‘ invitation fiber)

; Worshi. the Mayor, and all the Marsh

, iii the fly «.Corporation, (who attended ~- ud‘ tharched in procession from the Coun v . 1 . Judges; the Clergy; the members 0 , fie Enema e Council; the Speaker and members of the ‘. ' ably, the Oficers ofthe Garrison, the Magistrates. .in short nearly every person of standing in the City,

1 in ' eierygreat number o‘fLadiesA—Obscrvcg. r

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k 'be t <-. - ‘ ST. JOHN, N4,F. Dec. 1.

5332. ' Baldwin momma—We regret to learn that the

nous racket boat (. Patrick, which left Portugal Cove for lelr

: ‘arbonear on Thursday last, hellirig 10 persons on board,

"hit ".3 mm“). [ost’§uring a severe snow storm. ruffle tn“! fivening ohm, ' , on a rock called Maiden Island, at, ofl'Ci-ocket's Cove Point, near Carbone’au—when four

\Vlie 'of‘the pascngers men and 'a woman) and one of the

l the ,crew, unhappib lost their lives.

V was _ melemency of the weather during theiiight, .

The five asurvive

’ (among whom. were the Master, and Braine, the owner oftlle boat) were taken off the rock 011 the following day; in an almost insensible state, from exposure to the S‘

h "2 ._ "'_ ait upon His Excellency, and convey to him the purport of this Resolution.

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to unit "The English Mail rcceived'ou Sunday last, having an-

)f the _ ‘l edthe auspicious event of the birth of an heiress to f . ‘ British CroWn, the. joyful event was announced to the , has blic on Monday, by a Royal salute, fired from George’s iropos' .‘_ new. It "1h '5 On Thursday evening, His Excellency Sir Charles and Jody Mary Fitz Roy entertained a numerous party at Go- iasre . ,t- meut House. The commencementof the new year 1e brig ' ushered in by enthusiastic cheers, on the health of Her Idurii " and the Royal Princess “being proposed by His pose o 1,." - llency. After the same respect had been paid to His be pr ,, yel Highness Prince Albert, the guests exchanged with fthose ; .' ir respected host and hostess the usual congratulations, are, not p 'v. separated at a late hour, highly gratified with the plea-

, e of the evening.

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:i- he General Assembly of Nova Scotia is summoned by

;, it up claination to meet for the despatch of business, on VVed- nder I’ sday the 3d day of February next.

“,l'ea ,‘ TEMPERAIvCE.—We learn that Bishop Fraser has deter- ‘v '1' ‘1 -‘ tinted to «rive the Temperance in this Province the “"3 l iiEfit of is countenance and s rt; and that instruc- nis' ml 1‘ , us have been receivedfrom him, to form such of the 120’”? -‘ omen Catlmlic populatibn of this place, as are desirous to u a s «-

m a ' ~ Captain Walter Doualas has declined the command of ontrug. ~ . /. b . . . 4 . he Columbia, preferring to remain in the Unicorn. c any . ‘ Pursuant to a Requisition, addressed to the [Iigli Sheriff be d" Queen’s Conny, a County Meeting was held at the Court Fecogl _ we, on Tuesday last, for the purpose of voting a congi-atplatory fleet ‘3 ‘ »Address to Her Majesty, on the auspicious event of the Birth of mar C “Princess Royal. The Chair, having been taken by his Honor >sccuti 'ae Chief Justice-the following Rosolutions were severally Iby vr ' mbinitted, and unanimously adopted :— 8 all?) I Moved by theflon. G. R. Goodman, seconded by the [1011. c smti‘. Attorney General :— . itlicr 0 I. Resolccd, That an humble Address to our most gracious nime v . Sovereign the Queen, be adopted by the meetirig, congratulating other ' Her Majesty on the auspicious event of the birtlt of an lleu’ess y”,qu presumptive to the crown of these realms. it pi . i: ' Moved by F. Longworth, sen. Esq.-, seconded by the 11011. is all C.- Young;— 5'5 , _ _ . givjn ‘., . 2. Resolved, That a Committee be appouited to draft said "I fol , dress, and that the some he presently presented to this meet; lr ing for approval: I s m b ,, And thereupon (ff! following gentlemen were appointed ii ’ Committee for that pur so, viz z—John Barrow, Esq , the Hono- .. rabies R. Hodgson, GR: Goodman, J. M. Hall and CwYOllng; .c_ 8. . Cullen, E. Palmer, E. Haytlioruc, F. Longwortli, Esqrs. and

Poole.

To the Queen's Must Excellent Mnjrpty: May it please your Majesty; »

w “'3” i We your Majesty's loyal and devoted subjects, Illfl‘ inhabitants rous an . en's County, in Prince Edward Island, hail W'llll heartfelt uced , J the hittli ofun Heiress presu tive to the Imperial Crown of

em realms. In no part ot’your

adtlre II of greater devotion towards, your Royal person and cores: advocates, [allude to the late appointment OFChm'lQ lor Gcs ' Igngumemexist than among your dutiful subjects [he'lllllllbllflnlfi Young, Esquire, to the Leglshtwe Comm”, 7 as a , v°.r;;‘lflland; and we sincerely congratulate yoplrllllajeslty on the When I frankly nvow myself opposed to fthe Esclllieut pro- 8 nan icious event which affords us an n 4 menu cause u . and at the same “money-rain as at as t e na “re ms a“ '~ K"’l’e ht tlie descendnnls of your Majesty may ever Wield the ceedmgs’ ’

feel?" 'Cthe British nation.”

9 Lee. a. haiku Providence may continue its watchful care over “in fa: file’s-ENS? your Majesty, your Royal infant, and your Ma-

. decla '4 y ' ' "s "‘2‘" consort, is our united and fervent prayer.

——WhiIe . mfidm h“Will been read from the Chair, it was cal feel. .' R , y I “m 0“ 90, Esq, seconded by Colonel Lane: 8 Id to C‘i “outfield; That "21° Adar“! "I read, he agreed to, and that .bjocu. u' .“fiu’lmm '“N‘ Iisited by the Chairman on behah of

oved bytlie Ben. J. Brecku 18.10%?“ abate the Committee L rvvt t e hairman, he a C ' \ xcelleoey the Lieutenant Govern‘eruirlit‘l‘iedi:

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reset“:

orrie members, into a Temperance Society—Helium

‘ a be Committee having withdrawn, returned soon afierwards v the following draft ofnn Address, which their Chairman said - wu directedto submit for the approbation oftlie meeting :—

iijesty’s Dominions do senti-

i seconded by C. Binns, Esq. who drafled the Address, to- wait upon His

name, and to re-

_ . Address as 11 ee- jeuyl—to which Committee the fbl ow-

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.. ~ year tea: and 2gp elec Office-bearersf‘or the present . . Premdent was in the Chair, and read‘ he ' which he had prepaii‘d at the request of the

but , I fi'omw‘of sufli-

Committee, -z ichgv cient space, to' inse‘ ' . . ,y . was then moved b *‘ 1 o t ,giid dbeonded by John

Longwbrth,-Esq.—-“T at to Report be received, and'be published in both the pral Gazette and Colonial Herald newspapers.” , 1 '. he following Resolutions were then moved in their order, seconded, and unanimously adopted:-

1. That the thanks of the Institute be conveyed to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, their worthy Patron, for his kllltl indulgence, in grantingthe use of the National

chool Room hr the meetin s of the Institute, during the CUE?!“ i031?) and that the Jim]. Charles Young, Francis oligworth, jun. Esq. M. P., John Longwortli, Esq,, Mr. tinv Illighcrty and Dr. Conroy, be a Committee to

2. That the thanks of the Institute be given to those gentlemen who have delivered lectures at the Institute, for the past year. ‘

3. That the thanks of the Institute be given to those persons who have contributed towards its usefulness, by do- nations and otherwise.

4. That the thanks of the Institute be given to the pub- lishers of the two newspapers in this town, for their invari- pble " kindness in printing the proceedings and advertise— ments of the Institute free of any charge.

5. ‘ That the thanks of the Institute be given to the Office- bearer and Committee, for their efficient services during the past year, and for their excellent and encouraging Report.

, The meeting tlicn‘procecded to choose Office-bearers for the current year, and the following gentlemen were elected by ballot :—

Hon. Charles Young, (re-elected) President.

Francis Longworth, jun. Esq. M. P. (re-elected) and Mr. Isaac Smith, Vice Presidents.

Committee—Mr. Martin Dogherty (re-elected), John Long- wortli, Esq. Dr. Poole, Mr. Watson Ducliemin, (re-elected), Dr. M‘Laren, Messrs. C. C. Davison (re—elected), John Iugs, Dr. Conroy, and the Rev. John Knox. ~

Mr. Philip Little, Librarian.

Mr. Joltu Brown, Secretary & Treasurer. _

. A vote of thanks was then passed to the President, for his exertions towards the advancement of the Institute, since its formation and during the past year, and for the tuitous use of the store, adjoining his residence, as a fihanics’ Library Room. ' Thanks were tlten passed to Mr. Knox, for'his kindness in preparing the Lecture Rootn for their reception, and for the inconvenience lie mtist have put himself to 011 that account. '

The Rev. James Weddell and Dr. Mac rigson were then unanimously elected Vice Patrons 'of the titute, and the meeting adjourned. . -

Tamranancn, 4

Constitution of the Temperance Society of Lola Sixteen 8; Seven- teen, Prince County—Establislwd Nov. 7, 1840; with alisl of the Oflice-bearers for the current year. ,

Art.].‘That the Society be called THE Lo'rs SIXTEEN AND Ssvmnnx Teflipeaauca SOCIETY. 2. We whose names are hereunto subscribed or annexed, believing that intoxicating liquors are not only unnecessary, but injurious, and that their use is the cause of forming dis- sipated habits, do therefore agree to abstain from all intoxica- ting drinks, such as Rttm, Brandy, Gin, Whiskey, Ale, Porter, Wine, Cider, or Spirit Cordials, except when used medicin- ulty, or at religious ordinances, and to discountenaiicc all causes and practices of Intemperance—we will neither make use of intoxicating Liquors in our houses, nor provide them for the entertainment of others, but will use every legal method to suppress their sale.

3. The Society shall be governed by a President, two

Vice Presidents, a Secretary and Treasurer, and a Commit-

tee of six—three of whom shall be a quorum.

4. The Society shall meet annually, by order of the Presi-

dent, for the purpose of choosing Officers for the ensuing

year: there shall also be frequent meetings held for the pro- motion of the cause.

5. Any member violating the wholesome laws of this Society, shall be excluded therefrom, upon any evidence satisfactory to the Committee.

6. The Society disavows all sectarianism, and political creeds—its sole object being the extension of total absti- nence principles, and the suppression of vice. '

7. These Rules shall be subject to addition and yearly revision.

The following were chosen Oflice-bearers of the. Society for the cnsuin year 1— . '

M B r. Daniel Campbell, President. r. enjamin R0. ers, . - ' Mr. Benjamin Scliurinan, Vice Presldems‘ g‘l’ommdftee—Messrs. Nathaniel Strung, Archibald Campbell, jun., Simon Fraser, Alex. Campbell, scn., Samuel Cameron,

Alexander M‘Lcan.

Donald Campbell, jun., Secretary 8; Treasurer.

To run EDITOR or THE COLONIAL HERALD.

Sin; 1 am one who, since the establishment of your pa- per, liave paid some degree of attention to those movements and proceedings among public men, and certain other indi- ‘viduals in this Island, which, during the last six years in particular, have been rather prominent in its course of events, and are known under the familiar term “ Eschea ” and to which your columns have at all times been prétty libergjly devoted. Of the workings of this subject, its advocates and .ngittitors, I have been perhaps a more than common obserg- ver; and to all these movements and proceedings 1 havmfelt alike opposed, and that feeling do I entertain in no less de- gree up to the present time. And yet, Sir, strongly as I en; tertain this feeling, lhave now, in the face of the public, and through the medium of your paper, the organ of “Escheat” advocates, to acknowledge the. ’ otwithstandiiig the suppres- sion which so efficaciously mar ed those proceedi during the administration of the governmeng by the late judicious and energetic Sir John Harvey—notwuhstanding the ex- hausted condition to which the state of“ Escheat” has been reduced by its own natural infirmities, as well as from tli firm and salutary administration of the law .in the superior legal Courts of the Island—it has lately derived one of the most powerful stimulants that has ever yet beeniobtained, one of the greatest triumphs that has ever, at any time, been achieved for it, by any one or more of its warmest and sin-

of my communication will admit, from entering upon any reasoning in answei; to what may have been alleged as the merits intrinsically of the subject, I should hope that upon tl’gaccount, my statements will not be received w ll, ess I would ask, in what View as the overnmont, not only of this Island, but that of Great Britain, looked upon the Eschcat party? Tie replybto this qpestion cannot, it is true,,be found in one sentence—or as given a; one particula cried—or collected from what has tisue

from one andrihe saui'e (argon of goltiernment; but, I as any ' ' erent erson of or inary inte 1gencg, _ iiiglsftfcommlbn acduaintance with the subject, 1f tho; party has not been looked upon, distinguished and treate as one

credit. Hitherto, Sir,

bargained to discharge, and of that nature

and having the‘

lar numbber ,‘ficttinjfng directly at their own commonfne y is ' 0' themer ' ' - irons which they iMivtmzzd not Nieves mm cemmioutga in the ordinary transadions eflifc, voluntaril and deliberately

7 'nding by the ao- rides of cyan] civil society, thereby may reap ’L

ed and all-essmtial p l person of the par rulividuall and flux generally, 'lhafwhic to some ma, ,provc lea-jihad taught”: more, ought? their number, a certain amount of gain.

in slip‘rt, 1‘, ,fhave not the’ proceedings of government denounged them as _ not only an unreasonable, but a disaf— fected set of men, disseminating unlawth’l and mischievous propositions; disavowing constitutional principles of govern- ment, re51sting the constituted authorities, and requiring the arm of the law to restrain them from extremities, producing consequences, not only disturbing the peace of‘ society but dangerous to the property and lives of individuals. ,

The gentleman to whom I have alluded, having been sent

to the Assembly by the majority of a constituency, compo- sed ofa class of persons thus estimated by the government T—havmg there ,been openly riiceived by other representa- tives, chosen by and representing the same class of people and 'then solemnly dedicated to their cause—and having publi‘cly subscribed to their principles—I again ask, have noel}: the Escheat party a momentous cause of triumph, in seeing this gentleman, after serving one month only in the Assem— bly, called to a seat in the Legislative Council ? Againgl confess, I fear too many of your readers will agree with me that they have. , I I have no desire, in any manner, publicly to question the :l‘notl‘VCS ,o‘f Ills Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, in tucking this;ap,po1ntinent, if‘ I were fully justified in doing so ; notbeca‘use surprise alone is all that can attach to them, while they continue, as at present they certainly do, without authentic. explanation; but chiefly because they depend, un- der the “ peculiar situation” of certain persons, Upon whe- theror notOI-lis Excellency acted with or without advice, :tindaf With it, by whom it was gleam—The motives, of course, 1!] either case, were the ends which were looked to;—but I claim to myself; Mr. Editor, the privilege which few will venture newts-days to deny to an individual, however humble, living Within a British government—that of publiclv ex ressing an opinion on any measure of the overnmcnflis far he operation and eficts maer ' affect; the interests of the public; and so long as that opinion IS given 111 constitutional and respectful language. I ask then, Sir, if the Government of this Colony has not now formally recognized the Escheat party as a component and essential part of the political community? If this party is not now hailed, for the first time, as a constitutional body of men ? If they are not now, to all intents and purposes, politically legitimated? 1f the Government has not now, at this stage of its progress, admitted that the cause of this party, as main- tainedlby its adherents, is of that nature, and possessing th :merits, which calls for—which is deserving, as acause, OfCI‘EIIIJ‘aDd perfect representation in all the Councils of the Colony. What the Home Government will do remains yet to be decided. Whether I be right or wrong, in the view 1 have taken of this appointment of His Excellency Sir C. A. Fitz Roy, and what, either in the one case or the other, may be its opera- tion and effects upon the state of Prince Edward Island, I leave for the opinions of you and the public. . I am, your obedient servant,

" Queen’s County, Dec 30th, 1840.

—A—:— 'I‘o 'rne EDITOR or THE CommanHznALD.

Sin; That the individual who assumes to be the Proprie- tor of Lennox Island has justly laid himself open to the cut- ting rebuke of Carrie VERAX, in the Herald of the 12th inst., there can be but little doubt; bttt so far as the Indians are concerned, I do not see what occasion there is for the Government to negociate at all with that person respecting its purchase. The Indians are in legal posseem’on—they have held it for upwards of forty years—and if the Govern- ment‘be now disposed to do them an act of tardy justice, they may.,accomplisli it without the“ ' ‘ ofa single shilling, b granting them the Fishery Reserve of the coast of that Islan , during their existence as a tribe—thus confirm- ing them in their possession of by far the greater portion of the territory in question, since from'lits peculiar formation, the Reserve would include n , ly the whole of its area. Something should immediatelyefi done for these poor crea- tttres; but I sincerely hope, that no sum of money—however small—will be drawn from thépockets of an over-taxed people, for the ridiculous purpose ‘bf purchasing a claim whiplh, at best, is so very questionable, if in reality it exists at a .

. A FRIEND TO THE Atiomeuvns. Dec. 14th, 1840.

To THE EDITOR or TEE COLONIAL HERALD. ~

Sm; Being an entire stranger in this Colony, and unac- quainted with its rules and regulations, I wish to be informed if there is any law, usage or custom, inquiring Her Majesty’s liege subjects, while orderly and quietly passmg and repose ing on foot, in and along the streets and Queen’s common highways, to leave the path when meeting with or overtaken by those pleasure-sleighs which are daily and constantly flying about? 2 And would it not be advisable to have, at all tinnas‘during the winter season, a path sufficiently wide for two sleighs, which would, in some degree, tend to remedy the incleeniencembd‘vc alluded to? , ' 5%