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good deal of desultory remark, his proposals are briefly | as follow :—

‘The total expenditure of the year 1847 (after deduct-| rag 1,525,800/ for Irish distress) was 57,704,614. Mr. M'Gregor is of opinion that, by certain arrangements, | the expenditure of the year might be reduced to 52,-! 400, 000, Of this sum he allots 28,250,000/ to pay the| interest of the debt; and, in order to make the remain-! ing 24,150,0000/ meet the remaining current expenses efthe year, he proposes the following reductions :— Anny, navy, and ordnance, from 18,500,000! to 14,250,- 000 ; civil list, from 393.8001 to 390,000 ; other charges on the consolidated fund, from 2,319,5301 to 2,200,000: miscellaneous services from 3,561,067/ to 3,250,000/ ;

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e this choice language for ours.— [tis curious, not only asa specimen of the literary prowess of Professor Numskull’s amanuensis, bit as informing us, unwittingly, no doubt, that the Lieutenant Govornor is a political partizan, and that Professor Num- skull and his blind guides, are alarmed lest the Gover- nor should be lost to the Clique, and induced to coalesce with the Liberal Party, as Governor Huntley did, who was everything that was good and gracious while he supported the pretensions of the Oligarchy. We dis- claim the object imputed to us. The “ jealousy and mistrust” were apparent enough before we wrote a

charges of collecting the revenue, from 3,963,521 to 3,-

$50/6000 sothes ‘payinesth out of he taxes in theit pro- (0) yavle on the appointments. alt the noise and pee zreas to the Exchequer, from 763,926! to 710,002. The| 4 were made by the Islander’s own party: Dr. Con- total proposed savings he states at 5,304,614/, of which| roy stormed—threatened a vote of no confidence, and 4,250,000 is to be effected by reducing the expenditure! posted off to the country, to arouse the indignation of of our defensive establishments. hig colleague and confederates there—Mr. Paliner

The four ordinary sources of revenue upon which| sent in a conditional resignation of his offices; and in

Mr. M’Gregor relies to raise the revenue required for : eins his estimated expenditure are:—Customs, Excise (under |S!0% aimost every person of the Clique party about

ona office with Stamps,) Post-office, and crown Jands.|town, expressed not only “ mistrust” of His Excellency, He would Jevy customs duties only on eight articles—| but manifested the greatest violence of temper, and used tobacco, sugar (at present duties,) distilled spirits (all! the most indecent language of complaint against him.

kinda,jwines (at duties adjusted for revenue,) spices (all : : kinds,) tea (at Ia per Jb.,) silk manufactures, and other What was the consequence? ‘The Governor was forced

articles of luxury (at an ad valorem duty.) The revenue|to yield in the matter of Capt. Comberland’s appoint- sellected by the combined excise and stamp boards, he| ment; and in that he did wrong. The Islander would would have raised upon spirits and malt, licences, and! jaye ys believe that Captain Cumberland from the first

“amps, legacy and probate duties.—He estimates the : : total return from customs, excise and stamps, post-office, declined the appointment. We know better. Capt.

& crown lands, at 41,000,000/, thus leaving a deficit of Cumberland was consulted, we have every reason to be-!

£1,000,000/, To raise this he would impose, in lieu of lieve, and expressed his willingness to take the vacant the present tax of three per cent. upon all incomes, & seat, before his name was mentioned by the Governor

“duty of five per cent, upon the rents or profits of all or realized property, whether funded, houses, lands, ware-|'° his Council. He declined only because he sam

houses, docks, East India Stock, Bank Stock, and al] there was so much opposition tohim. If it be true that

stocks and shares whatever bought and sold in the mat--he declined the appointment as soon as offered, why,

” ‘. } ket 'did the Islander’s party make such a tremendous out-| party

Jenny Linp.—We are assured that Jenny Lind has cry? Was that the way to show trust and confidence determined to abandon the stage, and that if she sings in the Governor ?—to give support to his administration, sn public at all, it will only be at concerts. We have and to cement the bonds of amity between himself and

v it i ed that tl who heard her sing on}, . oe é, . ° oreo Beard it afirmed that those who heard > ibis “ constitutional advisers” Our “ object” was to

‘Thursday listened to her !ast vocal offorts in public in! : this city. Rumour says that Mr. Tumley has offered show that the Lieutenant Governor was surrounded by

her another engagement at her Majesty’s Theatre, on|the worst of enemies in persons who deceitfully called

her own terms, but the offer, made by Mr. ee 0!/ themselves his friends—to shew likewise that they had = { » > $ » e hi . . . >

egtimamscoreetdion koe Pranclnengdl onsdeg olen Tena ieee right to complain of Captain Cumberland’s nomina-

opera season closed, met a similar refusal. There may! , ; be much truth in this, but we do not credit all that is/#on, on the ground of its being adverse to Responsible

said. We believe she is under promise to appear at)Government, inasmuch as the Colony has been all along several concerts during the next four a her ser-| governed on the anti-responsible principle, and as Mr. ric g rendered ort s in the cause of)|,,, .

bose Going ‘renderes gratuitously in th Warburton’s remova} from the Council because he ad-

charity. She sings at Birmingham, on the 28th inst.,| es and at Liverpool, on the 6th of January, in aid of public vocated that principle, was applauded by the parties

charities, ‘Truly she is a noble creature !—,Manchester| who complained the most loudly of Captain Cumber- Courier. land’s selection. Jenny Linp.—The concerts given for charity in Man-| The Islander deliberately falsifies our editorial when

e ° ; expenses, £25,000. She will sing on Thursday, in Liver-| mer peases, £29,000. She will sing on Thursday, |Responsible Government, Capt. Cumberland is in al!

pool, also for charity. ‘other particulars a fit and proper person to be appointed

chester by ths noble creature realised, clear of allj;, says, we proceeded “to shew that irrespective of

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ANOTHER VIOLATION OF THE PROMISE. |

‘to the Executive Council.” We challenge the writer

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this Island. Although Mr. Brenan ig generally believed to entertain opinions on jocal politics adverse to our own, yet we do not hesitate to acknowledge, that in his selection we think the Governor has made a wise and judicious choice. A gentleman wel} known to the country, and fully acquainted with its wants and re- sources— possessed of much practical knowledge, and na mconsiderable share of ability to use it, he would be a really valuable acquisition to a good Government, en- joying the confidence of the people, but under the pre- sent form of Administration, it may be questioned whe- ther any man, howsoever efficient, can serve the germn- nent interests of the country.

We perceive by the Islander of Friday Jast that Profes- sor Numskull is unable to deny that Mr. D. Maclean wrote the letter signed “ Master Brooks.” Even if be had denied the fact, which is evident to every body, we are not such a green horn as to believe him. Professor Numskull, being utterly incompetent, from sheer ign rance of the ordinary reles of composition, and from iost incorrigible stupidity—to write three lines of com mon-sense English—cares not what he inserts in his “ reputed paper,” provided it be in the shape of an edi- torial—always a god-send to the Islander. ‘The para- graph to which we make reference is neither a dis- claimer nor admission of the authorship of Master Brooks—like the Professor’s skull, it’s full of filth, and nothing more. Numskull’s clumsy scribbler informs us, that when we “DERIVE a little nore experience in the business of conducting a public journal,” we stall be able to discriminate between imitating style and in itating talent. ‘Three interesting enquiries suggest themselves, which we hore will be duly answered—1Ist. what is the extent of Numskull’s experience in con- ducting a public journal? 2nd, Is experience deriv: - tive ? 3rd, Is talent imitative ? We hope the Profess't will get some cleverer person to answer these question: than he wrote the paragraph about “Master Brooks.”

Tae Hon. De. Kare ano tHe Smaut FPox.--A correspondent writes us to know, if Dr. Kaye, who hae been recently a pointed to aseat inthe Legislative Council, will be permitted te reach town to attend the ineeting of the Legislature, after so lately attending, ih his medical capacity, the persons infected with Small Pox in King’s County? “Who knows,” remarks our correspondent, but that the honourable and learned Doctor may carry in his clothes the infection, and there- by greatly endanger the puplic health of the Town ?”

Really, we know not what to say to the above question. If our correspondent’s fears are well grounded, Doctor Kaye will be a more dangerous character than as a mere politician, Wesuggest that the Board of Health should assemble immediately, and compel the supposed uncleat Councillor to lay in quarantine at Governor’s Island, er somewhere else, for a term of 21 days. Should the learned Doctor, however, in spite of all our fears, be permitted to breathe the pure air of the Metropolis, he ought to be consigned to the care of the Usher of the Black Rod, and any person who would shake hands with him, before he has been thoroughly smoked, and undergone more than an ordinary ablution, be deemed guilty at least of a breach of parliamentary privilege.

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STEAMER BETWEEN CHARLOTTETOWN AND Pre- rou.—We are glad to learn that the Hon. Somuel

'to point out the passage that will bear this interpretation.

Cunard has Jately presented a Petition to the Legisla-

Ovn readers wil! remember that, two or three months} 4s to the craving for offices attributed to our party, the |ture of Nova Scotia, praying aid towards defraying the 5 » prayin: a.

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azo, the Islander published a notice of its intention to! Almanac will shew on which side the craving and ac-| e€xpenses ofa Steamer, which he purposes meng on . a : ial . tween Pictou and Charlottetown. Ir he treat with profound silence any thing and every thing|ceptance have been ihe more conspicuous ; and the as- the route between Pictou and Charlottetown Om. Se

well-known ability and zea! with which Mr. Cunard has ~ } 3 ) s af i j } ; ; > ° é b . + which shoud thenceforth appear in the ExamINER isertion regarding our tampering with the sttreties of the prosecuted the business of Steam communication inthe The light of its countenance was to be forever with-)'l'reasurer, can be rebutted by Colonel Lane, one of the) oth or Pyovince, we may indulge the most erdent hopes ‘sureties, who did not wait to be alarmed by officious of efficiency tn the undertaking which he now contem ‘: . {friends on the subjet of hissecurity for Mr. Smith! Asiooo4.... : RR: gO Cg YE St i the way, as best we might, in the worse than Cimmerian|! ; a I y hi plates ; and we sincerely trust the Leoislatures of the yy grt, , ‘to the “plotting” for office, we could tell something two Colonies will promptly and generously second his darkness, created by the exit from the scene of conten-| pearing strongly on this point, in reference to a gentle- desions ° : iver, cae designs. tion, of that great luminary! But the Islander, or rather’ man now in his grave, that would not redound to the Professor Numskull, knew not what he did when he credit of the ay - has a Sete actinic Tae Rev. Jonn McBean.—This. gentleman arriy- 1 . e conclusion of the [slander’s edi-). , ; . aa ns published that paragraph: he was certainly not his own W whe etree oben : a ae gl : b ied in Halifax by the last Steamer from England. and is a k ; torial, that both the Governor and Captain Cumberland hovrly expected in Charlottetown, to take charge of St ster in the matter, for ecarcely a week passed ere. Salta Ty A MINER. Srikés Xj 2d 2M VD, ake charge of St. _ ’ “wee sah Aare’ y : , re can afford oats wwe a. ale. — to hi James’s (Presbyterian) Church. He is, we are told,a the promise was violated ; and many a time since we |ted that Professor Numskull is not equally rich in his} ooo oman of superior ability as a preacher. have had a merry chuckle at similar proofs of incon- scorn, as hg would thereby be spared the trouble of oe ; . oo loying a person to write him a Jong article, in order! ‘ uth is, the Examiver is the only planet P'OY'MS & Pets’ - : - . atancy. The truth is, Uh oan a, 7 — that a “breach” might not be created by our paper be-}. Ropsentes.—Several daring ects of outrage and that gives light to the islander ; if, in its erratic COUTSES, tween His Excellency and “ certain of his consiitutional|robbery have been Jately couunitted in this Town by it strays from our orbit, it is dais and cheerless,—dut! advisers ” Iparties unknown. Mr. VW. R. Watson’s out-store was,

» * ; é ‘ . . } : < * eo oF 7 } I~ } 3 ’ iy sho ? , I~ ea Y bh ; fr :¥} , > ee ed } t 1 when it returne, all its warmi and radiance are bor-| Although it is nearly four years since the Palladium'!a short time since, broken into, and some fish and fc if

drawn from our path, and we were doomed to grope our

rowed from us. ‘To drop metsphor, and use plain jan-| departed this life, We have observed _ Soltis uneasi-/taken therefrom, i, the out-store of Mr. James A nder- ‘ness for some time past, ifdications that its ghost still/son was next attacked, and five barrels of herrings sto appears at intervals, tothe writers of the Islander. The! len out of it; and on the night of the 13th instant the slander people cannot forget how mich it annoyed; Bakery of Mr. John Gainsford was forced, and three and troubled them in its lifetime, and remembering the!and a half barrels of flour were emptiee from the ba:- | many foul slanders with which they sought to blast its;rels and carried away. Jt isto be regretted that the

‘fair fume, it ts perhaps, after all, but reasonable to sup-/ thieves have escaped in every instance, and that there pose that their guilty consciences will, for a long'is no publicly recovnized protection for properiy againet

gaage suited to the capacity of Professor Numskull, it naa been proved to a demonstration, that the Islander cannot get up an editorial without bringing the Exami- We have the satisfaction to know,

WeR IM QUESTION, in this respect, is

that 4)! the Professor's stoc’-in-'rade ?

aupphed by us,

A full-culumna of cditeria’, printed in close type, 13 So long, indeed, as the Islander is disposed to reverse es ; + aur object. in the zood old humane max'm, “de mortuis nihil hisi bo- devyted tu the last islander, to 85 it our object, in - rt. : i ,

—_ , . num,” we don’t, i sooth, care if it never have a day’s writing on the end, — peace from the ghostly visitations of tie Palladium, twn in the last Exrainin ercate jealousy and

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Tar new Executive Cocuncitiozr.—-We perceive i certaia of his by the last Gazzelte, that Danten Barzwan, Eso., has

We hope te been sppoinicd toa seat in the Executive Council of

time, present its apparition to their disordered minds, jsimilar depredations,

i alitenmtates | Smartt Pox—We learntiat there have been Twelve pnew cases of Spall Pox reported to the Boerd of Healih jai Georgetown, by Dr. Kuve. They were confined to ithe fumes of the persons first attacked, and as Vaec = jaation was resorted ig by all . partios old and young, 3 {was hoped that the disesse would not Spread eneng ths inbabitents,-- Gaz, r

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