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vut if Mr. Maclean be any way inclined to favour us| with a part in the concert, we shall be ready to make our most respectful salaam.

Mr. Maclean has troops of friends, we are glad to learn, amongst those who were, whilome, his bitterest enemies. We never now heara word of objection to his advocacy of the Tenant Right—not a frown assumed or saintly ejaculation uttered about his free-and-easy opinions on the subject of Religion—not a shudder is felt at the recollection of his denunciations of Family Compact Influence—nor is a hint ever given that Mr. D. Maclean is the gentleman who has written and spo- ken much against the construction of the Executive Council, where the Compact, until recently, exercised unchecked and almost unlimited controul. Well, what is the inference? ’Tis as plain as the nose on your face, most courteous reader. ‘The Conservatives of| Charlottetown—or rather the contemptible fragrant of a party who delight to rub themselves against the skirts of a few Officials, the latter merely tolerating their so- ciety, because they may be useful to them as tools— who “ once upon a time” regarded Mr. Macleanas “the very devil of a man,” have become thundering Radi- cals—levellers—democrats — free-thinkers — haters of Land Proprietors—Escheators, &c. &c. These are the terms and names formerly applied to Mr. Maclean by his present admirers. They assert that he is un- changed in his principles: we believe it. They pre- tend to concur in all his proceedings against Mr. Rae and his party. Will they concur in his proceedings on behalf of Liberal measures, in the time to come, when the present silly quarrel about individuals shal! have passed away—when a struggle shall have to be made against the real practical grievances of the Colony ;— when he, if he be a true man, will be required to work as heretofore, in order to effect a settlement of the land tenure, the great monster grievance of the country—and establish over the old Tory system of corruption, those principles of constitutional government, the absence of | which has been severely felt for many years past? .Vous verrons.

BIGOTRY.

Nearly every day we receive intelligence, from the country of the shameful expedients that are’-practised on the’country people, with the view of creating a popu- lar outery against the Lieutenant Governor. Every ff schood that malice and ingenuity can suggest is rea-

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try with sanctimonious phiz, to mislead the judgment and corrupt the feelings of others.

EARL GREY’S OPINIONS ON OFFICIAL OP- POSITION TO A LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

We republish the following Despatch, thinking that the intimations contained in it may very probably be useful to a certain portion of those amongst us, who seem to think that it is not discreditable to receive emo- lument and be the servants of a Government, which they are in every way endeavouring daily to subvert.

We would remind those who are so acting that the day may come when that generous forbearance which has so long delayed their punishment must cease, and their own acts must force their conduct under official notice.

The Despatch, mutatis mutandis, seems to have been written expressly for the edification of such parties amongst us as have done the same acts as the delin- quents to whom it alludes,—and as if the head of the Colonia! Office were tired with such technical and judi- cial inquiries as we have witnessed, lays down the

rule, that no such proceedings, with all the train of

falsehood which they are intended to establish, shall

any more be relied on to avert the consequences of

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Tue Enevish Mait.—All the intelligence, worthy of note, by the English Mail, is given in another page. The result of the English Elections—showing an over-

commentary on the political spirit and intelligence of the present age.

>" We do not intend to notice the hole-and-corner meeting got up by Mr. Collard and some of the Elders of the Presbyterian Church, at Murray Harbour. We have received fall particulars of the fogmatic displays made by the above mentioned celebrated character. If our readers were not already sickened of a worthless and infamous name, an amusing sketch might be given of THE Meeting.

Tue Apmrrav’s Visit.—Tihe following extract of @ Letter from Vice Admiral Sir Francis M. Austen, ap- peared in the Islander of yesterday :

“ That we did not land was ertirely owing to the heavy rain, which did not cease for many minutes to- gether from the Saturday evening till 12 o’clock on Tuesday, when [ left the Port. I beg further to add that it never was my intention to devote more than three days to the visit; that it had nothing whatever to do with Polities; being solely for the gratification of per- sonal curiosity, combined with a desire of becoming ac- quainted with every part of my extensive command.”

whelming majority of Liberals—furnishes a gratifying _

known and notorious delinquency. [From the Barbadoes West Indian, June 3.]

By a Gazette Extraordinary, received from St. Lucia, we find that his Excellency the Governor General has suspended J. G. Porter Atthill, Esqr., Attorney General of the Island, who had failed, after an opportunity of one month, to exculpate himself from a charge of pub- lishing certain libels = = local Government, in the Independent Press. ‘The Gazette contains extracts : hac of Despatches from Earl Grey to Governor Reid, on the cuscstee - pai, ls oe subject, from which we make the following quotations +} Halifar. Kings. John C. Hall

“{ have to acquaint you, in answer, that none of the! Daniel Moore Public Servants in St. Lucia can be permitted to retain Duiitectealt UW Met. Die- offices which they hold during Her Majesty’s pleasure, | F key if it should appear that they have been in any way par-} Stephen Fulton ties to the publication of the gross libels which have} | Annapolis. J. W. Johnston been published in the “ Independent Press,” or even if| | Queens. S. P. Freeman theyare shown to have been concerned ina paperin which) J r& Georse Frost J. Campbell such articles were inserted. To allow any pe ~~~ *"F. Mignowitz| Richmond. C. F. Harrington holding such offices thus to countenance and support) Cape Breton. J.B. Uniacke|rowNsmirs. 7 such systematic attacks upon the person administering without opposition| Cornwallis. M. Beckwith the Government, would be entirely inconsistent with} Sydney. W. A. Henry Windsor. James D. Fraser the maintenance of that official subordination which is ~ James McLeod |7ruro. William Flemming essential for the good of the public service. But this) Guysboro. W.F. Desbarres| Onslow. John Crow observation applies with much greater force to persons Hugh McDonald| Londonderry. John Wier holding such high offices in the Administration of Just-| Inverness. Wm. Young Pictou. Henry Blackadar ice as those of the Chief Justice and Attorney General. Peter Smyth" Amherst. VW. W. Bent [t is their duty to enforce the law, and, as part of it, the Shelburne. G. McKenna Liverpool. W. B. Taylor

Sydney. E. M. Dodd

THE ELECTIONS IN NOVA SCOTIA.—MEM- BERS RETURNED.

We are now enabled to furnish a complete list of the Members returned. Of the 51, 29 are out and out Liber- als. Of the remaining 22, four or five are moderate men, and unpledged, who may be expected to support a Liberal Government; but, without these, the Liber- als have a certain majority of seven, to begin with.

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dily circulated, and, we regret to add, in many cases too readily believed.

Not satisfied with their published charges against His Excellency—some of his opponents have unblushingly | assumed the character of the Bigot, and openly assert, | wherever they can find persons ignorant and credulous| enough to listen to them—that His Excellency aims at the establishment of Catholic ascendancy in the Island,

and the utter destruction of Protestant influence and in-|

terest. ‘The miscreants who have circulated this false-

hood, knowing it to be such, merit the execration of

every intelligent and liberal-minded man. We are thoroughly acquainted with their names and characters, and we promise that if they do not desist from their present infamous course of proceeding, we shall expose them to the contempt and indignation of the public. It is a melancholy fact that religious prejudices have run riot in many parts of the Island, since the late Belfast Elections. Instead of striving to calm these prejudices down and to reconcile old friends, the wretches who are campaigning it against the Governor, throughout the country, with the lie and the hypocritical cant upon their tongues—seck to inflame them afresh, in order to arouse a feeling against His Excellency amongst those

people who may be too ignorant or too slothful to en-|

quire into the grounds of the present agitation for his continuance by one party, and his removal by another.

His Excellency, we are sure, seeks no undue advan- tage for any denomination of Christians. It i3 not only

his duty, but, we believe, his inclination, to see all) é : . : : ; jand if they refuse to do so,

classes of Her Majesty’s subjects fairly and justly dealt elves, their removal must be the consequence.”

with ; and the person who asserts any thing to the con- trary is either an idiot or a knave, and imposes upon the

Law of Libel. It is, therefore, a most flagrant violation) Yarmouth. H. Huntington

of that duty that they should themselves at all contri-| Digby. F. Bourneuff. . /irgyle. John Rider ‘bute to a newspaper, which the one might so probably | Townsuips. Shelburne. Joshua Snow be required to prosecute, and the other to try for libel ;| Hal:/axs James McNab Granville. 8. 8. Thorne and if it could be proved that they, or either of them, L.O.C. Doyie —_|.2@nnapolis. A. Whitman had been the authors of some of the worst libels, this|.Vewport. Ichabod Dimock | Digby. Charles Budd—22. would, of course, be a great aggravation of the offence. | Fulmouth. James Songster

“This charge being brought against these officers | Horton, Doctor Brown being thus of so grave a character, f have to instruct you to proceed with the least practical delay to Saint ‘Lucia, and to institute an enquiry into their truth. If,!

‘after having called upon Messrs. Reddie and Atthill for ‘their defence, and heard what they have to allege, you do not find that they can exculpate themselves from the charge of having had any connexion with the paper in question, you will at once suspend them from their of- fices, transmitting to me a full report of your proceed- ings. “ You will consider these instructions equally appli- cable to the conduct of Mr. Leuger, the second Puisne Judge.” * * * * “The additional papers now transmitted have not ap- peared to me to call for any modification of the instruc- tions contained in that despatch. Referring however to the renewed demand of Mr. Reddie, that the propo- sed enquiry should be conducted according to judicial forms, | have to observe that public officers to whom it is imputed that they have been abetting a scurrilous newspaper in libelling the officer administering the | government, are not to suppose that no notice can be taken of such conduct, unless the charge can be sub- stautiated against them in the same manner as would be necessary in the case of a crimimal charge brovght against an individual in a Court of Law. © o oe «Public Officers upon whom such an imputation ts made may properly be called upon to deny its truth ; or fail to exculpate them-

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Lamenburg. John Kiddy Clare. A. Comeau

Yarmouth. Thomas Killam). Barrington. John Homer Arichat. H. Martell.—29.

{> We are informed that His Excellency the Lieu- tenant Governor sailed in H. M.S. Electra, on Monday last, on a cruise, and intends to visit several places on the North and West Coast of the Island.

TMPORTANT AUCTION, Extensive Sale of Dry Goods. On THURSDAY the 29th inst..

T the Subscribers SALE ROOM. QUEEN SQUARE, (Desbrisay’s Buildings,) the

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STOStK of BRITISH MANUFACTURED GOODS, being a consign- ment from one of the first houses in LONDON, and ordered to be sold without the least reserve. A credit of THREE MONTHS will be given to purchasers over £20, according to conditions, on day of Sale.

H. W. LOBBAN, Commission Agent.

August 21st, 1847. N. B—Mr. Lobban requests those who have purchased: arti- cles at his Sale Room lately, on credit, will call and settle the same by Wednesday next.

GREAT BARGAINS.

O BE SOLD BY AUCTION, at the Store of Mr. James Campbell, St. Eleanor’s, on THURS-

DAY, the 26th instant, at 10 o’clock, a. m. An Extensive As-

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ignorance or credulity of those to whom he inakes the/ although out of season, is worthy of perusal to those

assertion. |

We respect ‘an open and manly opponent, when he) grounds his opposition on principle, and supports it by | honourable argument; but from our souls we abhor the!

sly and contemptible wretch who prowls about the coun-'

who love the exhilarating pastime which it so graphi- cally pourtrays. Our juveniles—who visit Croaker’s or Classon’s, in the keen frosty days, with their “tons of Dolly Fisher,” may learn an instructive lesson from the experience of Johnny Beedle.

Crockeryware, MOLASSES, Kc. én... 5 As the Sale wil! be positive, great Bargains may be expected.

*RMS LIBERAL, and Produce taken in payment nn WILLIAM BEARISTO, Auctioneer.

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