‘ , fixation of St. Andrew’s Church, Si.‘John, N. B. to be-

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SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1843. The Halifax and other Colonial Mails for the present . week, arrived last night about 8 o’clock. The only items of

New. possessing any general interest, which we have been , jgble: to discover in the papers, will be found below:—

- . HALIFAX, March 4. Fitosr was UNITED Snares—The Steamship Acadia ar- . -r find from Boston yesterday morning, bringing intelligence

from that city to the let instant. ,

A landslide occurred at Troy, N. Y. on the 17th ult., by which nine houses were destroyed, and eighteen persons killed. A‘ similar disaster happened at the same place six years ago. '

, 4., C t. McKenzie‘s trial was not finished on the 28th ult- . :1 ourt Martial had at that date occupied 24 days in the, fgefligatlnfl of the particulars ol'the cuss. The Great VVeslern had not arrived at - 38th tilt. She was then out 17 days, for he:- departure.

., The packet ship Independence, arrived at New York, on r; . 27th ult, brought 6520 Sovereigns from Liverpool. She

' omted the passage in 21 days.

~.Further accounts of the Earthquake that overtook H. M. . .Bcig Ringtlove, as we mentioned last Saturday, have been received since. By the brigt. Splendid, arrived, from St. ,‘Thomas, on Wednesday, we learn that the town of St Kitts 3‘“ nearly destroyed on the 8th ult. by an earthquake; Mar- :finique suffered considerable damage from a shock on the enme day; and a shock was also felt at St. Thomas. From . jabs U. S. papers we learn that different places in the Southern states sustained a shook, nearly at the same time, and the .eencussion at sea was experienced by several U. S. vessels, ,gnd their description ofit corresponds with the Ringdove’s ‘ 321403 book—Recorder.

New York on the from the time appointed

?;.1'?‘VENus.—The planet Venus was beautifully distinct at

human this day, in a clear sky,—and although the sun shone - ~<beautifully——a little to the southward and eastward of the “preater luminary. She appeared like-atomet approaching upenihelium, but white and bright as the light of Sol him- bell: All Halifax was excited at the strange but sublime light—Times, Feb 28. 7

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j, The Nova Scotia Royal Gazelle is said to have been

‘mucb improved, under its new manager. Not havmg seen a number of this paper since the appointment oer. Thomp- ‘f ‘pen, as Queen’s Printer, we are unable to speak from per- ‘sonel observation on the subject.

_’ i-‘We observe that Mr. Thornton has given notice in the curse ofAssembly, that when the House is in Supply, he will move that a sum be placed at the disposal oftl.e Lieu- tenant Gtwernor, to enable his Excellency to purchase one’ ofthe Murray Harbour Islands, culled Indian Island, for the Indians of this Island. The island is but of small extent, being not Inore, we believe, than about sixty acres, therefore , the cost ofit, we should suppose, cannot be great; and, as it is a favourite place of resort for several Indian families in that part of the country, we cannotanticipate that any oppo- , Iition will be made to a small grant to enable them to ob- tain it. The House of Assembly, so far from having passed the Squatters’ Bill, and sent it to the Council for concurrence, as stated in the Islander of yesterday, have not yet, we are sorry to say, agreed to a single clause of it, notwithstanding All the discussion it has undergone. When last under dis- cussion, the 21st Feb., it was considered that certain altera- tions were necessary to be tnade in the Bill, and the debate ' - was adjourned, in order to afi‘ord time to propose them. Here the matter at present rests. ‘

At the Eastern Agricultural Society’s Grain Show, held at

Gcorgetowu on the 7th iiist., the Prizes were awarded as

follows :—

lst Prize; Wheat-Allan Steel, Lot 56 —weigbt, 62; lbs, 15s.

2d do. do. George Parker, Georgetown, 61 lbs. 2 02., 11s.

3d do. do. Thomas Fisher, Lot 61, 62 lbs. 6 02. 8s.

lst do. Barley—2 rowed;J. Dalziel, Lot 63, 51 lbs. 10 oz, 155.

2!! do. do. do. Thomas Fisher, Lot 61, 53 lbs, 11s.

86 do. do. David Creighton, Lot 64, 51 lbs. 14 02., 8s.

, lst do. Black Oats—Peter Campbell, jun., Lot 59, 38 lbs.

602., 15s. '

2d do. do. Archibald Macdonald, Panmure, 37 lb. 14 oz,11s.

' 3d do. do. R. D. VVestaway, Lot 59, 36 lbs. 15 02., 8s. Timothy seed—R. D. Westaway (only one sample at the

gbow), 155.

Red Clover seed, none.

V TsunaANcn.—In pursuance ofa previous arrangement, ‘, “a public meeting was held in the Wesleyan Chapel, Little York, on Thursday evening last, for the purpose nffurming a Branch to the P. E. Island Auxiliary Temperance Society. After the iiiect- . lug had been opened in the usual manner, the Rev. Mr. Wiiddoll look the chair, and briefly explained the object contemplated in ucllling them together, pointing out some ot'tlie blessings confer- I'_Gd on mankind by entire abstinence, and urged upon all inter- ested in the temporal and spiritual welfare oftlieir neighbours and vxlcqusintnnces, the duty—both by precept and example—of sup- porting this good cause. It was iliereupnn— ‘ , I ‘ “ Resolved, That this meeting, fully approving ofthe Constitu- tion and Pledge ofthe Auxiliary Seeiety, do now 'form them- “ selves into a Branch AFSIICIflIlt)n, to be called The Little York ‘41.;..Brault of the P. E. Island fluziliary Temperance Society."

‘ , A Book being opened to receive signatures to the Pledge, , IBM! 40 persons enrolled their names as members. The meeting. which was well attended, was addressed by several members of ~. the Auxiliar Society, and a manifest interest was taken in the

proceedings by all resent. The following persons were elected Office-bearers for t to ensuing year z—I’resideni, Mr. IVm. Brent;

Vice do. Mr. Geo. Deacon; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. Abra- ham Gill. '

Tan Cruse—The following account of a fox chase, which took place about three weeks since, at Cascunipeoue, oII ' 'Lom5&6, is perhaps as extraordinary nearly to he found on iecord. , The ground lies between Hill‘s River and the West shore oftbe ' Island, and is about. nine miles across. On the morning ofthe ' *I3th ult., there having been a light fall ofsnow the evaningbefiire, Ju. Gallant, sonofProspier, tho Cascumpeoue pilot, left his father’s ' house before sunrise, to look after a fox; and on the shore of Hill’s River caught a glimpse ofa silver grey, which immediately took 4:0 the woods. He hastened to the spot, and marked its track,aud Jolt then falling in with one of his neighbours, who Was on the home business, they agreed to return home fm provisions, and set “I together in pursuit, which they did about 9 a. m., and conti- MII on the trail all day. When it became too dark to proceed “filler, they madea camp and fire, slept till daylight, and then :nMWed the chase. Soon after, they came to the spot where my- .""‘I IMII quartered for the night, which was under a thick bush. ' .‘ he had scratched away the snow, and coiled himself up,

“all; 06' like his pursners with the early dawn. The whole of MI] was passed in the same manner as the preceding day, it! It intervals returning and crossing his own track. 0n .Wdly night they camped as before, and on Wednesday morn- ,” let of as usual, and, as before, came up to the place ' Clothe fox had passed the night. Thursday and Fridii were

_ , Ila the same manner, except that on Thursday nigllt they 0'! In the camp they had made on Wednesday night. During

,, he days the had now been engaged in this determined and

p I, . Ilr chase,_t s for had several times approached the western I t had Invariany turned back, on discovering the open- . Ind the whole ofthe time he had confined himselro a space , 8WD", ofabout 8 miles E. and W., by 6 miles N. and S. On - Mfg“)! morning—out of provisions, and wearied with their a"! Irduous task, they again set out, and about 10, a. m., were

‘I I mile oftlie spot from whence the liitd started on Mon-

hlt “Id to their greatjoy found that they ad come to the end of Kai”, and that reynard had, for the first time since the start.

ckm about twenl times the end ofilieliolln 5- y ‘ aboutsix feet in which the

~ - . , _' opened Ion itudinall stifli- cientlv tvide to admit their axe-handles, with wgliiuli tlteji'drove

lhim: uP'tu Ithe end .nfthe hollow. They then got hold or his hind I: gm; w ' they d'sl‘blf’d—drew him out, and knocked him on the wreak. f Eiloskin of this animal was s.,|d in Charluuemwm his, ea ,- 1] mp 12* h 's wonl'l' ‘lffl'ln'lfk. tlliit,in returning, when- 9 "9 ox came/on tlIe_trIIck of himselfand his pursue-rs, he made repeated leapsnns ifgreatly alarmed. Fortunarely for his “Pm”, ‘here was neither snow nor thaw duringthe week which enabled them so perseveringly to keep on the "nip , ’

before they came to tile of the tree

' , F0 was Eni'roa or was COLONIAL HsaALD.

Sir; An advocate has come forth. fence ofthc lVIirrant system. under I —.-Hll appellation to which, little claim, judging from [1 ing to uphold that and the

in your last number, in de- tlie signature anLAIN DEALER I think, it is quite evident he can lay re tenor ofliis remarks in endeavour- . _ _ Interest scheme; but I cart easilv iina- Elna Illm I0 be ilEeply Interested in the subject under discussion. I do Not, conceive that he has adduced any argument, bearing Weight with ll, why the thinking public or Itiyselfshould “l‘nnge "u" SONIImfinlS, or why the proposed alterations should “f” 1’? ad‘IP‘efl- what Seems to be the worst feature in it, with I‘ll“: IS: llle discontinuation ofihe interest on \Vurrnnts, large or small. He admits that a partial issue, in small Warrants. Would be beneficial, which clearly proves that what 1 have advanced carries truth with It; and since the publication of tnv former let- ter, public attention mains to have been made aliva'tit its impor- lfWCC, "'ld ll“? "ecefislly there exists ofits being reduced to prac- tice. PLAIN DEALER supposes an issue of £15000, or three ‘hm'sand \V‘lrrfl'llfl, IIfFivc Pounds each, and puts the question— “ lfu contractor holds £200. iii these small \Varrauis, and every merchant's counting-house is gorgeil with such pnpcr,1 should like to know whether the holder Would be betteroiflhan his neigh- bour, possessed ofthe same sum in at single \Varrant without in- terest .9" To which I would reply, the possessor tiftlie stiIIill IVarrants would be much the better off, as he could make auv payment he wished without being subjected to loss, by discouiit or otherwise; but the case would be widely difl'ereut' with the holder oftlie £200 Warrant. lflie had tti make a payment or PHTCIWS“. f0? pili‘t ofthe iiinount, he most at once submit to a dis- count offrom 2.5 to 5 per centurn, and consequently would be it loser of from five to ten pounds, as often happens when \Viir- rants are bearing interest. That the countingdiouses ofthe nicr- chants would become gorged with such paper. is a thing much to he desired, though it is very improbable, as it would then soon find its way into general circulation, and in a short time relieve the great depression in the money market, and give an impetus to trade, and instead oflhcse \Viirrnnts being designaiod trash—II title which PLAIN DEALER would wish to affix to them, because not hearing interest—they would pass frorn I'lllllll to hand equally current with Five Pound .Nores; aud lot tne ask why they should not, when theI security is the some 9 The \Vurrimis would ll’tttl this advantage over the Notes, that the holder Would be certain ofrcceivinga circulating medium for them yearly at the Treasury; and I think there i< not a merchant in the community who would not he more Willing to sell his goods to any amount, on govern- ment security, in the shape ol'Five Pound Warrants, than he would be in any oftlte mottled holders of\Vurrants on interest, :it an iudi-finiie time ofcreilit, as is generally the case. We are further told by PLAIN 1)EA1.IZK—“N() Inan .in his senses would part With gold and silver, available in any ofIhe Colonies, for a paper medium. confined to this Island ulone.”. Interest (and being intcresu-d) appears to be the only thing that stumps \Vur- rnnls ofany value in the estimation ofyour quoiitlain correspon- dent: for when bearing interest, it almost seems as though Jie would part with his senses to become possessor] ofthem. \Vould not these VVarrnnls,1ask,be quite as available in the other Colo- nies as over our Notes were? Nor are sovereigns or British silvef available to us in the other Colonies, only at a loss of 5 per cent. above the common rule nfExr-liange; but he foresees the evil that would arise to innnicd holders, should the plan suggested go into operation. The large amount pocketed by them yearly, out nftlie revenue ofthe Country, in the shape ofiiiicrest (the Pub- lic Accounts exhibits the sum of£900 2s. 10d. paid for that pur- pose last year). would then he lost to them; there would then be no chance ofobtuining \Varranh or road orders at a discount; their coffers would not then be filled at the cost nfthe poorer and industrious part of the community. Do away With the intcrest, and PLAIN DEALsR’s prediction will be verified, viz; “ no one possessed ofthe rational faculty will hoard them” (Warrants), htit would be compelled to seek other means litr the investment ofthelr capital, whereby [1 e labouring classes would, to agreatcr or-lcss degree, receive cmplm meant, and the desired effect he oli- lained, offlt once throwing £15,000 into circulation, which would greatly tend to relieve the prusenl pressure.

I do not conceive it to be a matter ofsucli immense importance as PLAIN DEALI-‘R yWHllll’l wish to attach to it, even supposing a persiin in one ofthe other Colonies “ should come here with it number oftlir-se \Varratils." 1ftlie measure suits our own pur- poses, why should we put ourselves out to offer facilities to per- soul from the other Colonies to become contractors with Govern- ment, and thus carry the money out of the Island? Your correspoutlent's ideasof economy seem to be rather vague; in supporting the Worse than useless expt'ntlilllre of ncnrly £1,000 per year, he must forget that the interest on £|5,0ll0 for sixteen years would amount to as much as the principal. I think it must be admitted, ifthe interest is discontinued, it would be a great step towards good and permanent retrenchment iii the public expenditure.

1 am, Sir, Yours, FIA'r Jus-riTIA.

Charlottetown, March 2d, 1843.

To Tin: Eni'roa or THE COLoNIAL HERALD.

Sir; I should not be induced to notice the remarks ofA Titia- PERATF. MAN. inserted In ilie last Islander, were it not for his state- ments respecting the Auxiliary Temperance Society: fueling assured, however, that this Society stands too firmly to be affect- ed either by his secret calamities or more open attempts at do. fantation, I shall not enter upon a minute refutation of wlittt he has advanced; but tithe one assertion, and proving its glaring falsehood, leave all inlcrestctl to judge how far his other state- ments are worthy ofcrndit. His words are—“ That the Report ofthe Society carries exaggeration (if not falsity) on its face, for having been present at all the meetings, to his knowledge the extent ofsignntures has. been truly about 30." lfl mistake not, the increase during the year is stated in the Report to be about 70. I have, however, made it my business to examine the Roll Book, and find this number to he Within bounds, the actual in- crease (exclusive ofany Branch Associations) being between 80 and 00. So much for the banned knowledge of this veritable gentleman ! Before tithing leave, I Would observe, that I have not been blessed with a classical education, but I am happy to say, that my education has been attended to sufficiently to teach me the propriety of both speaking and writing in a mute temper- ate slrain than this ritisnomercd 'I‘EaircaA-rr. MAN appears I'tipahle ofdoing. I ltave also been taught the necessity of“ speaking the truth every man with his neighbour;” and that “honesty is the best policy," which, judging from the false quotation he gives from my letter, it would seem he is yet ignorant of, however deeply he may have dipped into classical knowledge. I would cordially recommend to his notice, a lecture delivered before the Mechariics' Institute, on “ The Reciprocal duties of Social lifc."—- an attentive perusal ofwhich might prove highly beneficial.

It seems that, notwithstanding my having written anonymous- ly, the TEMPERATE MAN has succeeded in identifying me, and I should judge quite to his satisfaction, from the positive manner in which he asserts me to be“a lack-brain"—“sliindcrer"— “ hawk," 6112. He could not, therefore, feel cliaeriued, were I to attempt finding some clue to his identity (and this would be no difficult matter—for, like the ass in the fable, who crept into the lion's skin, he seems to have forgotten that his bray would be- tray him—but this is not my intention. There Is, however, a little circumstance which, in conclusion, I. will mention: at a late meeting ofthe Auxiliary Society, two IndIVIduals were ex- pelled for abusive and disorderly conduct, and on seeing-this very Tnurnans MAN’S remarks, it appeared to mess being some- what singular, that there should be such a striking analogy be. tween his language, and that made use of by them.

A 'I‘ss'ro‘rsLuIt.

In every civilized country throughout the worldthe human hair is always found to be a subject of peculiar attention. Ofthe numerous compounds professing to promote or reproduce the hair, few have survived—even in name; whilst Rowupu’s DIACCAssan OIL, with a reputation already unparalleled, is still up the m- cresse in public estimation; which fact, together‘wnh innumer- able testimonials (for perusal at the proprietors)_ Is sufficient to satisfy the most incredulous as to its sovereign yirtties so repeat- edly. shown, in restoring, preserving, and beautifying the human hair. ,

In Dressing the Hair. nothing can equal the affects of“ LAND‘S MACASSAR OIL," on either Natural .or Artificial Hair, rendering it so admirably sofl, that it Will lie In an) direc-

“Nd a hollow pine tree ofabout 100 feet in len th vt ltich w s g “the ground. They immediately blockidjup the en“-

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I :i i b - g u I .l trance, and proceeded to cho hi - Q ‘ c. . a . " f . . ~‘- in about two hours, chopping “:3 08,2” which ‘hey “ccomPI't‘hed‘ 1*". II imparts, renders' the head. dress truly enchanting! It POST OFFICE. .

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tion: it produces beautiful flowing curls, and, by the kansoendent

mlerxes lhe coi re in t to heated atmosphere of the ball room, a, Iellll'tllizu tlip'efl'ects ofa ,damp atmosphere, or violent czar- . .fieMdvertihement. _ r ‘ J . . -

yUNCHED—On \Vednesdey the en. inst., from the Ship- y of Messrs. sen, St. Peter's Bay, a fine Schooner called tli fleorn, ofllll) Ions burili‘en. 'The above vessel was drawn '5, ‘lifllunve of600 yattle tome river, on a sleigh made for the purpose, by 66 horses,—;Is’undcr, 3.,

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Al St. Andrew's PohttieinJhe 2dth ult., by the Rev. Hugh ROSS, Mr. MpIdoch M‘Le ,‘lo Miss Ei'inice Allen.

On the 28th 29”, t Ct. Eleaiior’s, by the Rev. Dr. Wiggins, Mr- Eglwnil He r 0118, to Grace, youngest daughter of Mr. Thuhi‘hs ,Htickcr, \w London. ' ii '

‘Oh thefll'i inst.,-b'y the Rev. Robert Douglas, Mr. Daniel Browm of Covehud, to Miss .Martha Gyles.

0n the 8th irist., by file slime, Mr. Robeii Lawson, to Matilda, eldest daughter of Mr. Thomas Foster, both of Sinnhope.

OII Thursday, ‘bhe 2d inst.,' by John Jardine, Esq, J. P., Mr. Henry Andersuh, Cable Head, to Mary Ann, daughter of Mr. James M‘Ewsn, (Lake)

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A! Little York, on Sittiirday, the 4th inst.,aftera painful illness, which site here with calm and pious resignation, Phoebe Hannah, wifqnf Mr. Robert Large, and second daughter of Mr. John Mac- donnelhpfth's thivu, aged 20 years. ,

On lVedIl-sday last, the 81h inst., at the residence of her Son- IFHB-lnw, Poole; Mrs. Ann Sprnwles, of Quebec, Canada, aged I years.

- ClIflRLOTTETO WN MflRKE TS.

. ,e _ h ' "Titles: Canaan-r, March Bill, 1843.

Beef (striallprs.),pr lb. 41!. to 6d. annips, - 1311;5wa quarter, 35d to 5d. Barley, -

Is. 6d. 28. 9!]. to 38.

.Miifltm, - 4rl.. to GildJOuts, - 18. 4d. to 1:. 6d. Veal, - - 311. to 5d. W/icril, - 5:. to (is. Par/r, - 3d. Turkies, each, 43. to 43. 6d.