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should be found to disapprove of it, then let th. m select |Palmer is not a very old statesman, and we should re- commend to him the study of the Constitution of the country before he embarks again on an errand 60 ab-

another man who will not disgrace tiem in the eyes of the public, as Jock did at one time, when the Legislative

Council objected to making provision for the pry surd; but he is not the only person puffed up with such

of members---the aforesaid Jock rising from his chair,/an idea of self-importance. That this true position of and pressing his ponderous weight upon my shoulders, things is overlooked, so long have the persons compos- whispered in my ear, that he had incurred extra ex~ ing the party he now espouses been accustomed to their penses for his Parliamentary clothes, and could not do’ own way, they actually forget there are any other without the pay. living beings in the Island worthy to be listened to, be I remain, Sir, they governors or people. We hope the two despatches

Your obedient Servant, published last week, may open their eyes to the percep-

J. W. LE LACHEUR., {tions of common sense, and force them to act with com-

shall be able to defend my conduct; and if ad majority|and still retain his own seat in his Government. Mr:.|

Guernsey Cove, 2d Oct. 13847. ‘mon justice. For ourselves, we congratulate the caun-

—_—— siebas ‘try that we are not as yet removed by the influence of

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXAMINER.

Dear Sin; © “*,

Iam anxious to know if the Mr. Ings who has the care of the Light House at Point Prim is the father of <i cn the Mr. Ings who publishes the Islander, and if you, °* permitted, as an uxecutive Councillor being above could inform me whether he got his appointment to that) all law, moral or constitutional. This is the second at-

post during Sir. Hi. V. Huntley’s Sea ‘tempt which has been recently made, and has signally Likewise, if Mr. Thomas Boggs T'remain, who Is one! p09 Mr. Pope, indeed, thought that it was fur the of the Delegate Cominittee, be not the same person who} ee me ' was mide 2 Commissioner of Small Debts by Sir| good of the people that 1¢ should remain a Minister of Henry ? | the Crown in spite of its Representative. We ligpe the) Likewise, being a Naturalist, I want to know if there Jesson will not be lost npon those careful men who still

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‘ ] v \ i c j | . . . are any Hyenas in the Island, which animals, it is retain their precarious seats,

said, always fly at those who give them food. a ? rm the Yours, 7 | The Petitioners for the removal of the Lieutenant Go-

Tse Count ve Burroon. |vernor, too, have met a rebuff of the inost discouraging nature. They are plainly told that the Queen’s Minister can do his Mistress’s business without their aid and advice, and that their accusations against the Lieutenant

Sir ; Governor are by no means received with currency, much A short time ago I read in an English newspaper an|

anagram on the name of Mr. Cobden, the leader of the, less with credence at the Colonial Office; indeed we

Jate Corn Law League—and as I was repeating the) cannot fancy that Lord Grey or any other Minister or words to my wife the other night, just as I was putting even subordinate officer at the Colonial Office can be on my night-cap, it struck me that some ol our OWD | ienorant fur a moment of the value of any charges public characters—though confined toa small sphere—| i Ma el sia ‘ s T

ought to have their names handed down to posterity in| *OUSME DY Me parties promoting the present ones. 1 he

alike manner. I accordingly took my pencil from my/real thing that they have been ignorant of, but of which breeches pocket, and scrawled on the back of'a bill with they will not long remain in ignorance, is, who the partics

which my wife had been furnished by her Milliner aM are who instigate these things without appearing before

hour or two before, the two following anagrams :— er Ist. The letters in the words—* fhe Honorable| the scenes. Nor is it yet sufficiently known that the George Coles, (M. P. P)., Representative for the First) ruling motive of their wish to be rid of Sir Henry Vere Electoral District of Queen’s County’’—will form the Huntley, is a fear of the exposures which it is said he following sentences :— hes put in peakretn The enemy of Compact Manopoly. S F fic! siti Vv "i ory * 4 7 The Serr of official opposition to the Govern ‘THE ENGLISH PRESS ON P. E. ISLAND AP- FAIRS. |

|these conspirators from beneath the protecting shield of, ‘the British Constitution. - Mr. Palmer's dismissal—for| such it is—is a guarantee that no such enormities shall

ANAGRAMS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXAMINER.

The supporter of Responsible Government. - Responsible Councillor maintaining the confidence of We find the truth has at length found its way into the People. ithe London Newspapers, in evidence of which we ex-

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' The staunch supporter of the Queen’s Representative, tract the following from Bell’s Weekly Messenger : Sir H. V. Huntley, against the Compact. | " :

[= nce Epi Istanp.—A Petition signed by 2d. The letters in the words—* Joseph Pope, Esq.,| Prince Epwarp igned by Member of the House of Assembly for Prince County upwards of 2000 Electors and Farmers, nas been sent to

and Delegate to England”—will form the following this country, praying that Sir. H. V. [untley, who will sentences :— shortly have completed the term of years when it is sup-

Foe to the Responsible System. posed his Government will cease, may be continued in Chief Leader of the Clique. ‘his office of Lieutenant Governor. A counter Petition — |has been got up by ot! rties, who, it is asserted, feel

And Political Juggler. eee Ee SP Sy eer oes chagrined at the stop which has been put by the Lieu- wife hurried me off to bed, saying—*an old man like tenant Governor to some discreditable practices in the you ought to be ashamed of yourself, bothering your Colony. An enquiry into the actual circumstances of

brains about Nanny Grahams.” the case will must probably be made by the Home Go- am, however, vernment.”

Your’s truly, A Literary Man.

ee ee A WORD TO THE WISE. PHA WMATAUINER.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1847.

We recognise in our cotemporary, the Islander, a strong determination to force, by the folly and injustice _\of the personal observations which it publishes, a spirit

MR. PALMER'S REMOVAL FROM THE EXE- of retaliation, which can only lead to such an examina- CUTIVE COUNCIL. ition of circumstances as must tend to the discomfiture

The time certainly never will arrive when the domi- Of its few remaining patrons. Indeed, we are inclined nant, or rather would-be dominant party in this Island | to suspect there is treachery somewhere, or otfierwise so shall cease to make dupes of all those who choose to be great a risk could not well be run as its strictures are misled by them. Of this we have a glaring instance in Calculated to create.

the dismissal of Mr. Palmer from the Executive Coun- cil. Had that Gentleman not been misled, he never THE EXPENSES OF THE MISSION.

could have deceived himself with the idea, that in his} Since Jast week we have been turning over in our

case the ordinary rules of policy and good government would be dispensed with—he would not have been led into the belief that either his own importance was so great, or the errand he went to England upon so much out of the common way, that all ordinary rules of con- duct should, in his case, be paralyzed or Jaid aside. Whiat could he think there was recognisable about him, that Her Majesty’s Colonial Minister should permit him to appear as the sworn adviser of the Representative of Majesty inthis Island, to claim that officer’s dis mis sa]

mind the real meaning of the Despatch containing the summary dismissal of the Hon, E. Palmer, and we can- not say that our political opposition is so rancorous to leave no room for compassion in his case. We have understood that his anxious fanzily and friends expected him and the new Governor by the Mail which reached us on the 22d. The new Governor was to come out ur- der his particular patronage ; but alas! neither have ap- peared. We know they cannot have been drowned, as the Mail has been safely received. Conjectures of all

descriptions are afloat. Some say, and as they are wor- thy Compact people, they must be right—that Lord Grey lias invited the new Governor and Mr. Pope, together with Mr, Palmer, to pass a few days wih him at Howick, in order that between them his new Excellency may come out well crammed with “wise saws and modern instances,” by which the people of this Island may still be induced to hug the chain which the all-ruling Com- pact in its last gasp, still twines around them. Others make a shrewd guess that the coffers of the Delegates require replenishing by the Commissary ; and that though their anchor is aPeake, they ciumt sail till they have taken in fresh ballast. We hope the Jatter opinion is not true; for we cannot suppose, now that the first out- lay has had no result, a second fund wii] be so easily raised, though we are ready to acknowledge the extent of the gull.bility of certain parties. We have no doubt whatever of the extent of Mister Edward Palmer's pri- vate resources—{we see that “Mister Edward” is hig designation in Lord Grey’s Despatch,)—but when we consider the great object of his diplomatic Mission, we do say the country ought to pay for it; and by no means, for the honour of the great Family, whose interests and influence he has long struggled to maintain, ought Mister Edward to cone back in a sailing vessel,

We did hear that there were £400 currency snbscribed for this embassy. Now supposing Messrs. Pope and Duncan to take an equal share with Mr. Palmer—and why not ?--for Mr. Pope, it was hoped, was at least an- other Warwick, * a setter up and puller down of kings,” and Mr. Duncan had no other business than to sell a ship,—we say, supposing they shared the £400 curren- cy between them, then the Hon. Edward—we beg par- don, Mistec Edward’s allowance will be £89 Sterling, or thereabouts. Now, Gentlemen of the Compact, never mind what a great bore it may be, or how dearly you may think you have to pay for your whistle, justice demands you should pay the following account :—

To passage of the Hon, E. Palmer, per Steamer to Liverpool, £35 Eexpeuses in ditto, ‘lo ditto for ditte to Halifax, Speut at Halifax, ‘Lo passage of Mister Edward Palmer per Steamer from Liverpool, back again, 4 Expenses in ditto, Journey to Cliarlottetown, Spent on ditto and at Halifax, Journey to and from Liverpool to London, 3 In London, 15s. per day, (washing included), say 40 days, - - - ‘ Loss by non-attendance at Georgetown and Charlottetown Courts, 3 New clothes and hat, 10 To which we may add—given to chamber- muids, &c., paid at Vauxhall, to see the ‘ower, Charity Sermons in various Metropolitan Churches—paid entrance at the Wax Work, and to see Lord Grey’s portrait in the National Gallery, 50 0 0 Aputhecary’s bill for curing bilious attack und repletion after dining with the Queen —Surgeon’s ditto for curing bruises when run over by the Omnibus whilst waiting at the bottom of Down- ing street, near the Colonial Office, and

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other personal expenses, suy, 50 0 0 Total, £236 6 8

Difference of exchange, 50 per cent. £354 10 0

Now, we say that fora man to lose his seat in the Executive Council--to forfeit al] that influence and con- fidence which a want of success is sure to destroy, par- ticularly when the flight is so high as an attempt to con- troul the Minister of the greatest Sovereign in the world —is enoug! without paying for it; and to be a dupe, is a sufficient mortification without being fined. We, therefore, cali on all the people of the right sort, if Mr. Palmer be delayed in London to send him the means of coming home, or if he has sailed to pay his reasonable expenses.

Unrvsuisuep Despatcues.—John Martina Collard, alias, “ Big Martin,” insinuates in yesterday’s Islander that the Lieutenant Governor has received some Des- patches from the Colonial Office which have not yet been published. Likely enough,—and when these hidden documents come to be made public, who knows but Collard’s name may figure in some of them, as it did in a former Despatch, when the Colonial Secretary re- commended that genius to return to Halifex, and “clear up”—what do ye call it >—his character.