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money into his own pocket; bat must we,

that it is for the advantage of Jreland to be under the Jegislation of a Parliament which feels little or no interest in her welfare—a Parliament which has uni- formly ruled that hapless country rather through its fears than its affections ?

So is it just as rational to eondemn the movement for Responsible Government, because we hare our personal dislikes or distrosts to gratify, or because we do not all form the same estimate of the mo- tives which actuate the parties who are foremost in its advocacy.

We eannot conceive any situation more pitiable and contemptible than that of an individual who had employed several yesra of his life in advocating a measure which he believed to be essential to the public good, turning round and abusing all who were engaged in its advocacy with him ; and through spleen and a de- sire to gratify revenge for some fancied

can carry on their correspondence with the town as usual; and the Couriers and\ the Way Offices are making money out of the affair, as the usual charge on let- ters and papers continues to be paid,— whilst Mr. Owen loses the £30 annually voted for making up the Inland Mails, and Government loses the revenue hither- to derived from this source, without be- ing relieved from the charge of paying the Couriers.

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Trstimonixs of the Press to the fatuity and blundering stupidity of our local Go- vernment are becoming “ thick as leaves in Vallambrosa.” Not one solitary press. in the whole extent of British America has ventured to commend the conduct of Sir Donald Campbel]’s Government, in putting itself in opposition to the People’s Representatives. We take the following paragraph from the St. John, N. B. Cou-

wrong, labouring to uphold a system which he had hitherto pronounced as op: presaive and ruinous in its consequences. Such a situation reminds us of the legend which describes how a certain person had for many years led a life of austere piety —experiencing'a thrill of horror at the slightest mention of the devil or his al- lurements,—but who, in his Jatter days, had sold himself to the Prince of Darkness. in order to raise the wind; and was rea- dy to sell himself over again to any other cevil that would give a higher price.

Tue lying organs of the defeated Oligar- ehy are continually asserting that the suspension of the local mail communica- tion is wholly attributable to the Assem- bly’s voting no supplies, and that the As- eembly did actually intend stopping the Mails when they refused to vote the pub- lic money into the hands of an unpopular end corrupt Government.

The House of Assembly stopped the! supplies for this reason: They declared the Executive Council to bea body which does not possess nor deserve the public confidence. Such a declaration would, in any other colony, have promptly caused the retirement of an obnoxious Govern- ment ; retirement or resignation is a word, however, whose meaning is not perfectly uncerstood by our rulers ; and they and their understrappers in office seem deter- mined to hold their plages, “ through evil and through good report,” regardless of the Assembly, as if no such body were

rier—a paper of very moderate politics, if not formerly opposed to the new system of Government which it recommends to us. The paragraph has been reprinted in other Provincial papers :—

Prince Epywarp Istanp.—This Colo- ny is again introuble, the Inland. Mails having been stopped. By an order of the Executive Council, however, the Foreign Mails are transmitted as formerly to and from Charlottetown and Picton by the Steamer. The House of Assembly at their last session refused to transact any business with the Lieutenant Governor and his Executive Council, neither would they place in their hands the usual sup- ples for carrying on the service of the

THE BRAHINER.

to rum, and that will be as long as their Corporation of thatcity. An apartment in consequence of thie stigma, believe,' contracts last, the people in the country in the City Hall was appropriated to his

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use,where he received the visits of the la- dies and gentlemen of the Knickerbocker city, who were anxious to gratify their love for sight-seeing, and evince their respect for the Representative of bis Jm- peria! Highness the Grand Sultan. Amin Bey visited the many works of public and private enterprise which are to be seen in New York, and he is spoken of as possessing extraordinary intelligence.

His Excellency the Governor Genera] of Canada was in New York during the same week; but the worthy citizens were too busy in idolizing the Swede and the Turk to give any particular notice to the distinguished nobleman who represents

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CALIFORNIA.

San Francisco, Jory 31s7.—Brig, Eclipse, Capt. Prattle, arrived on the 29th inst., 250 days from Windeor, N. S.—all well: she had stopped at many interme-| diate ports onthe voyage. Zone, Capt. Bond, from Yarmouth arrived to-day. The Packet, Capt. Cooper, arrived a few days since from Prince Edward Island. Those vessels are consigned to Dickson) & Dewolfe. Coalsare worth $40 to $45, per ton, deliverable from the vessel; bricks $40 to $45 perM.; superior butter worth 80 cents per lb.; homespun and woollen secks pay equally well. Lumber will be in great demand next spring, none being now shipped from the United States. The wharves and streets built on piles running into the Bay 2000 feet, deinand all the Jumber now on hand, and no lumber can be bronghtfrom Oregon under from $100 to $150 per M.

Editors in California receive $6,000 a

Government, on the ground that they did) not possess the confidence of the House 3) the stoppage of the Inland Mails is one’ of the results. ‘This shews the absurdity | of attempting to carry ona Government against the wishes of the majority of the Representatives, and there is now nothing left to the Colonial Office but to concede Responsible Government to them at once, as promised, when the Lientenant Gover- nor must select his Council from the po- pular party, and matters will proceed as quietly ag in other Colonies, where this system has been in operation. As it is, this petty Colony bas caused as much trouble to the Colonial Office as New- foundland, Nova Scotia and New Bruns- wick put together. So much for the old system of doing things.

(>> Bitts ron tae Racers for to- morrow and Friday will be printed and for sale at this Office.

UNITED STATES. Intelligence from the United States by

in existence. The House of Assembly could not entrust with the expenditure of the public money ean Executive Council | which bid the people defiance—which| seemed to regard itself as independent of that Legislature on wnieh it relied for the’ granting the necessary funds to carry on the public service, Buta stoppage of the supplies should not, of neceagsity, have brought a stoppage of the Inland Mail communication, under the authority of Government, as we have previously shewn,—inasmuch as that the funds re- quisite for that service are at the disposal] of the Deputy Post Master General, with- ou: the interference of the Assembly ; and it is undeniable that the Post Office receipts have hitherto been sufficient to meet all the charges it incurred,

Sir Donald Campbell and his prompters have sadly missed their mark in adopting the notable expedient of Stopping the Mails, While the Couriere will continue |

the last Mail is unimportant. Jenny Lind’s movements seem to be the princi- pal subject of notice with New York edi- tors, The Swedish Nightingale has turned the heads of half the Americans already, for while the New Yorkers have worked themselves into a perfect mania about her, other cities are beseeching the Queen of Song to honour them with a visit, so that they may become equally mad. ‘The tickets for M’dle Lind’s first concert were sold at auction, and brought the most extraordinary prices, one seat having been purchased for two hundred and fifty dollars. Mr. Barnum has made a new engagement with Jenny Lind, by which he agrees to pay her $1000a night for 150 nights—she, on her part, agreeing to sing in any part of Europe or America.

Amin Bey, Turkish Ambassador, visit- ed New York during the first week of the Lind Mania, and was received with more than ordinary honours by the Mayor and)

year; city reporters, $3600; foremen, $5000; and compositors, $4000. These are actual prices, paid by the Paevfic News, for daily matter prepared for that paper. The expense for the year reaches $100,000.

Tne Crors in Canapa.—The To- ronto Examiner says:—* The harvest in Upper Canada is more than usually abun- dant. The erop of wheat, which has been mostly secured, is larger than in any previous season. We think the sur- plus of Canadian wheat will not fall short of seven millions of bushels.”

Several kegs of butter, ina state off perfect preservation and sweetness, have been dug up from a great depth in a bog on the estate of the Earl of Mountcashel, in the County of Cork, where it is sup- posed it was buried for concealment at! the time of the rebellion of 1798, when everything was free booty both to rebels and soldiers, The wood of the kegs was quite decayed, although the butter was sound.

MUTINY AND MURDER AT SEA.

The Steamer Rose Jeft Charlottetown for Pictou on Monday last on a pleasure excursion, and returned yesterday morn- ing, having a large number of passengers, some of whom had gone over on the pre- vious day. She has brought the follow- ing intelligence,which was communicated by the Telegraph oflice at Halifax to that at Pictou:—

The Brig Rival, Captain Crum, eleared by Messrs. Pryor & Sons, for Jamaica,

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Meanwhile, the crew in the forecastle, on hearing the dying groans of the mate, endeavoured to ae on deck, and the Lag- car went forward to prevent them. The captain came on deck, armed with the gun and bayonet, and ao kept the mur-

iderer at bay, until he lighted a tar barrel

and threw it overboard. "This attracted the attention of the pilots, who came on board about 8 o’clock, when the Lasear retreated to the cross-trees, cut away the rigging, threw the blocks down on deek et those below, and very coolly made a hammock to sleep on!!!

- The crew having been released from the forecastle, the vessel put back, and arrived at Halifax on Sunday morning, the Lascar still remaining in the rigging, armed witha knife in each hand, and threatening death to any person whe should approach him. At length Jaco> Miiler ascended the rigging, armed with a loaded pistol. The Lascar placed one knife in his bosom, and held the other in an attitude of defence; butas Mr. Miller neared him witha resolute aspect, ané the pistol presented, seeing all escape of resistance hopeless, the ruffian threw the knife into the sea, and descended om deck, However, as soon as an attempt was made to pinion him, his savage ne ture regained the mastery, and it was with great difficulty he was secured, He has been lodged in prison, toawait his trial, we suppose, before the Court of Vice Admiralty. His unfortunate victim isa young Scotchman named Sinclair.

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CORRECTED THIS DAY.

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PROVISIONS. Flour American superfine 40s a 425 seconds none P. E. Island per bb. lida td Rye per barrel none ‘Corn Meal per barre! 26s per tb l4d Oatmeal per !b lid alge Beef snail pieces,lb | 34d a 5c

er quarter 34d a 448 oa barrel 47s 6d Mutton per Ib 3d a 5d Veal = do 24d a 4d Pork per barrel 80s percarcass | 3d a4dd Butter, fresh,perlb | l0da ls

tub. do 6a a 9d Cheese, P E [sland Ib 3d a 6d American do 9d a 10€

Eggs per doz 6d Potatoes per bushel 9d a ie

Turnips lida le Tallow per ib Sd a 10a Lard do 7d aQd Pearl Barley do 1$d a 24 Ham do od a 7d Rice do 4d do per cwt 258 Turkeys each Wild Geese do Fowls do ls 2 le Se Codfish per quiutal 12s a lie Salmon each none lTerrings per barret Mackere do GRAIN, Oats per bushel 2s a fs M Barley do 2s 4d 3 Seth

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Hay, per ton 50s a Gls Clover Seed per, Ib. Is Timothy, per. bush. lod a 13¢ Wood per cord 10s Boards, Pine 100 feet 5s a 6s Spruce do 2s blade Hemlock do 2s a 3s Shingels 6s a 10s

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JAUISS B. BOOPER

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left Halifax on Saturday last, at 4 o'clock, vee respecifully solicite a share of pabl

p.m. At 6 o'clock in the evening, the vessel beingthree miles off Sambro when the hands had gone to tea, one of the crew a Lascar, a native of M anilba,

patronage. {> Sale Room in Queen Street, @™ actly opposite the Store of Denww Ret din, squire.

remained on deck, fastened down the hatch of the forecastle, and on the mate} advancing towards him on the deck, stuck! him to the heart with a knife. ‘The mate, gave two groans and expired. The Las-| car then rushed st the captain, who. leaped into the cabin, closed the com-

QF" Residence in Pownal Street, actly opposite the Prince dward H 29? Charlottetown, June 19.

FOR SALE, number of BUILDING LOTS & Sale on easy terms. by applying +

panion, and stuck a bayonet on a gun for)Mr. BEVAN, at Carr. Rrex’s Of

self-defence,

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