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to Mr. Collard, “ your thoughts and opinions where and would not now be the worthy occupant of the Govern-| when you like, but do not expect from us permission to| ment House. | ; , participate in our festivities. We shall feed upon your| There 1s so much cool impertinence, braggadocia, and | brains, Mr. Collard, but never suppose that you have| wilful -mis-statement of facts in the specches of the | any right to feed upon our turkies.” parties who figured at the Meeting, that, owing to our,

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The interposition of the Legislative Council last Ses-| limited space, we are compelled to reserve their consi- sion was, as respects Mr. Collard, in the words of his deration for our next No. !

party, “unjust, cruel, illegal, unconstitutional,” &c,| Thanks to the Queen’s Printer, we have no need of

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The Legislative Council, however, owed Mr. Collard ‘exclaiming, ‘ O, that mine enemy would write a book !

no debt of gratitude. Will the party dare tell the poor| The ‘ friend’ to the Gazette has reported two speeches man the same ? nearly as good, and the ductile Printer of that talented

We think we can guess at the cause of this ‘ treason’ Paper has given them publicity. in the camp of our adversaries. If we are not blind it is this :—Somehow or other the history of Mr Collard (perhaps through the Colonial Office)—and his connec-| tion with the party here, has been whispered to the) newly arrived Representative of Majesty, and it may be, that high functionary does not patronize, any more than Earl Grey, alliances and compacts of this nature ; and old connections, faithful retainers, devoted servants, are as nothing in comparison with a good position in the favour of His Excellency.

THE LEVEE. |

His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, attended by the Colonial Secretary, held a Levee at the Government House at two o’clock yesterday, at which were present the Chie® Justice, the Solicitor General, and such Mem-| bers of the Executive and Legislative Councils as re-| side in and about Charlottetown, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, and several Members of that body, the Rev. Dr. Jenkins, Ecclesiastical Commissary, the

Unimportant as the desertion of Mr. Collard may ap- Queen's County, several Magistrates, Officers of Volun- pear in the eyes of the uninitiated, we do not hesitate to teers and Militia, and a numerous train of persons anxi- pronounce it an instance of the most despicable ingrati-| 545 to be presented to His Excellency. The Chief tude that has ever yet fallen under our observation ; Justice, the Members of the Executive Council, the besides, it adds another to the miserable tactics with! p-osident of the Legislative Council, the Speaker of the which our opponents have, for months, been blundering pyouse of Assembly, Rev. Dr. Jenkins, and Captain een eiecmnnes of Silty. Bayfield, were allowed the entre to His Excellency’s

: private room, previously to the Levee. The rest of the THE MEETING AT PIPPY’S. visitors were introduced by His Excellency’s Aid-de-

The Delegates met their friends at the Prince Edward | Camp, the Colonial Treasurer; the whole making a bril- House on Saturday evening last, and by way of giving |liant assemblage, as large or larger than has been usual an account of their stewardship, whispered a good many |°" such occasions ; but no doubt, had the length of soft and agreeable things in the ears of their victims, |etice admitted of it, there were vanes Mel aaneaad or a The Speeches have been printed in the Gazelte, “fur-| distance who would have been anxious to have paic their nished,” says Mr. Haazard, “ by a friend”—(the Queen’s | fespects to His Excellency on the occasion of his first

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Printer himself was so deeply and thrillingly interested Public Levee.

in the display—so overpowered by the eloquence, or so HE MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE. absorbed in the penpecetions sg the festivities, ant co ten Sertek telees eben: great soul could not descend to the mere mechanical | operation of taking notes. “The Report,” so long and ad so often promised by the Islander people, has not yet) VS re-opened on Monday the 6th ne * gest been given to the public. This delay is not only wise | Chivalry _— by = ee wit thera heapihoases and considerate, but extremely charitable; for if too’ Vice Presidents. Nothing, perhaps, in a public way, is much light were to be suddenly shed upon vulgar minds, more clearly indicative of ee ee sarsangdelin who knows what serious consequences would ensue. |SClence than the state of this Institution. {It has now

| minagp The object is to bring the mental illumination about by had an existence among us of many years, during which

slow and gradual process—to eke out the astounding OUT attention, —— Me > perro a ao | "y re, and our facts in small portions, so that people, who have their t Subjects of a pleasing tT alae : Hp ' aie ‘ \= al av e to heads over-crammed with knowledge, may be able to !eisure hours thereby have nner give them “a place in their memories,” and reflect upon OUT moral and intellectual improvement. ‘Taking this) io ° \ ° ‘ ° ‘ ne ' y wi i them at their leisure. To carry into efficient operation|¥iew Of the subject, there are few who will not admit

this important plan, a Meeting of the Delegates and that the Institute has been one of the best means ever

| i ° . ’ ° " their victims will be frequently convened during the employed in this Town for the amusement and instruc

; : : ti incli ir inte winter season, at which the wise men will nod, and|tion of such as were inclined to sharpen their intellect

wink, and look knowingly at each other and their friends PY 4” interchange of sentiment ane a the —talk vaguely of the stupendous benefits that must re-|SUbjects there discussed,—and fewer still I believe, pre- sult from their mission, until, by such adumbrations of erring any claims to liberal feeling, would not — their mighty minds, the whole vast flood of truth and being witnesses of its declension. I, for one, Sir, am wisdom shall be soaked in by the thirsty souls of their Y“Willing to think of its taking a retrograde movement; admirers. The questions which appear to have engaged Dut, entre nous, I must say, its presem prospects are not the attention of the Delegates, at the Colonial Office,|of the brightest order. I have nojdisposition to find independently of that one which lay nearest to their|fult with the plans and proceedings of those who hold

hearts, the removal of the late Governor—are the Land “lice in the Institute, but as a member of it, I may be ~

Tax, and the Currency. Both these have been fixed, Permitted to predicate that, latterly, the Institute has settled, decided upon, says Mr. Palmer; but in what ®t appeared to go forward with that life and energy manner,We poor ignorant people cannot make the faintest | Y2ich once seemed to give an impulse to all its efforts, guess, And, we suppose, it woald be positive infamy to|2"4 quicken every movement in its onward career. And enquire, whence they derived their authority, to offer| “hy, let me ask, does the spirit of the Institute flag ? any representations at all on questions of so much im-|42d why are its best friends, in appearance, less zeal- portance. It is said of Adam and Eve, that ous than they formerly were? Do we suppose that the’ end for which the Institute was established, has been | effected,—and that the spirit of enquiry and investiga- Our litte world of politics was before the minds of the ‘tion needs proceed no further? How else are we to ac- Delegates, and who could, would or should question count for the apathy with which many of the Mechanics their right to make choice of any question or questions, in Charlottetown regard an Institute} which bears their “of which hitherto, by some means or other, the Colonial ‘name, and for whose particular benefit it was originally Secretary had been kept in the dark.”—(Vide the speech intended. The causes of this apathy, [ ween, must be

“ The world was all before them where to choose.”

Sin—Yon are aware that the Mechanics’, Institute

vacancy depends in a great measure the future welfare

of the Institution. Good officers are the very soul of

proper subordination in any body of men, and it is in vain to think of getting along successfully without them. Who, then, is to be the master-spirit in the Institute, to guide the business, and give a friendly turn to the dis- cussions of the present Session? As usual on such oc- casions, there will probably be more than one proposed, and as only one can fill the office, I think we ought to request that the present Patron become again the P re- sident of the Institute. He would doubtless overlook any thing which might have occurred of an unpleasant

nature, while he held the office, and attribute the library

affair to the ignorance of those whose meddling natures frequently incline them to busy themselves with mat- ters about which they have no lawful concern. Again, particular care ought to be taken that the subjects treat- ed on should be carefully selected by a Committee ap- pointed for the purpose. This would prevent the angry remarks which are sometimes made upon lectures, which although good enough in a certain sense, do not merit the approbation of gentlemen of science, who sometimes

Officers of the Army and Navy, the High Sheriff for) condemn the labours of young men whoare induced—

by the latitudinarian scope of the present,form of circular requesting Lecturers—to, treat on subjects which they are politely informed, during the discussion which takes place on their lectures, are wholly unfit for the consider- ation of the Institute. Furthermore, an Institution of this kind cannot morally carry out its established prin- ciples, unless a prudent attention be paid to the respec- tability of the body, as indicated by the moral character of those who profess to give instruction to the members. “Example is more forcible than precept,” says the old saw; and no just thinking person, connected by mem- bership with the Institute, ought for a moment to counte- nance one as a lecturer whose only recommendation is a flippancy of speech—a person, in short, with whom the Secretary for the Colonies says, in a late Despatch, “he can hold no communication, until the said person return to Halifax, and take his trial) for the crime alleged against him.” I am, Sir, your humble Servant, A MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE. Dec. 17th, 1847.

Caprain Hareison.—The passengers by the steam- er Britannia, upon her last voyage from Great Britain, held a meeting on board that vessel, “to express their deep sense of the unremitting watchfullness and seaman- like conduct displayed by Captain W. Harrisen, and the Officers under his command, during a passage of unusu! length and of very great severity.” ‘fhe meeting was presided over by Sir Donald Campbell, Bart. the newly appointed Governor of Prince Edward Island. By one of the resolutions the passengers begged Captain Harri- son’s acceptance of a piece of plate, with a suitable in- scription.—.Vovascotian.

Tue Sreamers.—A Post Office advertisement an- nounces the new and important arrangement to be made as to the passage of the Atlantic Steamers. During the winter, instead of one steamer a month, as in previous years, there will be two—one of which will go to New York, the other to Boston—both, however, calling at Halifax. The alteration will be of much advantage to Halifax—-a new medium of trade and travel being open- ed with New York, besides the benefit afforded to the public by receiving and forwarding an extra mail from a..d to Great Britain and the United States during the winter season..—Ib.

{HE Subscriber respectfully begs to call the

attention of his friends aud the public generally to his large and well selected STOCK of

British and Foreign Merchandise,

Lately received by recent arrivals from Great Britain and Halifar, Comprising : Superfine black, 'stue, olive and invisible green Broad Cloths, black, blue, brown and invisible green Beavers, wool black Doeskin, plain and fancy Doeskins, black and fancy Cassimeres and ‘Tweeds, Vestings, black Lasting, Gentionella and fancy Cloaking. Whitney Blankets, Lancashire and Welsh flannels, scarlet ¢lannel, plain and figured Orleans, Coburgs, Alpaca, De Lame Dresses, plaid, plain and filled Shawls and Handker- chiets, Men’s black Silk andfancy Handkerchiefs, a good col- lection of printed Calicoes and Furniture, white, grey and color- éd Shirting, Moleskins, Horse Rugs, black, brown, drab and igreen Silk, black Crape, Silk Lace, Silk Fringes.and Gimps, Lace, Edgings and Insertions, Cap and Bonnet Ribbons, lrish

of Mr Joseph Pope.) ‘sought for in another direction. While the Hon. Chas.

Linen, Muslin, Gloves and Hoisery, black and colored Linings,

We wonder whether Si; Donald Campbell ever thinks Young held the President’s Chair, hisj prompt: atiend:| teen cloth, scull and fur Caps, Fur Boas, Muffs, Ruffs

of reading the Gazette.

and Victorines.

ifhis Excellency took upon |ance and urbane deportment in his place went far to-!| ALSO—

himself that labour on Tuesday evening last, he must wards securing for the Institute a feeling of respect, Kum, Gin, Port Wine, Molasses, Sugar, Soap,

have been amused by the modesty and veracity of the which I scrupie not to aver, has not been awarded to it

Delegates, who have not scrupled to declare that, were under other auspices. And now, Sir, the President’s! -t.not for their representations at the Colonial Office, he Chair is vacant once more, Upon the filling up of this!

Candles, Tea, Indigo, &c. &c.

All of which } shall sell at the lowest possible Cash dm JOHN COSTIN, Charlottetown, 18th Dec, 1947.

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