an... i the . V-' aion. and likely to . tilt '¢ valver.and fired at the Judge but missed us ENGLAND. TIIE QUEEN'S SPEECH. Hy Lords and Gentlssun; I am induced by consideruions of public policy, to releasqiyou at an earlier period than usual from your legislative duties. '1 ie zeal anddi however, with which you have applied yourselves to year parliamentary labours, have enabled me, in this coin ira- tively session. to ive my assent to many measures of hig iiii- . and I trust great and paramount advantage. I receive from all foreign powers assurances that they are ani- mated by the iuoet ‘I'I‘IIBtI_! disposition towards this country; and I entertain a confident . that the siniesble relations ha pil sub- aidl between the principal European States tniiy be so rni y es- tafl . as under Divine Proviileiice, to secure to the world a Iengeoetinannce of the " of peace; to this great end my at- tentnin will be nnreinittingly irect . _ I rejoice that the Inal settlement of the sfi'alrs of IIolstein Schola- &. by thi general concurrence of the powers chiefly interested, has removed one cases of recent diflenncem _of future anxiety. The amicable termination to the di stone which have taken between the Sublime Ports and the Paolis of Egypt, nfl'ordn a guarantee for the tranquillity of the East, and encouragement to extension of commercial enter _r_ise. _ The refusal on the part of the tug of Ayn of justly de- mended for insults an injuries ofi'ercd to my subjects at . has ril led to an interruption of friendly relations with that eover u, an the proniptitudc and vigour with which the Governor Genera has taken the measures rendered unavoidable, have nie- sited my entire approbation, and I am confident, tlist on will par- ticipate in the satisfaction with which I have observ _ the conduct efall the naval and military forces ofl-‘.uro an India. by whose velour and discipline the itzportnnt capture o Ra pen and Marta- ban have been sccompl.ish , and in the hope w ich I oiitertam, that those signal successes may lead to an early and honorable ce. "Treaties have been concluded by my naval commanders with the King of Dahomey and all the African chiefs whose rule exteiida aleegithe Bight of Benin, for the total abolition of the slave trade, is at pgesent is wholly suppressed upon that post. .1. ‘ d great satisfaction in giving uiy assent to the inensure which ye-xii. _-e adopted for the better organization ol'ihe militia-— e conetitatlbnitt frfce which, being limited to purposes of. internal can afford la _just ground of jealousy to neighbouring pow- era, but which in the event of any sudden _aud uiiforeseon distur- bance of my foreign relations, would contribute essentially to the protection and security of my domiiiions. Gentlemen of the House of Commons: I thank you for the liberal provisions which you have made for the exigencies of the public service. The expenditure wliicli you have authorized shall be applied with it due regard to ofiiciency and The ryecent discoveries of extensive gold field have produced in the Australian colonies ii temporary disturbance of society requiring attention. I have taken such steps as appear to be‘ more urgently necessary for the niitigntion of this most serious evi . shall continue anxiously to watch the irnportniit results which must follow from these discoveries. _ I have willingly concurred with you in an Act which by rendering available to the service of these colonies the portion arising within them of the hereditary revenue placed at the disposal of Purliiinient on my accession to the throne, may enable thorn to meet their ne- cessarily increased expenditure. My ids and Gentlemen; _ _ I have 'Isdly assented to the important hills vvliicli you have ting reforms long and anxiously desired in the pr.ac- inga of the Superior Courts of Law and Lquity, and y for improving the ndiiiinistration of justice. Every measure which simplifies the forms and diminishes the delay nnd ex- penses of legal proceedings, without introducing uncertainty. of decision, impairing the authority of the courts, or lowering the high of the judicial bench, is a valuable boon conferred "upon the coinirinnity at large. _ I hope that the measures which you have adoptedfor promoting the extrnniural interment of the dead, and for improving the supply of water, may be found effectual for the remedy of evils, the ex- istoncs of which has long been a reproach to this. great metropolis, and may cgnduce to the health and happiness of its inhitbitants. The extension of popular rights and legislative powers tq in sub- jects resident in the colonies, is always to me _an object o deep interest; and I trust. that their present native instructions, which inconoert with you there secured for New Zealand, may. pro- Iscte tlt_a welfare and contentment of the population of that distant bat most interesting colony and confirm their loyalty and attach- ment to my crown. _ _ , ' intention, without delay. to dissolve this present Parlia- nieat, and it is my prayer, that in the exercise of the high func- tion which, according to our free constitution, will devolve upon the several constituencies, they may be directed by an allwiae I'rovldeqee to the selection of representatives whose wisdom and triotiavn iris aid me in my increased endeavours to sustain ‘the noon! and d nity of m crown; to upholdilie Protestant institu- tioos of the country, an the civil and religious liberty which_ is their natunl result; to extend and improve the natiotiit education edacstiin; to develops and encourage industry and science, and to elevatetbemoral and social condition, and thereby promote the welfare and happiness of my people. :::i UNITED STAT H. Lotrrev-ix.x.I, July ld.—During a vi ent storm yesterday at Lexington, Missouri, on lllr. Cuniiingham‘s plantation, a rty o seven negroes eating dinner, were struck by lightning and four of llictn killed. The cotton crops of Alabama and Iroiiisiana are doing pretty well; the [puininim corn crop is overwhelming; in Texas, cotton very ‘pii-gniising, sugar ‘cane is doing well, and corn is the finest ever known. wheat crop of Ohio was never better; that of Pennsylvania is lndl the weevil i and Pottstown, in other but itics. IIuials.—’I‘he Vinoeunea (Ia.) Guile an s, that many farmers in that region have been compelled to replnnt w o fields efoorn, in conse- quence of nnlhvornbh vijcatlier. which caused the corn first planted to rot in the ground. -3' ——— LATER PROM CALIFORNIA. The steamer Illinois arrived at New York on Thursday last,with Ian Francisco dates to the tail: June, and 02,150,000 in dust, Bneirieu at San Francisco been moderate since the sailing of The internal trade was in a prosperous condi- oontinue so. y renoounter took lace in the Court of Sessions between J YV'tlson and John H. oI(sne, a member of tho r, wit his iettd llenr Caullleld. In on melee hlcliaiie was stub- bed w' saw cane by the Judge, when Csultield drew a re- ' him, the hall hitting and cDonald. A second bell took effect on the Judge, slightly. Ceulfield was committed to prison. and of citizens have volunteeredto sts over him.-— Helene ‘I likely to recover; but McDonald it is thought. is likely udie, Annealing the ' ' as an ueutl called, nnda eensrnitee a pointed to r uest the Judge to bring ‘sulfield to im- qedhte triii . but Judge ileon had declined. A letter dated Chsgres, July-Id, says the cholera has broken gs h C1-gag, and six deaths have occurred at'Miller’a station; thirty have died in a few _days. 'l‘he patient I! Illnckpd with ng, and lives about two hours. ere is not a woe rig r. ntee B. I GIN IBIWIIOIIIIIIO. Navy IJI] II visited with _ I . ' ' w I W , and they are dying lllln. Some fifleeri tvere whciotifl; ‘fiend ‘ho Homflb‘,:mfi:;‘:r:;°hL“:::]’;““l::l:l'|° l°:"!' spinetinies true; but the benefit and advantageq of havgng studied the ‘heeled h eiiedsy. An American brigantiiie lost two men in one . 3 Y P («la-nice in youth. are perceptible at ever period of life. It is the . gd.-gggthgu 0'" mg 3.’. Eflledi "Id Wl'“°l‘ 3°“ h"° d°"° “W "W 9"-'°"'9 h‘"l°F |° moral training that the mind undergoes wliilst labouring in the ac- 't;. .g'._,,“ 5“, ma,“ ., 3., p-,,,,c;,,,,, ,-,.,,,, ,5, g,,,,;,,, indly to respond to. was an unexpected one. I would, I fear. quisition of the dead languages, the liahits of self-dependence, the '3“ Thanh,-nghg M‘ g... neg...‘-.1. 5,“; ,..p.|..,j trespass tiio _iIiuch upon your credulitly by an nssiimption of exercise of the judgment and other faculties of the mind that are fig am ‘my, nu" 5.,“ g.,u,,',g,.. .,, ,..',,,..;..1 tlitIidence_wliich it would be improper or me to indulge in_ on of‘ more Importance then cven the knowledge of the languages “.3, - Pm". 5.35.. offlgg defeat, you in this occasion; but when I do assure you, that upon my arrival themselves. 't‘hougli an intimate acquaintance with the tin and tianlly him. but tbeylwce again repnlsed, and she in Charlottetown last Sunday morning from Quebec in the .4t- Groelt ton 00- N it matter not to be overlooked or slightly esteem- my an a feeae ' ts. butross, I received the intelliguce of the honor you proposed ¢d..f°|’ ll! 0"“ 50 HIV"! I |’9m°mb°|’0d- “M “W! 70"“! P“"-' Ade tmlandwioblela are to lay lb. The cap- conferring upon inc, I ‘as, I must confess. no less ear ri "° "'°‘“,""l°"“l"°, °"°v, ° "9" 0'“ "("93 I""“°"l'“‘_'Y °l uh new A,IItIfl°I|I 0'00? 752330‘! V0" mfllfld by than unable to credit the snnouncoinent. For I do fee that ll" "“l""" sl"‘""l.'- I "’'‘'’l‘ "'4 G‘'’''"“'- ‘l‘“ ‘ll ‘°""" °r"“°"°‘ the , sfcheihsw lslsiid.sI1lll|W v--I «I-my-it, N-P "um distinttuistied reception from the weslth.rsnk and intelli- '.'"',°‘;"- ",3 *"3'"'°" ’""" °"°°"'" °‘''" .°' “'°'"- "'°'.°~°'P°- dell 000070!“ N O" “'0 Illlldl ‘W’ °‘"'l"I°'- genes of our cornuiuuitv, is conferred upon one. unileserviug of f."' 7 ml‘, '.° ("'°°,l: ,1‘? "‘?'"".‘ ‘l"°""°"' "'4 ll“ "'“ "‘°" aqfi tfi can so great a courtesy. s I rather attribute this magnificent. ,m"|::, ' lmonlun ° '""'l""” "ma" ' |"'°'l°d‘° °r ' display of intelligence an beauty, to the event we.all desire to mg ,g.'',',',,‘,?,: in :3: {:;°°:i:,'Iy:,‘:,,°;_" .:':'“':.":°_‘;:"‘_' CANADA. notice-the opening of_a steals communication tween our ,,‘,_ rn,.,,,,"-_,.,,‘,,,,,,.,,. ‘Mn’, 09“, 0, 09",“, .".d:',',, lnvnnn Pius‘! nt Cawana.—A deapateh front Detlblo.dst- lplasd, the other maritime Provinces of British North Aii_ie- ,|,,,,,,,y,., ,,,p,,,,, ,5.’ .g,,,“,. ml, ,,P{,,,,,,,,, ,,m ,3.’ g. “ Iaialastant. ea thsttlis Orlleovool Of IIIIIIMI. C-I-3! net and the niied States, rather than as a token or attention ..mi.‘.., ....r... 9...... ,.,.,,.i, 1.3,... ,, M. c,,, ,|,,.,, ,, ,,,,,,,,,,, alt. IIOIII |°'1'°"°"°°" ‘I’ ‘’“'v '° °'l°l""0 ll“ personally intended for myself. Mr. Chairman and Genilsnien, whet the are. what the an. ..tr...a ma ...a...a r... .......r ‘K “NV ""9 °"h"""' “Jr '5'“ sport becoming connec by roperty with Prince Edward le— that preldiilaary instruction which we are now strenuoasl adv ll 050 '7" “"""“- ‘ ""' ' . '7 .'hr"’ lead. it at once suggested itsellto my mlud,that while pro rty eetl I and will the acknowledge how gelling and man fyl ti ofl 005*’-¢“'“'F"""'| """' "'5 " "' had its rights-lie ' also iinperstively ed—- loll I0 III! ills . as h is enhl nearly ineii o.l"the fin fibbOd,KIU|$"h'd." [nu Tn‘ '~n P'°'“"°' mill“ lilul with per», mg", cls-. ' what a cle_ver men He. —-— , he had onlv ‘ -—-- gm. "4 *3.“ ¢|,,;i._ 11,. .0... ‘y, '. .5.“ received lseeily life, an education at all eoinwieasarete with his We eee It metal in several ef the United Itatu and New 0'”, ‘nu gg, mygmd ‘Pg. g,’ M nu. ‘mg. mg gun. netaral ialeiiu. It is also trne._thet when well-laf ed men are ‘g’ ‘g. .5. flu, pggtgt WM, fine. | at‘. it is equally the fashion to attribute all is remarks- wid p breast feehgs of arrogance and prlde. t was intended by that ho sec-:'8i-I---. mm H03 WW-rt“ 0“! 0' all-wise list who created tutu» tlllerof the sell and the ' "' '° '. "M - - T“ l-'°'--"'1 "0-. '3 til I) the cons of It to lee Jebns. it. Need ihsaee to 8|-all-en -M aelgeeer whe an stun to lie serfhce, on while the site ""'°,,m," _,’,, ,,, ,,,,_ M, 5;“ salhaahflllaflhlal ski“ 5""' °‘“' heseetlylsbonied,theotliarwsseall_el nposteafit. fort k ’ bseetsheafes fig‘ atskloeet‘ Itisisinttnvrlisteetitvsitsslstotliessl. h LI‘-"'|"""""""""""‘ 'l""" 0IflMl'l‘N"'l"*""l"""'-'l'."°""°'° '0 &eiietsre|lyricbsudfertile.lt the moss and metals 0 ll.I.Issaul‘il Deeestettn. at I‘ his seslthaeslaipertssee. lhsvsssitled ysewlttiuy .. 5........i..,, “g ,5. ,..ui.. ,. , ‘ml pleats, y is e -is Ibril-or!-IN-40 Fl'|"‘0- " ""° lhw1|ly,whb feelings srdeatly stain. of not erased ..t..u,...u..u-s down Ihusalfhlpredade ennui- bwlhsveee !0f|l*l':""""‘l"'-"‘ I’ ineisppy. livtslilytesssteytabavfll with Drllfllsthe isielistrnsihssaas . leiaslswfistiahahy ow ¥"“"5"h'!1l!I|'l “n"""ch" esdlaeiesvesndae.ssdlaal£.:sh thstbathneyslhe stthesfiesraev’ eOI=tsIe Oavdspessll his.-lestflna. pertsipatshthsbeutsaes lblassswhlebtfleshls Ilibssfite M wfib tjtsaes, e ‘I’ ' ' - -' ' " ' — llil ll.\.§ZAlRlll)°S GAZETTE. -—_—_'I‘UE8DAY. AUGUST 3. 1352. DINNER T0 UAI"I‘. SLEIGII. In our last we gave a list ofthe'I‘o:ista given at this Dinner. we have now the pleasure of giving abstracts of the speeches which prefaced and followed them. The on. Charles Hensley, the Chairman, gave the first Toast, accompanied with the following- Gur'ri.usx-.is;—'I‘liore are probably many here who remember the time, when the Chiiirinan of such a meeting as this. on rising to propose that toast, which by the enduring loyalty of the British people. hasaseum an unvariable prece eiice on such occasions, must have entertained serious doubts, its to its eiieral acceptabi- lity to his hearers. Ilappily those‘ times have orig passed away; and that now it is no fiction or poetical extravagance to assert, that the Queen reigns in the hearts of all her subjects. Lon may eho continue to enjoy and to deserve the nlfectionate Ioyiilty o is highly intellectual and moral people; rind long may we continue to it - preciitte the blessings we possess under a constitutional monarchy so wisely and popularly iidniinistered. 1. Her Majesty The Queen. The Band playing the Naliolial A/ithem. The Hon. W. Swabey, Vice President, proposed the next Toast, prefaced with some reiuaike suited to the occasion. 2. Iltl Excellency the Lieut. Governor. Aui-- Loss of Gou-rie. The Third Toast was given from the Chair, with the follow- ing very pertinent and sensible observation»- G:i_r'ri.I:sss:iv;—'l‘here is a nation ufuubounded talents, energy, and enterprise, whose rapid advance in its career of prosperity, and of real power and greatness, fills the world with wonder and admiration. There wasa time. wlien from the little coiiirnur.ica- tioii between us, we unfortunatel knew and heard more of each others’ faults and peculiarities than of those great and sterling qua- lities by which alone a people can achieve and retain a high position among the nations. The perfecting of eteain communication by land and by son, has made us better acquainted with each other; and that better acquaintance is rapidly ripening into a warm, trust, permanent friendship. When we shall take sweet counsel together ior the promotion of works and objects mutuall advanta- geous, and all those jealousiee and distinctions which have sonic- tiines made us to regard each other as strangers, shall be absorbed and for ottcn in the indulgence and exercise ofthuso gracious cour- tesies winch we commonly reserve for chosen and cherished friends. 3. The President of the United States. AXR—-Hail Columbia. Major NORTON, American Consul at Pictou, responded to the 'I‘uast.—IIavin-,: furnished our readers in a former number with a speech of this gentlcinan, in reply to the same toast, given at a dejeuncr on board the Albatross in Halifax harbor, in whicli the gallant gentleman of necessity adverted to the same topics, but \\ itli it variation tiflaiiguage, ivhinli claimed our ad- miration, we e‘iall not pretend to follow him over the same rround. With reference however, to the enlarged intercom- munication by means of Steam, he thus expressed himself-— The intercourse so rapidly increasiiia between the t\\'0 coun- tries, antl which the enterprise of his friend Captain Sleigh was so well calculated to promote, and soon bring about this happy result. To that enterprise, the future prosperity of Prince Edward Island will be largely indebted, for it will be the means of making his countrymen more extensively acquaint- ed with her resources and capabilitit-s—the richness and ferti- lity ofher soil, which surpasses any thing he has ever witness- ed—tlie loveliness of her scenery and the liealthiness of her climate. which give her strong claims to be regarded as the gem of the Continent. The people of the beautiful Island would soon be elevated to their proper position in the estima- tion of the great American world. ' With the increase of knowledge the onward march of science—wliich is filling the world with wonder at its acliioveinents, developing the great powers of steam, ivliich brings people ofonce distant countries in constant ooinmunion with each other, and convert- ing the lightning of heaven to the hourly one of man,-—tliere must be a corresponding increase to the comforts and conve- niences of life; and those are sure to be shared by the inha- bitants of this Colony as well as by their frinds on the other In 3 5- side of the Straits After having expressed similar wishes as to reciprocal trade between the Colonies an the nited States marina. Ito concluded as follows :—Whon be looked round him and upheld the insny intelligent countenances at the Board, and cast his eyes aloft to the galaxy of beanty——like guardian angels presi- ding over that festive scene—hc almost reproscbed liimaolf for having trespassed so long upon their patience, and would emi- clude by expressing his sincere thanks for the honor which hail been conferred upon the President of his country by drinking his health. (Choers.) The Chairman, the Hon. Mr. HENSLEY, proposed the next, the most prominent Toast, of the evening, and spoke as fullows— - Gs:iv'rx.nssI:rs;—It was sometimes the custom of that great statesmen by whose wise and bold counsels, commerce li:is been relieved from many of its severest bun ons, and agriculture enlightened and freed fioin a at of delusions (when more than commonly earnest) to arrange his proposition under three heads, leaving his supporters to take any one or all of them as the ground of their adherence. \Vithout affecting to assay the armour of that potent champion, I may, perhaps, bu permitted to sling one ofthe stones taken out of his sorlp. I w‘ I any llttm, that there are three indisputable grounds for receiving the toast I re ofi'er tie your acceptance, with the strongest expression 0 your up- rova . P First. There are those general benefits and advantages which. not only commerce and agriculture, but every class of iiiiercst, are sure to derive from the eetnblisliment of certain and rapid commer- cial cominunicatiorgvitli New York, through this Island to Qleboc, by means ofa Steamer ofeuch power, capacity, elegance, and coin- peteiiess of equipment as the ./tlbatross: by which. indeed. this sland will be at once advanced from its state of inertness u id o - scurity into a great thoroughfare of commerce and intelligence. The Second is, that natural interest whiz-hnlI_ ‘ ' _ ly take in the progress and success of a speculation, undertaken in such a liberal and enterprising spirit,ernbriiciiig so many objects 0 - O deserving universal favor. and so sure in its consequences, to hasten P on that general iiinrch of improvement throu limit this Island, which all good men must earnestly desire. The ’I‘ ird is. that respect and regard which we justly imbibe for the individual, by whose talents, energ and means all those great and desirable ends are to be ac- conip ished. “'0 have most of us had the opportunity of ins ting the Albatross, and iidmirin the excellence and perfection o all the arrangements on board 0 icr. We have toalay the pleasure and honor of entertaining the enterprising and distinguished owner of her ; and Iain sure, Gentlemen, that you will join heartily in this expression of the deep interest we take in the success of his enter- prise, by drinking health, long life, and prosperity to 4. Captain Sleigh. A iii-—" See the conquering Hero tomes.” 1 teeming with snelfagriculturnl richness is so cminentl blessed ascertsins what it is peculiarly fitted for. In this irisuuer. man with. witlieriiig with haughty insolem.-e, those yvliotn he llll _ sider as his subordinates. I yield with ivtlling elieerfuliiess to ltly disappointed his friend. I came mit amongst them as a proprietor crus. ing and led of true genius has had the latent ht con- y a couraged, until he of whom, perhaps. I tllQP\.V.I.I"¢,lp":G.lt:tI'TdIII.lnI"l’:: by turning out a profound mathesia. hear my portion in the Enlncatiun of their children and those ““"“'v ' '°'"“l dlVl'|° 0|’ °|'l|¢li|° lawyer: 0l_¢If|'I¢tl.'liis well-trained other iinposts which the exigencies ofthe public service may require; for I would not have it said of myself or my children that the poor imn asked and was relused, or that my family I rose upon the tyrannically exacted ewi-at tiftbcir brows. it rather he wliispcred at the humble hearth, that “ we did as we wished to be done by.” This occasion is one to celebrate the extension of the com- mercial intercourse with the United Siatea—:t nation for whom I entertain the most sincere and lively regard oflasting friend- ship—a people whose intelligence, ability and greatness. no Saxons themselves and Saxons nurselves—a nation has arisen in this western world, the brilliant clfulgence of whose glory no future destiny can coast, §Il0|IlltI offer I A ' other can equal, nor can any cloud. I regret, that the Pie for one second, a topic of uneasiness or .,. all while treaties between nations have decided, ratified and con- finned by the Pleiiipotentiaries of the rcspeciiio powers. can we be accused of ]l|‘Et'lpllIllCy or a desire to act unjustly, if we require those rights to be respected. am individually concerned, I consider it a bad policy to pre- vent Americans fishing in our waters, but my opinion, I do not wish to be considered of any importance, in comparison with the judgment of older and wiser men than myself. " when I just heard my good friend, the American Consul for Pictou, remark, that equally tlcsirous as he was for reciprocity in trade with the United States, still his country was not to ' Now, air, I can assure that gentleman. that my country is too powt-rful—lier navies too great—her armies too br:ive—aiid our people too cliivalrous—ever to con- descend to " bull " any nation, much less that powerful nation on our borders or uhom she entertains such lively feelings of ' ' ' as a- subject of the may resent a reflection upon her honor, it does not follow, that I approve of the present restrictions en- forced upon American fishing vessels. There is now a schoo- ner lyiug captive in our Bay, a lawful prize to the land, and this unhappy event reminds me of an anecdote narrated by an Ollicer iii the Royal Navy at a public dinner to vrliicli I was iii- vitcd the other day in Boston, to celebrate the Birili day of our Gracious Sovereign, and at which, I may remark, I heard from the brother of our esteemed Attorney General, who sits upon my right, one of the most eloquent, magnificent and nine- terly pieces of eloquence, it had ever been my good fortune to listen to; for the Ilon. William Young, the Speaker of the lIuust- of Assembly in Nova Scntia, on that occasion, did an honor to his country, of which Nova Scotia might well feel ’I he officer in the Navy alluded to, who was by the bye the Admiralty Aizent for one of our esteemed landed Pro- prieturs_ yhe llon. Illr. Cunard said. that in the American \Var of l8l2,when cruising ofl Boston in a British Ell.-iii~of-ivar, it was his order: front the Eiiglish /tdiiiiral on the station, that should he fall in with and capture an American Vessel, if it[ ' shading ofi" of n dissolving view; but to belonged to a poor man, he was to permit his prize to proceed delicate position I have placed myself before he “ bullied into it.” regard and alfection. Crown, pronil. uninolcsled. Might we hope that the example so nohly set coiiiiuuiiity of Prince Elwnrd Island, it is of But, air, while surpass. lieries of our Ast ‘ar as l myst- Let But, bir. us by one of those good old Lnglisli Gentleinen, whom we are too prone to consider not as intelligent as lliose of ilie pre- in more than fact. sent day, will be followed by the Imperial Government. _ we all,as Prince Edward lslamlers, unite in an earnest appeal, that the Schooner Prize, may be permitted to return home, and her poor owner, have it in his power to tell his wife and chil- drcn, that the Ellgllslt people desired not to pluck frotn their months the crumbs earned by their hardy we_atlier-beaten pa- With these sentiments. may I ask your indulgence for the length of my remarks, and hug ofynu to receive from me my warmest expressions of gratituilv, for the high honor which on Sit‘. and Gt-iitlerneii, have conferred upon me this evening in the Legislative llalls ofour This Speech was followed by long continncd and enthusias- rent. tic clieerin . 5. The Army and Nitvy.—- U Was then given by the Hon. J. M. Hall, one of the Vice Presidents, and responded to by Capt. Swabcy, and Captain Beazeley, R. . lslan . 6. Major Norton, and our other Guests. Pro mm by Major l\orton. ‘I. The Chief Justice. and the Diir. ponded to by Jose Res 8. Lady Bnnneriiian. rs. Blei to b Captain Sleigh. (‘aptuiii Kearney. 10. 'I‘lie Cliairnian. Was next in order then given, which was drunk with long and conliniieil clieering,aftcr which he addressed the company to the following effect- It is said that out ofthe fulness of the heart the month spcakcth ; but there is a fulness of the heart which obstructs the utterance and forbids any adequate reply. ' Gentlemen under which I now labour. It is a great pleasure to me to receive these tokens elected by you. Gentlemen, to the honor ofthe cliair,I believed it to be my ditty not so much to talk inyrelf,as to introduce op- purlunilies and topics suitable for our guests to speak and en- large npoii. Gentlemen, I am truly proud nftlie encouraging demonstration ofintcrest with which the Island has met this ' Its importance to the community csniiot be over estimated, and I trust that at the proper opportunity every dis- position will be shown to Bill its profitable maintenance an every facility given to prevent unnecessary detention. evcral other speeches followed, which we have not been cnterprize. able to obtain. sed by Ca t. bwabey, Vice President, and thanks re- ll Hensley, Esq. Solicitor General. gh, and tho Ladies.-—Itespond ofymir approval. -000- Contrary to our usual want, we have semiannual exiiniiiiution of the I’upils of t ie Charlottetown Acade- my, and as we ought not for ninny reasons to have done this, so we now hasten to supply the omission. It is a task which we per- form with the greater pleasure, as every succeeding examination brings with it visible and most gratifying proofs of increased im- roveiricnt; and it is no small satisfaction to the writer of this ar- ticle to find his progiiostications verified, by the success that has invariably attended the alumni of the institution who have removed It 's College. in Windsor, in order to complete their educa- ro should be a necessity for their tion; a I that he regrets is, that the " re are many, and we are sorry to leaving the Island at all. find among them. men who with enlarged views or other impor- tant topics, soeni to evince disproportionatel lllll, the most importantgofall. it is the fee ion with them, to cry down the acquisition of classical literature as auperfiuous or some- thing worse; as occupying that portion of the time of youth which ought to be devoted to the more nacessa ‘ _ ' It is stated, that Latin and vice except to professional men, and that innny of these get on of learning. extremely well without i am. learned of each language is forgotten within it few cars. This is ry and pra ‘reek are Tlist in most cases, all that is n... It is this feeling seed over in silence the contracted ideas on ill’ When I was cticsl branches of no real ser- nftlie dung hill; but this is only landlord farming, yielding little advantage to trade and commerce. Ifthe comniunit willswalte to its own interest and provide the raw material, we frlbr.put tfldf ‘tel d l sIrea|in:uand ch. "my 0 :rlIc:El ’ "I "npifqli and well-disciplined talents into the senate, and shone fortlt an ac- ootnplislied statesman; or mixing with the throng has benefited the commerce of his country b ridding learning and research to calcu stiori and enterprise; or invlng given the full force of natural and pltjrqillred strength to bear upon aoine one or other of the various arts stsuytiiin or enibellisli ife, has made a name and a ulreda repiitstion that would have never been heard or thought ol'. e are :30’! lI‘n_the I;‘lI)Il of setting Ip the neighbouring colonies as examples ifim :_Inc0 filwttrd Island to follow, _for we _think, the iujudicioos . a ton an adoption of many things which hgyg Iuccedd of scared to have succeeded with them, has be... 5". ,,,,,,;,,;,u ethanluseful; but in their seal for the difi'nsiori_ of knowledge W. ‘V0.15! y pecuniary sacrifices they made to attain their object, iave our Island statesmen emulate their 'eaample gfthe names of Iluliburton, Belcltcr, and Genaer, and many others may well be pron . Let the sons of the ljlgnd 5". equal advantages, and they will not be behind hand in [hg "c The number of Scholars on the ltoll during lthej last 'I‘eim°ivn Ml. iticl d‘ 'I‘ It ‘ ' .. I" ma gd';%m::tI¢;rqtea;idape;;o::qsIimpninx III Ieacher_s. In the "M "wt 'l“"'l"8 In inert-nae of 28 above lllB‘I|i‘lIElI number Tl“ |“|'"b8I' in enrh class were as follows '- In Greek, _ III I illti _ 4' In tieogrnplgy . 48 n Illlttir In various branches of Mnthoriiiitice: incliidin‘§!,i\|8,.|,m Fuel“ . s 4 . rfrigonniiietry,—-plniii and Splierical-—and Navigation iiicludiig th s ' I 0 use of Instruinoiits, 20. O n—3s-1 Sm: To J. D. llsssasio, Egg, I assure you I feel greatly obliged to help it ntfurds me is nllowin l ' - occupied by the effusions 08f’: :tr)t‘l?p:Y-tl'I.lI:: Il'IflI‘I.| column. m be hearing a very doubtful relationslii ' ‘or’ in P'“""' cisilly so, as you have been please , troduce me ' because in that notice I I ' - - and this. iii the very delicate Clrctlnll“l:lnI::lcl°tldlltfnlI;lI'IoIi'. Pmiuo-' iiiyself, is to me, matter ofgreat importance, and on triidmt phuod foio excuse my troubling you with an expleynstion I ‘Mimi am sure. you will know how to forgive t e .[ '°¢;“;°n yup. I liave it peared in various dresses in my Ii 3 u ore. as n t'o unteer, in ' iriiit r ‘ t ' ilesireil you to publish my letier I: Ilia Iatieilertliiig iiiir'i:kye:nrri.e.,.' I pear to be so fond ot my new clothes, that I wish to shew to every y. . In our free conversation on the s ' It I t r I stated to you, that I lind fortvardi:lrIf:ltl$1kIo;iile(;o;3i’ec:ul::.7i lo Ills Excellency; you exprciisi.-d ii ttisli to innkc use of ii in yo:: paper, with such observations as you slinuld think right to make‘ 't|tll\\'t‘l’ was to the effect, that I should he very glad if oii would. for the subject courted enquiry and the more publig 5; could be made, the better: this difiisrence iiiiiy appear only like ll“, my own feelings, in th. the highly rcspecublg You are also pleased to call this ‘ the land li>rfmriiy'Td‘ii'ji:iiiii.; this run not nittiiralized, defaclo or do jais I have not tItIt|ple(I it, and it is because I liitve not, that these leiten appear; for it depends upon the manner ' which the public are " ll“ "955." for the ready P‘ then in pleased to take up the subject brou ht before them, whether I fully adopt it or not; at present I can onIy say, I shotild very much likg to do so, my present position is a conditional iiiteiidin settler Ilnd I found provision for entcrpiitiiiig liiriiiing, my-eel I whole family, together \|'lllI niniiy ncquuintunco u would lllI\’t.' occupit-tl ii large tract of the country by tlu the general poverty of the cleared fariiit, and the labour the iiiiiideii i-nil, will never cninport wit ‘the taste or intern." of that class of ngriculturists ttlllcll, I think, this country nioet needs and which, I believe, my own faiiiilv and friends fairly represent: and it is this latter posiiioii, that I trike up as most advantageous‘ to address the infiiientinl and interested part of the coniinunity, and it is , I of clearing If any thing I any iiltonld be found pressing tipon any class, only in this agricultural st.-use. that it must be it plied. I think he sul-jcct in hand dciierves it still further explanation. and at the risk of bein charged with egotisiii, I will narrate my family adventures on the sland. When I arrived, I found my sons had purcha two very nice-lookin farms; but they were poor, not produc' it safe half-crop. There was swam -mud as the only mean"? hand to effec. improvement, lime cou d be purclissed at the cost of about four pounds per acre sides the expense of carriii e' tlu produce and price of produce in this country can never pay or’saelx an extensive outlay; for the labour of digging and carting mad carting and mixing lime, and then carting and spreading t Q[hQg’- with the cost ofliiiie, would be four times the cost of the l'ee:,e‘im l of the land to which it would be up lied; this is monstrous iiri rose: merit, and so slow, that it modern arnier could never wait pfor it. At this time, the IIon. lllr. Ilonsley‘s Newsterid pro rt tliroivn into the market in about its native condition o air’. 1|. considerable clenrnnce, it large proportion of over-burnt land e'i‘sil . cleared, and besides these advaiitnges, two large pastures for sum‘! mer feeding. I considercd this a favourable opportunity, and mad. up my ninid to try what we could do under these for more favour’ circumstances. t‘lie cleared farm was in what is called here (3 condition; except about 20 ucres'injured by summer ploiig tin ivitliuut cropping; but what we call good condition, is that e arable land shall produce twice as much with much less leliour and ex. e we had no purcliasable manure but soot. tlist would its expenses, we resolved to make the new land feed the old, coinuderuig, that by bringing it lt|'.0 ciiltivation, well workin it, and laying tI0\\'ll to pasture we should tinprove our fecdin Is the same time that we were abundantly supplying the ol land with extra inanurial support. a proposed also, to grass-down the exhausted part. and throw it out to pasture, thus limiting our in- tended culture to about a hundred acres; but to make that produce its siaziinuin yield, seeing that we could supply it with the rain inn- terial ncedful to effect it. his is the principle upon which we '33 ~<= are workin , and so far as we have been able to proceed, I have no doubt o ultimate success. Our rinciple is never to part with a blade of grass. nor a single straw, and we should deem it agricul- tural sacrilege to part with it sin la root. As we have abundant ex- cellent pasture, we lisve no ties to summer-soil our stock; but we winter-soil; takes care never to summer-feed our ploughed land, but carefully collect every thing in its greatest yield for the benefit ' but ‘a all then be nbleio work the other hundred acres upon the principle of repro- duction, up to the same standard of grain produce, and still heep more stock thiin it will grass; now all this superebundnnt yield pa a itself into the annels of trad commerce, it will make all ihe_property of the Island_ materially advance in price and ‘profit, i thin seeing the whole country is capable of the same results. W’ explanation, I most respectfully commit the subject to the continued. vs uable su rt of the press. no And remain, - Your obedient Servant, . II. A. JOHNSTON- King Square, July 31, I852. Charlottetown, July 31, I850. J. D. ltaazsttn, Esq. Dna Sin; ‘ . May I beg of you, the favor of publishing the following Annual Report of the Aotiisr , of the National Iroan Fund’ Life Assurance Society of I.s0Il on, and which has been ado t- by the Directors, for the Information of your readers, w are already Insured in that Otllee,es well as of thosswlto me be desirous of availing themselves of the many acknowledged advantages which Life Assurance preeuits. iii: oboaim sun»: t. w. a Li. 0 $ — Lsndea. xq io.iass. Gniv-nnssew; " Qeiplienee with your loatrsetiuna. I to I. 5.: the leading rsaelt sf any anneal lnvectlgation o the akaiu°:I"t:: ha-rioivai. Loasr Poise Lire Aaaonaiica ttocia-i-v. ' the pest yur. B00 Palieiee have bee is the extent of £417,015, sssnvascu amount of £M,08 I. Id. h. . the on lino.-ooontlnig ’."'I‘sble m taut has paid from the commencement ef the isty to the end I the ear amount to £ldI.MI, being as t . 5?. the end of “'0-rt-in he ludiruh iaea "0 HIV and the hate thlealaty It eel’ ."fsaaw£1a.OOI1s. etc. and ssi-rsspsssisgsnaeasatn-wseassb.ra.&.ta. _ it issued. covering and yielding peenianste the III)!!! IQ than the Ill! the line fifellslea lbltls’g..a'eendl'I”. evahlpeaisessi ' ibeear-