tenantry finding it impossible to pay the rent demanded, left their looations and improvements, and went to settle upon some .of the Townships for which there was no ostensible owner ; but when such Townships became valuable. by the labour of the inhabitants, some person in the Is- land, under pretence of having bought the Town- ship or become the land-agent, (frequently with- out authority) compelled the persons in occupa- tion to attorn and pay rent; or leave the. land. Under these circumstances, the tenantry did not suppose that any promise, attornmént, or engage- ment, on their part, would prevent the Govern- ment interfering to forfeit the lands, and do them And, to amuse and deceive the people, the proprietary legislature made several applica- tions to the home Government for tlie'appoint- ment of a Court of Escheat—not to settle the people who Were improving the land, but that the proprietors and land-jobbers in the Island might

The following i. III despatcb alludcdto, in,vvbiqh is set forth the reasons wjy Her Majesty.was,1mt£‘adv_ii,sd to sanction the said 3' l. ‘ ‘ ' ' " '

8. Downing Street, 31st Oct. 1”. ‘ ir;

observations on this Act; No. 519, forthe reliefof.tlre American Loyalists. " l '

The preamble (if-this Act sets forth the circumstances under which gran; of land were, many years back, made to certain ,merican Loyalists, and how it has happened that thee;f individuals, or their heirs, are not new in possession ‘ the Land so granted.

The oh'ects ofihe present Bill are, to establish a Com- misSio_n, or investigating the claims of these persons or their descendants, and to provide for the satisfaction ofsuch claims as may be established, partly by Grants from the remaining waste Lands of the Crown, and partly by the application for that urpose ofthe lands ofthe grantees,or their heirs, with whom the plan origina- ted, in the ycar1783, ofnlienating parts of their Estates for the benefit ofthatclass ofpersons. The facts are too imperfectly explained in the preamble, to admit of any confidant opinion‘ being formed as to the merits of the

nestions controverted between the old roprictors and tie loyalists; indeed,“ is scarcely pussiblb to ascertain what may have been the nature of those questions. All that appears “is, that the grantees, amongst whom nearly the wliole‘ifiirfacu of the Island had been divided, were personsliviag in England, without the slightest intention of residing on t e Lands assigned to them. The American Loyalists were at first regarded with great favour, b use their settlement in the Island would increase the value of the Estates of the ubsentees, and, to tempt them thither, the offer was made of a surrender to them of certain parts of the wilderness,_ in the hope that the rest might thus become an avail- able _source of emoluments The project was defeated by misunderstandings and disputes. All this occurred fifty-six years ago: That the Loyalists may have be!!! defrauded, disu ointed and oppressed, is but too pro- bable. 'I‘liut tlz fault may have been their own, or partly so, is nolcxtremo improbabilit . But the whole rests on conjecture and surmise. ssuming, however, as the local Legislature have assumed, every thing against the proprietors, and in favour of the loyalists, [cannot allow, that even on this assumption, this Act could be ‘ustified, for—-

Ist. tier a lapse of more than lialfu century of undisturbed possession, by the old pro irietors, there is a presumptive title, which I must adt‘isc the Crown to respect.

2dly. The eke-ct oftliis Bill would be, to transfer to the Commissioners to be appointed undcrjt, not merely theproper functions ofthe tribunals, bui the power of rovwing questions on which these tribun smay have already a 'udicated.

3dly. ‘he Bill affords no protection bona fidc purchasers of these lands, from the old prdprietors, wliu acquired them without notice ofthe remote and dormant claims ofthe Lo alists.

4thly. The egislaturo here assume a ri ht to dis-

ose ofthe waste Lands ofthe Crown,wliich t e Crown

as never yet-surrendered to their control.

For these reasons, I should not feel in sclfjustificd in advising Her Majesty to confirm this Bill.

have, A's. ‘(Signcd) RUSSELL. Lieut. Governor Sir Charles Fitz Roy.

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BEDMUE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of tlic Bedcque Agricultural Society took place on Monday the 20th ult., at the house of Mr. Thomas Hooper—tho Hon. Joseph Pope, Presi- dent,in the Chair—when the annexed statement of the affairs of llio Society was presented by the Secretary; and being read, it was resolved :—

Ist. That the statement of the affairs of the Society, as now read, he adopted by the meeting, and published.

2d. That the thanks of the Society be given to the President, Secretary and Committee, for their attention to the affairs of the Society, during the past your. _

3d. Thntjhesum of £8 heexpended in premiums for-tho ' ‘ " ofGrain; and a further sum'of £5, tbr n Ploqiiing Match, under the direction of the Com- mittee; and that One Month's previous notice be given in the Newspapers. ‘

The meeting then proceeded to the election ofOfi‘i- cers, for the ensuing year, when the following persons were chosen :—

Hon.Joqeph Pope, President, (re-elected, Mr. Ste- phen Wright, Vice President, do.; John raig, Esq. Secretary 52. Treasurer, do. Committee—Messrs. John M‘Culluiri, James Clarke, Richard Cole, William An- derson, Joseph ,Bluck.

General Settlement of the 11 dirs of the Bedcquc flgricul- tural Society, th January, 1840.

mcr accounts thence. unfavourable; no sea breeze, but calm and up by day, and at night, strong chilly winds from ti

and satisfactory manner.

business.

and accounts of sickness at Barbadoas. her between the 10th of

25 seamen, fell victims to it. merits had suffered, and gontinued to suffer, severely.

Isle of Pines. ; ’

with great success, at New York.

from Tuesday morning . tigation; of certain charges preferred against

tsrday

stantiate .

tenant Governor was sentto the Ho transmitting

a

generally, was somewhat more healthy than at our for- Tlie weather had been very pressive a north.

The two houses of Parliament and the Executive, continued on the best of terms, and the public business of the Colony was being transacted in a most friendly The House of Assertiny liiid fixed the Governor's salary at £8000 sterling—The Legislature was about to adjourn for the Christmas holi- days, and would not meet again till March, to finish the

Yellow Fever at Barbadocs.—H. M. S. Vestal brought One hundred and'thirty cases of Yellow ~Fever occurred on board of

thflmd the 18th Dec—Mr. Hall, the master; Mr. Herring, the second master, and The 52d and 67th Regi-

BEniruna, Jan. I4.—-Tlie Portuguese Slave-brigantine Ulysse, from the coast of Africa, bound to Cuba, with 529 slaves on board, was captured by H. M. ncbooner Skipjack, Lieut. Wright, on the 1st Dec last, off the

Master Hutchings, the Lilliputian actor, who exhibited in Charlottetown last summer, is performing,

The House of Assembly has been engaged, until yesterday, in the invfis-

r. rbuckle, one ofthe members ofthe House; but as the proceedings were conducted with closed doors, we are unable to give any precise account of their nature, or of . the facts which were elicited. At half-past Two, yes- the Committee of the whole, (on, Privileges) rose Without reporting, b which it would appear, that the char s, whatever i sy werefbad not been sub-

In the course of. the week a Message in the Lion. I 'of Assembly, a despatch on the subjec of the bill past last' Session’for the relief of the American Loyalists.

. Dn. £ s. d.

.(To 1" “manual” Balance in Treasurer‘s hands, 1839. - 16 15 3

. . Subscri tion of Members, - - ~ 3 5 0

man! E , . Prooee s ofsales ofStores, - - 26 16 7

THE . . , ~ Debts due the Society, - - 2 5 3

AmountofStorcsonband, - - 7 6 6

SATURD/I Y, FEBRUARYS, 1840. £56 8 7

d Cu. 1 £ a. d.

- . Paid for See s and incidents expenses 8 17 9

since Qur.]a§t’ New York Papers have been Balance in favbur of the Society, , 47 10 10 received, furnishing London dates to the 13th Decem-

ber. The news is not of much political importance. £56 ,8 7

JAMAICA —VVe have received files of Jamaica spars CRAIG’ secretary'

to the 213i Dec. and a letter of same date. The sland,

Ciiiatomrows TEMPEnaNcE Socrarv.—On Mon- day evening, the 3d inst. the Annual Meeting of the Charlottetown Temperance Society was held in the \Vesleyan Chapel, in pursuance of public notice, prcl viously given.

An animated and interesting Report was submitted by the Prejident, the Rev. J. \Vaddell, in which the necessity ofrenewed and increased efforts in the cause was forcibly urged, accompanied with much encouraging information from other parts. The meeting was seve- rally addressed by the Rev. Mr. Smith, Rev. Mr. Scott, Mr. Nelis, Mr. C. C. Davison, and-others, and the fol- lowing Resolutions were unanimously adopted :

1. Resolved, That the Report be approved and ado ted.

3? Resolved, That the Society have heard with much gratification of the continued efforts of the friends of Temperance in other arts of the world, and would be stimplatcd lhareb to ollow their example.

4. Resolved, hatin order to excitca more general interest upon the subject throughout this Island, the several Ministers of the Gospel be res ectfully requested to preach a discourse in their seven: congregations, in favour of the claims of Temperance, on the first-Sabbath of April next.

.The Office-bearers for the year were then elected, as follows:—R.sa.- J. hVaddell, President, (re-elected.) Rev. W. Smith and Mr. Isaac Smith, Vice Presidents, do. Committee—Messrs. William Baiu, John Bovyer, Hugh Perkin, Watson Dnchemin, John Williams, Henry Smith, John Pidwéll, Christopher Cross, J. S. Bremner, James Connell.

A letter being handed in from Mr. James Moore, declining to be continued as Secretary, owing to his want of time to attend to the business of the office, a vote o‘fthanks was unanimously passed to Mr. Moore, for his past services, and, along with Mr. J. B. Cooper, (re-elected), Mr. W. Nelis was chosen Secretar .

A meeting ofthe Committee willbe held on . ednc's- day evening next, atthe Rev. My, Weddell‘s, at 7~o'cloclt.

The Herald, from Prince Edward Island, ar- rivedmt-Dublin in 21 dava passage.

The British Lady, H'illmatr, =fism hence, arrived at Bidefordiri 30 da

I Birth. , , At Government Home Fredericton, .on Wednesday , j the 15th “entry, the y of Captain Tryon, of tool ,- ‘nq Pakvu... ,‘ _‘__ . g, I I I . _ .‘ ., - :3 ‘ii'arrtr’tl. 'Onflthe 28th ult. by the Rev. L. C. Jenkins, Mr. John: ,Ladnjer, Nine Mile Creek,.to Flor ,. ypungest daughtdr, ' of Mr. Donald Livingston, Dog Ri r. 3 On the 28th ult., by the Rev. John Macdonald, M ‘ Andrew M‘Eachsrn, to Ann, second daughter bf Capt: Malcolm Campbell, both of East Point. _ .. a;

In the House of Assemblb . .. , Thursday, January 30,_1840.. 7 RESOLVED, That no Petition praying at for Roads and Bridges, or for an object of a. or private'nature, be received after T ursday the day of Februar next. ' , , Oauanan, hat the above Resolution be insertst - the different Newspapers published in Charlottetown. ' ’ . ' By Order ' ' ‘

ndnnm

Treasurer'sfice, November 11, 11339. ' AGREEABLY to the Order of His Excellency

the Lieutenant Governor in' Council, of the 8th N09 , vember, 1838, which directs that in futurethc‘paynent _ of all Bonds be enforced wit/tin One Month after 3143 become due, I hereb notify all room having B‘afi‘D ‘ in the Treasury, which come Within the meaning ofthe, ubove Order in Council, that unless their amount! I). forthwith discharged, they will, wjthout distinction, he placed in the bands ofthe Attorney General, to proceet thereon for their recovery. ‘ T. H. HAVILAND, Treasurer. .

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B A Z__A R. ' ‘ v THE BAZAR advertised for the 14th Febru- ai- , is put off until Thursday the 27th February." » Slat anuary,1840.

BENEVOLENT IRISH SOCIETY. . THE Quarterly Meeting of the Benevolent Irish Society will be held at the Wellington Hotel“. on Monday Evening next, the 10th inst.,. at Seven. o’clock. A full attendance ofmembers is re nested. ' ‘ EDWARD KICKHAM, crstary. PRINCETOWN AGRICULTURAL mm .GRAIN SHOW. . . . THE followmg Premiums for the competition of Grain will take place on Monda ,tbe 10th February next, at the' house of Mr. George eairstohin this Royalty, at 10 o‘clock, a. in. Competition open to members only, viz :—

For the best two bushels of Wheat, - £1 0 0 do. - - 0 10 0

3d do. - - 7 6

Best 2 bus. Oats, - _ 0 18 0

2d do. - - 0 9 0

3d do. - - 0 5 6

Best two bushels Barley, - 0 17 0

do. - - 0 8 0

3d do. 0 5 0

The Grain to be the reduction of the competitor! farms, and the growtho 1839. . ' ' The Judges will be appointed on the morning ofthe exhibition. - t . Immediately after the Show, sundry articles belong- ing to the Society will be exposed for sale at Public

Auction. Wit. BEAIRSTO, / Secretary“ Princotown Royalty, Slat Jan. 1840. ,- ‘