THE EXAMINER. nals, and the pri has oi Seas aks ' a cn Cheltenham Dreminer ‘rhe Hing Pi og Re A Beart in the House ; besides, Mr. Thornton is a Land Agent, ” i - . * SP ing to make the Daily News their organ, hawe Uso and it may be, that his Excellency is desirous of propi- pee aearen treasury, it being understood that the tating the good opinion of the Proprietors, a presump- pe of all Parliamentary men connected with the|tion not at all unwarrantable, when we consider that Eiume and Cobden section of the H ouse shall be fullyit i : . . ao I oe it was arranged the other day, at ee a have::baon appelated: with him, vis. : meeting in Manchester, that if farther funds were ne-|7Pe™!” umberland and Mr. Haythorne. ct ot . “ rying on the paper spiritedly, they would But it is not the appointment of Mr. Thornton, we ap- S Sore which has stirred up the indignation of the S ff ancl ory party—which has shaken, for atime, their con- THE NEW COUNCILLORS. fidence in their “worthy Gentautailenubich has set A uxrorr has been, for some days, in circulation, to them thinking that Responsible Government is not such the effect, that His Excellency the Governor has ‘nomi- Suge , ’ : ~~ noes i = long ae imagined, and pated four gentlemen to occupy the four vacant seats in . ve mene bias - arene mart RA 20 90th a mihi os aes Councils: Edward a a ee a ee ee Copttin ornton, Rsq. M. P. P., in the room of : , whose selection has disappointed the am- Eoq., and Captain Nee ee nae bitious hopes of two or three geaileinen'a the Legisla- Mr. M‘Doneld. Doctor Kaye, of Georgetown, and ture, each of whom aspired to have Honorable attached to Edward Haythorne, Esq. to occupy the seats in he ra his name. Captain Cumberland had,no doubt,stupendoue ep caeaane te by W. W. ie Esq., and a a = aes oe a haa oe a . is re we are credi i . e mu ave will be confirmed by oe aeat. Pea wie the State in many ways that the public records LE EN I ct on emcees wamln dt oniey gua . is sure Sasa _— P ware to disapprove of the choice. vee pin yl man of spotless moral character,—one who was never riage, the = on injudicious—either the husband ae ‘aed mena " ‘vm ” ” his hfe ow waa too or the wife, or the wife : ’ al swearing was a high crime in Sir nateaat In the case of ph salithaakine dio uinaons Henry’s days)?—~a gentleman of great ability and in- not competent to fill the office, or the on was not ac- Smee a man of exquisite taste and judg- a to a ee is hard te say which of these oe oe eere SS enna _ jections will apply in the present instance. The lat- oe : ; nn sar will certainly not be raised, ‘but scores of people of one who could not entertain the idea of abolishing the’ all shades of principles, do not scruple to indulge in ~ sae, = —— Oe ed eae — tap linasse, :; Wie tint taal Gan chtiige ‘vangieneee overnor and Council ?—a gentleman who holds a high thaw a dozen times on such phrases as these, “ scanda- opinion of the mental and moral qualities of the people ‘ous appointments ™ “most unworthy selection!” “an ansult to the country!’ “an utter prostitution of the royal prerogative!” and the Lord knows what else be- sides. The best of the fun is, (and really there is an infinite deal of fun in marking the chagrin which these appointments have aroused) that the persons who pro- feas to be the most disappointed and annoyed at the se- jection of the new Councillors, are those who have taken a : every occasion to besiobberthe Governor with praise— neat Hection, will eutunit tobe. guversed by 6 class of who have at all times proclaimed him as the wisest and). me manjority of whom despise their legitimate best of rulers—a worthy Governor—a good man—a sin- |power, they will not deserve to have half so good a man s GC i cere lover of the country! as Captain Cumberland. We do not share inthe displeasure or disappointment | aon ee ” ses. = poets Gayman, we ‘know nothing of their principles, but what we have } with which these appointments are regarded; nor yet| ; ' PP - : Ye" learned from public report. The former is described ean we say that they afford us any pleasure. The) : ‘ as “an ¥ y ” truth ig, we are very little concerned about them.— | out-and-out Radical,” the latter as a Tory of the ‘ol When Hie Excellency, by the manifestation of ee “s ; cout ines . oe nae oe overweening anxiety to secure the election of the Solici-| ey ey ee ee rT ._|ment party, each of whom expected to get one or other tor General, made it incumbent on Mr. Coles to reste" of the seats bestowed upon those gentlemen. They are, —_.when he removed Mr. Warburton from the Ceuncil, | Tee of course, bursting with indignation against our worthy not “on private grounds,” as His Excellency himself’ P e y y Governor: let them, however, console themselves with acknowledged, but, as his conduct showed, on account |, . : sctnowvoaes, PO : this reflection, that His Excellency would not appoint ’ ib] jern- | of Mr. Warburton’s adherence to Responsible Govern ‘gentlemen who would be likely to advocate a system of mnent—when we are aware that His Excellency ‘has!7, ae ee ' ' anit ‘Govern raisrepresented this Colony to the Colonial Office, by, a ne which, in his opinion, the Colony 1s not informing it, after an experience of a few months, for-) sooth, that we are not fit to enjoy the privileges which | MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE. are the birthright of Brizish subjects in the Mother Coun-| According to announcement, a general meeting of the try—when we have marked the tendency of his policy members of the above Institution took place at the Lec- the character of most of his appointments—when we [ure Room on Friday evening last. The President {Dr. ag 2 : . : have had many grounds for believing that His Excel-| [remain) took the Chair, and stated that the meeting . ; & nnstaiietn tte beth net i had been called to take into consideration the state of Jency is impatient of res raint—that he is not remark- the Institute, and to adopt such measures 28 mi ut be ably submissive or yielding to the advices or suggestions deemed necessary for its successful operation. Messrs. of hia constitutional advisers—that he isa gentleman, | “ound, Norton, Pidwell, Haviland, Bowers, and others, so ahort, who can bear no rival near his throne, but wil], Severally addressed the meeting at some length—all ; seordi a teas concurring in the opinion, that the Institute has, for CREAR INEY SETENE AOC 10 Te ae ests,—' some time past, been on the decline—and urged the whea we remembered these things, we did not expect / members to renewed exertions, in order that it might to be overjoyed with the appointments his Excellency again become a useful and flourishing institution. The was called upon to make, and consequently we are not present inefficient state of the Library and Apparatus ; conten ditiaend. bieain adverted to in terms of severe censure., Several of disappointed. The Governor, having declared umselfthe speakers considered that the Office A dad « foe to Responsible Government, it was fair to pre-| Members of the Committee had not done their duty, sume, that those who took seats in the Council under and that this was the chief cause why the Institute had hia administration as it is now fashioned, as well ash odie cia ” ree _ ra ree a pare wv he ei S 1 ive to the derelic! y on the pa vhose who hold seats in that Body, would be either op-| of the Office Bearers, the following resolution was pro- posed to the new principle, or careless about its adop-! posed, seconded, and unanimously carried : voa, That Mr. Thornton is opposed tothe Responsible! Resolved, That the Office Bearers and Members of Government principle, as it is rightly understood is the|the Committee of the Mechanics’ Institute be requested seughboaring Provinces, we know from our acquaintance’ to resign their severa! situations. with that gentiman’s proceedings 10 the House of As-| The Meeting then proceeded to elect Officers to serve sembly. Nevertheless, we are not inclined to quarrel for the remainder of the term, and the following gentle- with hia Romination. Hehas been for maoy years in'men were accordingly ballotted for aud duly elected : Cn ee ete eatin tee the condition of its pauperized tenantry? If Captain Cumberland’s character is made up of all these fine quajities, we cannot see why any body should complain of his appointment. For our own part,as we before observed, we are indifferent about the appointments; nor do we eare who goes into the Executive Council, as itis now constructed; and ifthe peeple, after the . 187 | John Lawson, Esq., 2d Vice President, Mr. Artemas Davison, Secretary and Treasurer, re-elected), Mr. J. J. Pippy, Librarian. Commitrre—D. Brenan, J. D. Haszard, T. Pethick, E. Whelan, Esqrs., Messrs. F. Norton, Jas. DesBrisay, G. Owen, J. Ings, J. Gainsford, J. Kenny, J. Arbuckle, and W. Duchemin. Vice Patrons—L. Tremain, Esq., M. D., and J. i. Conroy, Esq., M. D. , The Committee met at Mr, Young’s Office on Satur- day the 3rd inst., when the following Sub-Committees rere 2 ViZi— ¥ ommittee for procuri ctures.— Messrs. In Owen, Kenny, am Arbuckle. wn Committee for keeping order.—Messrs. Norton, Pippy, Kenny, and Owen. ; Committee for Decorating Room.—Messrs. Ducheman, gy se. and rag. ommittee for Labrary aud Apparatus. — Messzs. Brennan, Pethick, Havilen and ae Committee on Bye Laws for Institute and Library.-- Messrs. Young, Whelan, and Davison. — Resolved, That the Meetings of the Charlottetown Mechanica’ Institute be in future held at the National School Room. | Resolved, That the Evening of Meeting be changed from Monday to that of Wednesday. Adjourned. | ; l | The Hon. Charles Young will open the Session on Wednesday evening the 14th inst. ; admission gratis. The Sub-Committees, in the mean time, are requested to attend to the several duties assigned them, in order that there may be no further delay in the operations of the Institute. biesty By order, ; A. DAVISON, Secretary. ee Lecture on Tesrxaance.—John Lawson, Esq., is advertized to deliver a free Lecture at St. James's Church, on Thursday evening, 15th inst, on the Order \of this Island, and tremendously anxious to ameliorate} of the Sons of Teniperance. Fire asp Loss or Lire at Kitpare, Lor 3.— A house at Kildare, Lot 3, belonging to a Mr. James Fitzgerald, was burnt down on Friday the 12th ult., to- gether with every article of furniture it contained ; and, what is melancholy to add, a child of two years of age was destroyed in the fire—the mother who was endea- vouring to save her other children, thinking the infant was outside of the house instead of being in it. The unfortunate father was from home at the time. —— Mr. Duncan Macrean, having found that Letters published in the “ Islander,” bearing his own name, can exercise no influence on public opinion, because of his notorious merdacity,—has caused to be inserted in the Islander of Friday a letter signed “Master Brooks,” and falsely dated from King’s County. It purports to be a reply to Mr. Warburton’s letter published in Tue Ex- AMINER some weeks since, and is so full of misrepresen- tation, that we are, reluctantly, constrained to defer re- plying to it till next week. We do not hesitate to as- eribe “ Master Brooks” to Duncan Maclean, for his ugly phiz is manifest in every sentence. Canaptat PaRgEIAMENT.—The Parliament of Canada met at Montreal on Thursday, the V8th inst. The Governor General, in his speech on the opening of the session, states, that it is the purpose of the Queen to exercise the prerogative of mercy in favour of all per- gons who are still liable to penal consequences for poli- tical offences, arising out of the unfortunate occurrences ef 1837 and 1838 The restrictions imposed on the use of the French language are removed by an Act of the Imperial Parliament. Assurance is given that steps will be taken for conferring upon the Provincial authorities the entire control and management of the Post Office department, and a hope is expressed that will be found practicable to establish a low and uniform rate of postage throughout the Provinces. In regard to the Quebec and Halifax Railway, the Governor says, the officers employed in exploring the country, with the view of discovering the best line of railway to connect these points, have presented a valuable report, which sets forth in a strong light the advantages of the proposed undertaking. The provision of funds for the early com- pletion of the St. Lawrence Canals, is strongly urged The subjeet of the depressed condition of the commer- cial affairs of the Provinces, forms a leading feature of the Address. The support of common schools is also alluded to, and the expediency of setting apart @ tober of the public domain, in order that the revenue erived from its sale may form a fund, the interest of which shail be applied to their support ee alll the House of Assembly—is possessed of eoasiderable, The Hon. Charles Young, President, business talent—has taken an active part in the business) '. Heath Haviland, Esq, let Vice President (re- af Levistasion, and hia party are, at present, ine inajority) elected}, Prar.—The King’s County Court House and Gaol, at Kentville, Nova Scotia, were buraed Cow on the night lof the 18th uit. states ' '