E . . ( F rom The Palladium.) , FESTIVAL OE SAINT PATRICK. The anniversary of the Tutelar'Saint of Ireland fins commemorated on Tuesday evening last by the Benevolent Irish Society and their friends,dining together. at. Mrs. Weymouth’s Hotel. The room 'was decorated with transparencies, banners, and evergreens, in a ‘manner that evinced ataste and

erseverance highly creditable to the manaoers of i e Festival. The table—around which werchassem- bled the largest and one of the most respectable eom'panies that met in Charlottetown for many years, on occaswns of festivity—presented an appearance that has earned for the fair and inde- A fatigable hostess of the house, the character of being — one of the very best caterers in the Colony — the richness and excellence of the cuisine, beino sdch as to satisfy the most fastidious tastes. Songsfsenti- . ments, and speeches—full of patriotic enthusiasm and-beaming in the sunshine ofwit—gave swil'tness td the flight ofthe hours; and when the rapid waning of “the night furnished admonitory pgomptings of home and rest,.each bade adieu to his companions of the festive board, with kindliness in his glance, and pleasure in, his grasp.

We insert below the list of the Toasts, which were received and responded to in right good Irish

.style.

1. The Saint tohose flniiivcrsary we celebrate. His

memory is as “ green in our hearts” as the emblem ‘ ofthe Trinity on our breasts—

“The chosen leaf Of Bard and Chief, Old Erin’s n-itive Sliiiiirock.” Am—“ St Patrick’s Day.” 2. The Qiiecii4-Giid bless I‘Ier. Theenunciaé 'tion ol'ber name brings melody from the chords of an Irishman’s heart. Ant—National Anthem.

3. Prince fllb,CI‘l’)altLl lhe Royal Family. The Be- _ positories of an Empire’s hopes, and the Represen- ‘ . tatives of its future glory. AIR—-

4. Ireland. The scene of our nativity and the object of our Infections. On a day so consecrated - by its genius the memory becomes redolent of many a stirring reminiscence of a , “Home, and Youth, and that sweet time.” AIR—“ Exile of Erin.”

5. Daniel O’Connell—The Patriot, Statesman, Orator, and Liberator. His achievements in the cause of Universal Liberty have made him the ad— mired of every land, and the Idol ofliis own. Ain— u Let Erin remember the days of old.”

6, The Reverend Theobald Mathew—The Moral

judging and impartial persons, there can'exiSt hilt one

, counter moral-it.

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1‘0 THE horror. or was COLONIAL Reason. i

“Shy—Upon the morning of the 16th’inst‘l Iound the

[’38an er ol the previous day on my breakfast-table, and 1 it, foliissure the Editor of that libellous printithat the peru—

sa 0 us editorial did not destroy my appetite. "1‘0 all right-

rietgai-ding that scurrilous and low-lived editorial;

s eircu ‘ - ot'tliis COll'llnllnlty?nfr;hlgifiil life'i'frtield metreliy tolthe fphle'e notice ofit. I do not intend to entei‘mtvl.i 1' en n'els 1g Ii.”it )erson as the E r . f )6. i315 Wit] sue a 1,6 t f _ t um o the Islander, as l have too much res- l _0 0} my own character to defile it, by coming in contact With him, I am aware that he is paid for doing his Wurk, and I believe that his Illustrious Master was highly gratified by the perusal of'sucli a malicious and unfotmded‘libel up- on my private cliai‘acter—inalicious, because it might have produced distrust and unhappiness at Iny vown fire-side, where peace and harmony, full and unsbaken confidence, have ever existed—and unfounded, because thestateu'ieiits it containspre untrue, and many ofthein are merely the fruits of the Editor’s fertile and poetic imagination. Private char- acter, by'him especially, should be held sacred.

_It is a little singplar, that a certain Parsonage in this commit: any can have frequent quarrels with many of its members, and no notice has been taken of these in the Isla‘nder; NJ! the moment he and I should have a difl'erence, it is bruited abroad, the causes of it greatly exaggerated, and this “ Go- vernment organ” takes it up. and denounces me, because I will not quietly submit to be tutored and insulted! The Editor oftlie Islander well knew that be was giving pub- licity to a lnlsehood, when he stated, “that I had been eiect— cd trom Government House, with an arrow in myflank.” as he elegantly expressed It; and he also well knew that his other statements were equally unfounded. ‘ . True! he gives me the credit of being a “ good whip,” for which I thank him; as it is an accomplishment that. could only have been acquired by me while receiving the education belonging to a gentleniaii.

Governor and myselfis now thoroughly known in this com- munity; and I question if His Excellency do not regret—— pow that he has had time to cool upon the subject—his hav- ing been so lmpetuously led away by the passion ofthe ino- ment. He must, ere this, have discovered that his position was untenable, and that be used towards me such language, to which no mail having the feelings of algeiitleuiaii would for on instant submit. \ As regards the epithets applied to me in the editorial,l care not for them a straw; and the Editor may produce weekly a whole column ofliis pi'osy abuse against myself, until he is tired; for I do, not intend in future to take any notice ofhiu‘i or his editorials, but treat him and them with that silent éoutempt and indifference which he and they so justly deserve. ' I am, Sir, Ygur obdt. ‘ , CHARLES YOUNG.

Cliarlottetmvn, March 18, 1844.

To THE EDITOR or THE COLONIAL HERALD. “ Vile have a very short answer for our fucetinus, but inquisitive Correspondent, Bill Blunt. \Ve hold qursclres responsible to no

. Regenerator ofIreland, whose precept and example constitute the foundation ofhis country’s future hap- piness and prosperity. By his vigourous achie‘ve- meats among the whiskey jars he has demonstrated the folly and fruitlessneSS of domestic ones. AIR—— “Drink ofthis Ciip”-——“ Polly put the kettle on.”

7. The firing and the .Mirvy—The great Sentinels of the State. The glory of their achievements fur- nishes the brightest page in the annals of the Em-

ire.—-Ain——“ Rule Britannia.” _

8. Sir I‘Iztnry Vere Huntley—Lieutenant Governor of P. E. Island. Ain—“ Governor’s March.” “,9... Lady. .Ilanlley and the Fairflaughtcrs of P. E. , Island—May the virtues which adorn their charac-

ters never cease to communicate aglow to the bean-

ty ofthnir persons. Ant—J‘ "l‘is when the cup is smiling”——“ Green, grow the rushes, O.” 10. Prince Edward IslaiidwThe land we live in. \ May the sunshine of prosperity brighten, her spring— ing hopes. Aiii—“ Oh had we some bright little Isle of our own.”

11.‘ The Legislature of'P. E. Island. AIR—“Come send round the wine.” V

1‘2. The Press. Its Independence, the safeguard

iofodr liberties: Its Thraldom, the mockery of our hopes, or the subverter ofour rights. Ain—-“ The rights of men.”

13. The Bard and Mlnstrelsy of Erin. The lus—

Ttre of his genius and the fragrance of his melody have imparted a halo and a freshness to the annals of his country’s literature which time cannot darken orimpair. , AIR—~“ Oh, blame not the Bard.”

14. The Clergy of P. E. Island, The Virtues of their lives furnish the fittest adornment oftheir cha- racter. AIR——“ The Friar of Gray.”

15. The Bar ofP. E. Island. AiR—“ I’d mourn the hopes that leave me.”

16. Our Sister Societies. \ May their peace-offer- ings on the shrine of Charity be always ready to ap-

ease the cravings’of dire necessity. 'AiR—“ Angel

of Charity who from above.” '

17. Our next Merry Meeting. 'per at parting.” ‘

AIn—“ One Burm-

TIIr. BENEVOLEN'I‘ Inisn 'Aiinuul Meeting, at Mrs.

counts being audited, been expended by the Society in the reliefot'fifteen indigen applicants. The prospects of the Society, at the close 0

From the great accession to the numbers ofthe Society, with

respective o ces_:_—— ‘

Dennis Reddin, Esq., I

Hon. Edward Palmer, Vice Presnleni,

John Little, Esq, Asst. Vice President,

Francis Longworth, Esq., Treasurer,

Mr. Edward Kickhn'm, Secretary. I

Committee of '-Charity.——Mr. Patrick Gatfney, chairman

James Reddin, William Fitzpatrick, Thomas Broyderick Jaraes Reed, James Mackenna, -—- az.

President,

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FosesnY.—Edward Slattery and committed to prison yesterday, charge or offered to exchange an altered or f0 I of the Treasury of this Island.

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of '78

d Din well St. Peter’s the Schr. Har . . an er g ’ ’ P, and loft Witbi

hauled by 56 horses for the distance of3 miles, i' 01' people assembled to witness the novelty of the scene. intended for the Seal Fishery, and is owned by Charles ‘ Mr. Charles Sanderson, whose enterprize,

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V.), at St. Paul’s Church, by the Rev. Charles Lloyd, B. A.,1 aid... of the fund for. the endowment of the New BrunsWIc

V Bishopric.

SOCIETY ofthis Island, held their Weyinouth’s Hote|,on the lltli 'ihst., when the vouchers ot'the receipts and expenditures, for the past year here submitted and passed. On the no- it appeared that upwards of £20 bad |

this its Nineteenth Annual Meeting, are highly cheering. P

in the last year, its funds have constderably improved. The Meetingtlien proceeded to the election of‘Orfice-be,,,-ers 1-0,. [beetlrreiit year; when the tbllowingwere re-electcd to their

John Walsh, Thomas Tobin.

Anne Bambrick were (1 with having uttered rged counterfeit Note

L'luscnzn.—Un Thursday last,from the Shipyard OIM'“ Alex‘ tons. Shewai

mo or t iree hundred yards ofthe open water. A large 9011080,?322 e

Braddock. Esq., and we hope, wil be rewarded with success, which their exertions meriL— Gaz-

' A Sermon will be preached to-morrow (Sunday) morning, (1)

man for our'privntc convictions or opinions. No man has a right lojudge us by any than our public ones, while in the discharge ofourpullliofuncttons. These, we have reason to believe, have given the Coiinlry'all the satisfaction required at our hands. If our Correspondent is not satisfied with our cloar and explicit un- swor to his former enquiry, we invite him to call (it our uflitie, imd put any question he. pleases in courteous, straightforward, and unambiguous terms. If we do not reply to his satisfaction. be is at liberty to \VIIIIIII’GVVAIIII the support be bestows; but we assure him we are not in the habit of publishing communications, made up ol'iluik and insidious inslnunliiiiis, and personally oll'cusive to ourselves.”——I’allulliin.vi, .lllurrh 7.

Sin ;—Thc followingr cominuniratimi was sent to the Pal- ladium Office, for publication, about the 24th ult., and re- , niainéd there unnoticed-until last week, when you may have [observed thc Editor’s invitation to a private interview pro— (mising me the “satisfaction” I sought for‘; but the question l being ofa public nature, and one in which is involved the greatestand most important political consideration that could possibly engage the attention ofany, and indeed all persons connected with the prosperity of P. E. Island, I considered that a private ‘solution to the queries which I had so long and ardcntly sought for, publicly, would wholly detest the design I had contemplated ; and although I feel aware that I am imposing a burthen on you somewhat incompatible with the press of Legislative business which necessarily en- grosses your presentiitteiitinu,yet I feel gratified to know, that your consistent zeal for the promotion ofour Island’s ,ivelfare will not allow you to withhold from its inhabitants 'the following remarks and questions, together with the way and manner that Mr. Whelsn has noticed them, and which evinces to me, and will, ‘I trust, evince to a discerning pub« lie—allowing the absence of positive proof(?)—a full por- traiture of the upas tree existing in the bosom of our com< munity, the original and nourishment of which eXIsts in Halifax.

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I am. dear Sir, ‘ I Your obliged bumble Scrvt.,

14th March, 1844.

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To the Editor of the Palladium.

Sir; I believe I am cognitive to yon—ifnot, please, be easily cognocible ; but, for reasons known only to myself; I choose to figure under my old cognomen. I pre- sume that you have not yet forgotten the straight-forward, unambiguous interrogative which lput to you, a few months ago, in the only communication you have had from me Since your arrival here, viz: “Were you sent, or have you come here for the purpose, or do you intend, either directly or indirectly, to advocate, recommend, or even desire, an- iiexntiou to Nova Scotia ?” This, if not verbatim, is the purport of the question alluded to. To your answer to that questioul wish, in this communication, especially to call your attention. It was, that you came here to advocate the , people’s rights; and should a majority of them eventually f desire annexation, that you might assist them in the accom- lishment even ofthat; intending, as you supposed, by that reply, to allay any apprehension that I may have entertained on that score. Now, Mr. Editor,I am just in character with the signature below—and, hesides,l am a reformer—in prin- ciple; yes, in the present provincial acceptation of the term too (apart, however, from the vagaries of insanity). l was born with it, and it has grown with my growth, and strong- thened with years; so that perhaps I may be called a Whig- Well, call me anything, or every thing, but a Tory or .a Ra- dical; either the one or the other, as developed in tliis_Co- lony at present,'l detest and abhor from the bottom of my heart; and when I heard that a disciple of _Howe:s was coming among us, to publish a paper, I felt a kind of confi- dence in my own mind that it would prove itselfa lever. to uproot every fibre ot'the gigantic tree 01 corruption which threatened—and, lain sorry to say, still threatens—to enve- lop us in the worse than Egyptian darkness of proprietary thraldom, Inisrule and slavery. Now, Sir, by this time you must be acquainted with my political creed. I am also one ofyour subscribers; and so far as you or any other man honestly,‘ fearléssly and consistently Wields an instrument in the cause of freedom, so far 1 can and will, to the best ofrny ability, hold him up to public admiration, and believe him to be at heart “ almost a christian.” I trust I have now gained your confidence; and should] say things hereafter n liple disagreeable to your taste, you must not shrink, for candonr from you, and nothing but candour, Will atisfy those whomI

on profess to serve; and hope, that eventually you WIl feel grateful to me for afi‘ording you the opportunity of era} dicating the stain which threatens a speedy annihilation 0 our political existence in_ this Provmceg b _ Now to the point: With respecttoi'pour answer, a ove alluded to, was it not a littlelnypocntncaL—a It'iud ohf getflipig .over the question—a sort of, Hanthe fellow .——w at p

I can, ifyou

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philanthropy!

circumstance, perhaps, you are well quali you profess to

standing your 2e am convinced, III has been occupied for the last ten 01' or Conservatives, and mi which you are now from or by annexation—will never secure to The fact is, when Sir Charles Fitz Boy was with,us,.a pliiii Was suggested to us by us but an additional £500 per niinum, and h: an influential and independent Goveruo in the Islander of Friday last, to the contrary, notwithstand- Iy rejected it,nn<l llle consequence

formers (1‘) treadinv—a 18" Sevt., , g a I

ing. But the people mad is—for I do not despair yet—that the period potion is more remote tlniii it otherwise would have been. This, however, is a subject that I shall Iiot t

until you are radically cured of the leprosy ot annexation.

supported the resolution of Mr.

. - . I scarcelybe’in our career yet-«loss that chap know am; of the. public men in Halifax ?——is there a pin out any who're? l as_su"° you, MI‘. \Vhelan, I read it 50—! felt it so; my indig- nation at that reply arose involuntarin ; nor could I suppress it, and tor the l‘est ofreasons, because it corroborated a broad hint that] was in possession of at the time, viz: that you. Sir—no less a man than yourself—yes, your very Se”, M'- W.-—-wcre built up in Halifax, and made up, and fashioned luriflnd employed by, a few audacious, inonopolising pica- roous, for'the sole purpose of fanning the flame of discord apd agitation, with the fiendish expectation that the British (roveriiin'ent would rob us of our Constitution, and hand us over to the tender mercies ofa Nova Scotia legislature, to be cajoled out ofour representation, as poor Cape Breton is, and like Cape Breton, out offrom £18 to £20,0000f an annual revenue, to have appropriated by the liberal and tender- beai‘ted people of the granite Province 01 Nova Scotia about $3,000 a-year, to be scattered over the whole extent of an Island as large and as populous as our own. referfhe public to a docuinentviii Lord Durham’s Report,as eliciting information on the subject of Cape Breton’s degra- dation, in Mr. Crowley’s replies to Major Head’s queries, sliewuig to a demonstration the cruelty to which thatnnfortu- mite Island has been subjected, in consequence ofits nu- iiexation to Nova Scotia. I beg pardon for this digression, for I am writing to you, M r. Whelan. When, after the perusal of your reply, I had become more tranquil, I finally concluded thiit_l would sift the sly report; and what is the result? Oh! are you betrayed? as the world you are! Do you ask by whom? Never mind by whom. Is it a liter, Mr. Whelnn, that “thou art the man P” And I can indeed name two individuals—how many more there are, I know not—who put their hands into their own pockets; yes, and into the pockets the vary laudable purpose of sacrificing What the proprietors cann in very mercy will'consummnte ; yes, our entire prostrntlon and destruction! Now, Mr. Editor, should the

The cause 0,. .h . . ‘ h V . . report partake ofone solitary ray of truth t e difieicnce that eXists between the Lieut. my‘ from ,he channel through which I have

of

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little or no room to doubt its authenticity), I pray you, as yoii value your own reputation, in the most fru manner possible, acknow

vbich you may have been the instrument

advocate—l say profess,

i the object ofour legitimate wishes.

Lord John Russell, which eventually

' With the best possible feelings for your

land’s interest generally, I beg to remain,

Your obliged humble Servt.

' Erratum. (In the Land question in last wcok

purchasing the land, instead of “

tholresoluiions.

, C were: 92.13». . DIED, .

At St. Eleanor's, no Supdny, the 3d insl., Mr. sewn, in the 100th year drills age. The decent: old American Loyalisls, and h the last (it) yours.

At Little York, on the' 10th inst..

\VEI)NESDAY, MA RCH 20.

P. ‘ Island?

ledge it, and in such straight-for- ward and intelligible language as that you min not be mis- understood. lfyou do not, depend upon it those very per- sons w” 9 have you by the band now will soon shake you 011', as e Apostle did the viper from his hand, into the fire

Herel beg to

As sure

others also, for Oh, effect, they degradation,

iid I am sorry to it, there appears

iik and fearless

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LAND ASSESSMENT, Treasurer’s Ofiice,VCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island, 16th Jan. 1843. IN pursuance of the Act of the General Assembly of this Island, made and passed in the Seventh year of the Rel o of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled .61: ct

for levying an Assessment on all bands in this Island—I do here:

have made Proclamation, according of the iindernientioned Town Lot-I, Pasture Lots, and parts of Lots or Townships, in this Islandyin arrear fur the non-payment of the several sums due and owing thereon to Her Majesty, under and by virtue of the before-them tioued Act, viz :— Town Lots in Charlottetown : I Half No. 35. in the First Hundred—No. 13, Fifth do. Charlottetown Royalty—No. 53B. ' _ I _ Georgetown: , - . No. 10 First Range, Letter C. No. 8. First Range, latter-D. 5, Second Range, Letter B. x,

by give public notice, that I to the terms ofthe said Act,

Township: .- No. 1, 5843 acres. No. 40, 548 o‘cloc- 5, 3|9 44, 3550 . 14, 112* 49, 3351 15, ' 500 55, 500 27, 869 . 65, 854 28, 2332 -

And the owners oftha said Lots and Tracts of Land, coin «- rear and proclaimed as aforesaid, are hereby notified, that in can the sums charged on them by the said Act, together with the - Costs which have been incurred: shall not be paid within Ten days before the next EasterTcrm of the Supreme Court of Judi- cuture, to be held at Charlottetown, which will commence on ’ Tuesday the Seventh day of May nextnipplicstion will be made to tho Supreme Court, during the said Term, for Judgment against the said Lots and Travis of Land respectively. ’ -

' A J. SPENCER. SMITH. [All t'ie Papers] , i ‘. Treasurer, ,