ind in Pot zhr. .ow rillt ‘ “""“"' "“""' ' “ “""'.-C1‘R!V"!.sC - '7 t VOL. it. . .~ .. __ ,, l -lmtetattur itrortttrtttatt. now or A9$l?MBL,¥;.' A O ‘CONDl:‘.N.SE.D REPORT. Titlsost, Ifarch 80,'I86Ii ..- l I I M. - I uoust-: IN C0tl\ll'I"l‘I-‘J-1 0.‘{'Cl-‘.R'l"Al.‘l nnirsrintcs I"R.U\tC':IlE luGll'l‘ ll0N._ EARL Gitt:Y—tti.’tHwt..tY in the air. . ' One of these Despstches was on the subject oféertain Poea, al- leged to~have been Illegilly taken by Mr. Hitvlltirtd-as Private Se- cretttr . ' ' After this Despatch had been read, the Hon. Mr; COLES ob- served; with reference to it, that Earl (trey appeared ioitiiiik, that as Mr. Haviland had acted as Private Secretaily. and had_‘,' In thirt capacity. a right, in his (Earl Grey's) opinion. to the Fees on Mar- riage Licenses; and its the law. with respect to the Pee: on Mirt- riage Bonds, was not. perh so lea , have been; it was not altogether uiijustifinbla in It In (Mr. llavitsnil) r»-fused to pay them; and that Ilis Lordship thought. the question whether Mr. Ilaviliiiid had any right to take each ees,- tvus arts between himself and the persons who paid them, and not between him and the Public Treasury, and th:it such l"ei-s could not, under any circumstances, ave claimed for the Public '|'reaeurei_'. But with respect to the Feast mi Tavern, Peilliirs‘, and I"erry l.I- cenctis, Ilia Lordaliip thinks, that the question. whether Mr. Ila- vilastd ltad atiy right to take them, ttiid in which right he took them, was subject to more doubt than that regarding Mririiuge |.icsnrti-s; and iiilvisi-s the Assettibly to allow the aubject to drop. an In rt-at aiitititied with having put tin end for the future. to what they regnid as an abuse. It is now, coutinited the h-morable member, for Ilte Iloiise tnili-cide, whether any further steps shall be taken in the business, or not. is lttive so for done our duty In prnsecutiiig the enquirv; but I agree with what seems to be t 9 opinion of I-Eur Grey, that its tlte Govt-raitii-nl oftbe day and the Assembly did not ' ‘ or remedy the abuse of which we have complain- nil, no v-ttglit not now to exercise all the rigor which we riiuy have it I I out |Iit\Vt'l' to eiiiplov with respect to it. As to the Fees on M.iii't.igii llorida, lI\0|l»tI the Governmeiit actually recover them, they would have to be paid back to the iniliviiliiuls frottt whotii tlii-v were at first, taken; I am, therefore, of opinion, that we hail better allow that put nf ths business to rest its it ii. between Mr. llavilarid and the persoiia who paid those Fees. But, with respect to the Foes on ‘Yiivervi, Petllnrs. and Ferry I.icenne-i, I not clearly ofopinion, that they should biive been paid into the '|'rt.-asury. iind tlsiit Mr Ilatiliuid should be called a to to pay over to the 'I‘rett- aiirer tliesniiiiint ii.’ Fees. reliiiiied him for granting ssrh ceiices it Iiile iiciiiig mt tfoliinial Sr-eretsr . ' a ant-e ilue.froin him, on that account is, £I27 4 8, and I cannot think, he will object to pay it, if reqnimil in do so. Ilnt if IIIP lktuse are u opt‘- Ii-‘ll. IHII lbuzluiii is not worth niititng for, let» them say so. and there will he an-"sail of the hnaiin-is. The iiibjasi has been so often before the llttttsii, that IIIO'l'L' can IN‘ no Iwcessily to go further iiitii it t is quite plain. that the Sal try allowed. by law to the Co- Ioniiql Secretary, when .\Ir. l_|aitiiliitid ltielil that ttppoitiliiieiit. will. us now, in he In him (the Ciiliniitil Set-retarv) in lieu of all I"i:es taken iniiis tltlign, \\‘Itit'.Il,.Wl!fU.-,lllt9|'&l-IIIC. II! he will into. tho ub- Iic 'l'reusur_v; and I at eoiisslpsi-utly, whatever amount i-fsnith ‘eel his been retained by. him, no hit pat. ' ti Tlirwtgluiut the whole of the eiiqiiirv. I iliil no ii_ior«tbnug,I ltulipvy, it IOJDfl‘|I|y duty to do; and now, I viish for no 0|lI_t9l d wing may be for and riinsoniihls. I-‘.nr Grey, rscoititiieotlr us to allow tbqsitlijirct to drop; nnil whether the ‘l'pllIl‘l|l.l,I-‘C, Irtii deuter- niiiin to iroi-ei-.d fiittlier in the Itll~Il_l|t'rItI or nut I shall nirquip.-pice in their lli-oi-iioii, snti-fied with biréittfi ilorie Giltiti, I tliiuigltt-,, ui_v duty. , Mr. FRASER said. the subji-ct had been a very disargtrtrnble unis. 6;-st and last. It had, howev r. been taken up, .n't0|iV91 of public ditty; and it was tiecessary , tlitit it should be finally! tlt'POQOI-l afi some way or other. it rid ltutl-it wua-Iru.er*"5I'0tl 14".“ to do with the liiiainesii in the biiuintiing; but he, not _ en so muted. to it, its it ltad been alleged he bad: {And IN! WM,-I30! '|'“‘?5 ispiisi-d to have any thing topic Io,do vtitlt-i,l,. It wullltl Well. he thought, for thi-iie who had no llI|lt‘II to sit on the suhji-rt fur- tttei-Iy. as Well as those who hail assisted in driwing the llteport, to ' ' eseiit views of tltebiisiiuzea , V. , 3, . , Iltm. ll r. I't)I'I". s..‘id. he was one of.tIta..anliirtitnpt,e,,iniliyliilwth who signed llttt lli-port. For the share he liiiil but in it. his \‘It‘Wl biil hriert grossly iiii-rirpresutilril. and he lizid lit-on aulijei-Ii-d to it great deal ofallirriii; hu|.'ltnd‘Iio diriseii to rittttlltttnt |l“"'0 “ll” a-titiili-d him oti that account, wpuld, be. II|3Ilt3V<,‘tI. IIIIVQ liiiil <IIlll6 to congratulate tliieinsielvt-.. upon in the result. Iigirl ‘(,iIey,lI-I_v'_tt|ti't‘It. ' is npitiioit. Ihtit it will tiow 2 bit! I0 HIIOW 0.“ 'J'5_‘?l. 10 drop-,_lint my opinion is. that if we lmlitivc. there is 'a‘ny,,llIl-It: ]l_lI|ly’ d e to the Gt-veiiiuirnt fft_|'tfl|.b.l_t‘. Ilnvilnntl, it ii, 0|fl_.tllI|,Y l0 lithe, meiisuri-s to compel him to refup it. . ' ,_ , '_ The Hon. the Sl'I’-2.¥\Kv R. was of opinion, that the Assembly‘ having for seven years failed in point out up lP|tI't!'4I‘ll|. the oiii_is: aiotis tiiadi- by .\Ir. ll.iviI.iiid iii the filling up oftlire Blue Biioks. the,’ presitiit lliinse liiid had no right to tax him ontltait iiccplrnti 5 .ll8 also or tied, that the l~‘i-.e Art of [M3, WIIlCIJ'“'lII| tint ri-pi-at 9 . 743-, cllgllldreltlllla I"eesi-f the Private Se rirtar ' a l iiiiiintiiinieil, that it was tpiite clear, that if .\Ir. lliiiilnnd pripipred t3_Cl'ldill| iilucipnents to he laid liefi-re the tioteriior lor,li'ts signature, his ()lr.' '‘ was iantiili-d to his Fees for It iviiig done. so. rig! Ned. llliil ll htid been argued by some, that, because Mr. ,lIii_vi tiitd ,had aid into the 'l'riiasury. certain l-‘ei-s whii-h he bail for iierly, r Itiiriet , It. was a proof that he was not entitled to them, and that it ought. therelore, to pin in the b.l.iiici~ retuitiod; but. if ltditlie llon. the Spealtor), thought he ought ttiit to have so aid in aui-.li' l"i-es, his having dpne so would not alter his (the hon. the Speaki-r,‘s_) 'i>p'ppinn concerning them: rind neither, he said. ought it to alter this opinion with I't.'I|rt‘Cl to them of any one around the '-liable. Earl rey, he retmirlii-d. did not appear to think, that any For-s hiid bei-ii ille- gally niluin by Mr. Ilnvilnnd. and be (But Grey) rscoiiinieitilcd the Assembly to allow the subject to drop, ainl he (I is hon. the peiiker) was inclined to think. lltttl Iltii wise.-t course wollltl IN; to act in iuisuiinras of Ills l.oidsliip‘s rectiiotiti-iiilationI Him. 7 Col-‘Rs "19 wished for not iiiig uiiri-nsonable Mr. Iliiviliiiid knew th¢,I.iw_ as wt-ll as any one-: vlte illr. lliivilaitd) re- tiiiiio-d tltafeiis on Marriage l.ii:i-nci-s. lint piiitl lltI|C'?-,0ll_,'rl|Vl’l'|| ‘4ltftlltf,Qfl|l|ll4| the 'I'reasu- , iiftsrtbs sulijci-t had, I)t‘t'l| taken up by Auoinlily. It was quits clesr,.i|i I by t l w. the Few! trail on :ll lLi'r‘:‘sncas 1:I|:il|I in’ the ofios n the Colonial Se0Wl*')l -. “.’°'fl to it ‘ into t e 'reaanr .- , , . nll.Mf.AWARBUK'l'1’yN- The Iris} is not much changed: andl might now. with-propriety, In fag for many tli.ings_ ivbtcli l_do, if .\lr. Iluvilsadiivsa. ' «limit In d ' ; but I do put. liituui, that svltayleit isqslta _iiarI. that Ir\y_ pas retained by Mr. II'aviIiind,slIoalil ave been :||tI inititliq I'alilio'.’l‘rpiisis‘r ,'l‘to‘l_ltoIIId now he cal ed upon to pay I ii-.ir iiitioultt over to the |_num-gr; I wt“ ilii-ro|'orel'iIre move a Ittisolutiiiii tn tbitt elfect. ' i ' 'l‘Iie followin1_ is the Resolution which was then sttbinittetl by the on lWiirburton ‘ ’ " -.'wi.'.m. on House iif'Aiisembly in in an Seltlbn, risaimsa ' Ilia I-lasollntieii, tbs l.iaut»-mint tlovi-.rririr.’onvt|te' saltjdistlilf ci.-rttilti Ir... liitdiswd iiy lbs in. c..i.mi..i !‘.tecfi'tiIr_Vi'l"’,l*'l\llf’ , cnpttrify of l"iivii"te Secretary : wlibytlasfllivi Ilxcelltrncy aided‘ the Adeiiitily‘s Aitdrsal‘to_'tter Mi_i'i-st "s>Priiiclpal tliecr-~hit-y’ or State for the CltIltnM.’M ltd Is,‘ Rltprtrt of II Bpreiial “ Vtrdmlttefi of the lions: of Aces ' t, tiigetlii-r with Mr. IIiivilaiid‘a answer kb¢;'to_ in N g ' to obtain VIII‘ I.ortIship'a opi- anon on madame : n whereas In .x lli-ncyllte Lieutenant Qa- «imi-,tii|l irlb-forstps ll-it-U_ .ni.t_i, darin the pmoni ssi.im..i viii...-ieii ii dlvssdilt ttf'f|lk"Iht‘.tnteitc ' an an ht l_loii. tbs Bog-.r_sIar pf Sttits_for the Colonies, whtfi tls Lords tip has-given esxrdss in teltltd "!"3' ‘ the qui-siiou cats at i_s~r‘ obi his t I" ' nraalilhsv ' lltr . ll’ fbtf ffddflaofiii t "lad ' fiifirfl’ "House of Aiisetiilily deems it inexpedient, at this period, to ta‘ - any iit'i-,ps with the view of enforcing the refunding of Fees exacted r and ex lclt an it might ' "ltlll t|flCl\Q 00 .I IOIIIIVB III ‘Vt!!! _IEI ' of all social or er, pe ' land . however. had‘... _Iiiylie“_r}o iquenbes pf the suspicion!‘ ahrl hiitred be settled between Mr. Ilaviland and the parties who paid those ‘Fees, who might contest the chitin of the former to those Fees, if It were an itnproper one; and that as respects t e Fees on 'l‘uvern, Pedliir, and Perry Licences. Ilis l.ordsh'ip considers Mr. Hiivil.-uid‘s claim to them much more doubtful than his clniiii to Ih I‘ on Marriage Licences, but recouiniends the Assembly to allow the euhji-.r:t to drop. and to rest satisfied with having put an end. for llle fuliffl. '0 What they regard as an abuse: wlierear tho 7" G lt'p‘iin Marriage Bonds and Licences, the right of the late Colonial Secrettiry to which is, at oust, open to doubt and uncertainty; but that inasiiiiti-h as the abolition nfan abuse is no justification of an ttllbgoil exactiiin of Fees ‘lhr Tavern, Pedlar, and Petr I.iccnces, tllb absence of any right to which, on the part of Mr. Invininil, is in the ‘opinion of the House of Asst.-tnbly, unqueiitionnble; Resolve-l therefore, That the House be recommended to address the Govern- ment of this Colony, requestin them to to e the necessary pro- ceedings to recover frniit Mr. I aviliind. the sum of One hundred ttrtd 'I'Wenty-seven Pounds, Four Shillings, and Five pence, being the amount of Fees illegally retained by him for granting Tavern, Pedlnr, alid I-‘erry I.iceni-es." ‘ .\Ir. LAIRD seconded Ilia Resolution, and in doing so. observed, that Mr. Iltivihind. by paying into the 'I‘reasury the Fees on Ta- vern, Pedlar, mid Ferry Licences, after his attention lllItI been cal- led to tho snliject. by the proceedings of the Assembly with refer- ence to them, had acknowledged, thit he had taken. what he was not entitled to; and no one, therefore. could question the propriety of his hi-lug called upon to pay w iutever amount of them he might have retaiiiuil, into the Public 'l'rt*asury. It ihiiuly iiidiciitt-is, that the Bond given by the 'l'uvcrn- keeper ahal be left with the Colonial Secretary, that he may grant The words of the Act are. “ And such Bond, with tho Certificate hercinbi~l'oie inentioiii-d, shall be lell. with the Colonial ' Secret.-try lit the time of obtaining the Licence." It cli.-nrly points out. that the duty is to be performed by the Colonial‘. Secretary; and theri-for fore. it is evident, that the I"ee should be paid into the Public ' ‘re.-isury. There can hit no dmibt concerning it : i new were room I'nr doubt, it would be right that Mr. llzivilitnd should have the ‘benefit of it. I myself have no doubt. as to tie ille- gality ofhis retention, ns I’riv;iti.- St-cretnr , ofthe other Fees which have been claimed by the Ilouso for the flublic Treasury; for uni- tlier Governor lluntley nor Governor Cnnipbell had it Private Se- , Mr. glluvilnud may have thought, that he was t‘ll- ' cretnry. Still titli-d to those Fees, h .canse the previous Colonial Secretary. Mr. Collins. received that as Private Secretnr . But it must be re- iricrnhored. that the law was changed In Mr. IIrivllund's time, and although he may have thought himsclfeittitleil to those Fees, the law. I think’, would deteriiiine otherwise. The lionorablo menibter thi-n proposed amending the Resolution by the oiiiission nfthe word " illi-gnl|y,"'rib:rerviiig, that lhe expression was too strong. and that he was very fur ram wishing, that any undue censure should be conveyed‘ liv the loo tinge of the Rrosolutioti. lllr. l.AI|tI'l ob‘ .ti-i tn the pm seil llll!?n'IIl|€I'lI., that if the I-‘er-s were not ille ally taken, the ffituso could have no claim to tlieitt ‘ ‘ ‘ fhfrvtttlilttt hi‘ the Ilon. Mr. mi.I-ts, the iiisminim was then amended by adding at the end, " while acting as Colouiul Secre- tii " ‘ ' rv. 'I'lie House having been resumed, the fort-going Resolution was reported 2 tltttl. when the lion. the S|'l-XAKER. was about to put the itestioo thereon.-— ‘ '- — M . PAIJIBR rose and said: In one «rt sftlte Ilesoltttibn'thore is it iiiisrecitnl. i not it misstatement of and Grey's words.’ ' n the Resolution it is said, " that sit respects the Peel on 'l‘nvervt, Peillur, and Ferry Licences, Ilia I-.ordsiliip’cniisiilers' Mr. I‘Isviltind‘e claiir. to them much more doubtful than his cliiiin to the Fees on Marriage Licencivs ;" but Ilia I.otI‘Itrhlpr:‘y:I “ may be subject to more doubt ;” rind I niiive.’tltiri the exact we‘ in be inserted. " -2 V ~ This iiiotioh-inst v with no opposition, and"the Resolution was IIIIIQIICHI ac ing y. ' " ' ' Mr. I’Al.\lER then moved It further amendment to the said Its- solution, by leaving out all alter the words "abuse" at the end of the third prirsgritph. and substituting the following : ‘ " Resolved therefore, 'I"tiat' it is inexpedient for this House to take no further proceedings respecting the right to the Fees in question, unless in such a niriiini-r its to obtain it judicial decision thereupon in the Supreme Court of Judicature in this ii an " ' ' The lleusetlividi-il on the motion of ittiiieiiilinfit 2 Vs I’iiluiier ltI‘Aul:i , Moiilegoino-ry. and Ilaviland. Nays: ‘“ttl|ItlO‘l. Messrs. \Vh:!ltitI. Juitliiie, Colon, I’ope, tttiil Wiirl.urton, Messrs. Fraser. Clark, Mooney, Benton, l\l‘Ni.-ill, and .titid.' 8o‘it pits-ed in the negative. _ . "I‘he question being then put. that the said Resolution, as amend- ed, be agreed to, the House again div" : - Yeas—lI —Na i--4. ‘ ' So it was carried in the riliirmative. and Resolved accordingly. Hun. Colmiial Secretary. Mr. I-‘raster, and ' were then appointed ii Ciititmittse to prepare and report this draft of an Address to His Excellency the Lieutenant tiovernor, pursuant to the eiril ,ltt-sitlutiiin. "l'lii.- ll-iii. COLONIAII SF.CllI'.'l'AllV_. from the Committee iipprittited Ill prepare and rii-.ort the draft til an Address to llni l:.x- rirllenfy the .ieutenntit (iiivorniir, pursuant to the Ilesulntion adopted ‘ by the House yesterday. on the sibject of‘ certain Dus- pntclies. plt!lll‘ltlI‘tI to l_tP House on the sevetit of I'i-hruary last, fire-ii.-iiti-il to the House the draft of llll Address, as prepiirevl by the ‘Coirtiiilttee, which-wits agrtied to by the House, atid is as follows ' To Ilia r:,mr1.'..cy, Sffr .‘Ilt‘.raruli>r Baunermitn, Knight, Li'ctt- 1.‘. l¢Ii_i1riI.(i7uv'eriior, _ MAI’. rr rittnist: voua EICELLENCY; The Ilouse of Asseinlilv having had under their consideration. it Deepitr-h from rhiykighi '|Iononibli- Earl Grey. IIt'l’ \ aji-iit_v‘s late I‘riiicipal Srcri-turv of State for the Uiiloiiies, diiteil. Downing .\‘I:,i.-at, 2|»! Novetnber, I8.'t|.-ulntittit to certain l'r:i-ii t:ii;i-it and retaliiwl hv .\lr. Iltttiltind, the late l'i-loniul Siitvrtetairy , as l‘ri\';itc “-- F'ei-s—-hiive ori niniiiie tIPIiItll:IlIl\tI.-' come in tbs '(tt)ttcl the said Pitt-s were illegally retained, and have, Ilt ci‘ti;-.'.-«pti:..r_',i,-, felt it their duty to adopt it li-solutioii—u copy of t\'l|ll‘ll Is l|Cl‘t!t'-‘llll nnnr-xi‘-il—ilt-slriiig 'h’:tt'tlte' ricci-s-.try proi-in-illiigs be tnlceii by your I".xci-llenr'y‘s titivi-hillteiit. to recover roin Mr. I avtlnud the soup of £127 4:. 55d , being llll‘ nriioiitit ufu cerliiiii description of l‘t:t:!I nieiitiooa in the said Iliiiiitltttinttj ' The lilmlu "r :Auen,p|' , thirreflrre, respectfully request.‘ that ‘Your Excelleiicy will‘ci'nhe blstfncltioti.-rto be given In compliance . V‘ . with thewitliiit misntio I run iitiim. Orilrreri, 'l‘ltst the min. Ciiiiiiiiiirbs who prepared the Address, be a Committee to wait"on "Hit Etcallency wiilt the nine. ., * n-, ,n , » ‘ I . I‘ It . ., Q .NGI:‘. IDDGII, .' ,_ _ ‘ i ' ."msY, April 2. The thin. the SPEAKER having inked. whether any new busi- ness wa -to be‘ hr n In before the llouse this Session, ‘ Ilonfalr. C'Ol.'i-lig rose and said, he believed there were no new mm. to in; introilucctlt liui in. bud b-en rt‘ "9". "‘- '° “ring in n _ liillto preve it the foriiinliiin of Secret Sofie in ‘In the Cultiity, on [pg mum] t my one am-b_Soriety, under this 'nt_It|lc of an rung: lodge‘. eiilter ' as tilreiftly organised in Ch:irfott§ll,‘Wll. or was iflllthl to he so, an The but too, well-founded ap[ifehenplttii,_Ihiit such it Sui-‘iely ‘were piariiiillcd to organ ii lIlt‘Ir,'Ilfl. opertitidtf would very rnnteriiilly.p0'itnt the ionlidi.-uce tihji-h iiiilividuill_prirtlnlts_ of our comnninit .HI’|t\V9I‘hlI|II8|’fl_! happily reprised n ettclt other,’ if it did ’ " i ' it 'arid friendly {iiliitiiipefixis lit‘. 'lietn-pen, F I ll _ friend'ir,i the gencrttl,ise‘ll'- to ng of lbefliilbny‘, viould Huber‘: d'i.-- aire to see rpetunle .' t yviis well known what terloiiafevl sV_hnd pfociledcdfriiiit tbs tolqrtitiott of such societies III.‘ other 'l3tintttne_a; where their operation bi .tqo fri- uently, struck at the very rnot " p ‘ iii‘ ,,'a d con di-rice; wlieie their prtti-endings hail not only priilrnk ' feelip I of flelcrinitted hostllity, but had oc- cmion. rollisionsa Vztlfllfil cs, which had fri- uently terminated in bloi shi-il and mar er ‘ he cotiiiiiunity of "nice iird a- bitppily known nothing of the evils produced by the coriIii:t_ w igti appear tiijbe ii'tgt_iirnl com-is , . _lItd osxysd in all It ies in which the orgaaiaation and op_srltloIts‘-' e'lab‘Io- max tolerated; and lie kpg,,_,IQ.IrO'llf”"_V‘9‘Il.¢‘m,I‘t,!‘y‘l tis Ilon Mr. Ctll.I".S. The Act I find is more explicit than I thought _ tad irit6?i’bitlnn' lit ‘the tioithil ‘ ' which every iriis ‘ — ..-.4-at-/-—~.-ow — . known by actual experience among us. We now live happily to- gether, urtder it representative constitution and form of giivi.-riitnent. the operations pf which, make no l)lIi.'lIy'lVB or unjust distinctions with respect to ciiniitry. creed, or sect; but, in and under ‘which, this in- terests of all are duly repriiieiiteil and cared for; and. concluded the ltonorxible member, there is, I trust, ton ttiuch feeling uiiiougst us, to allow this most desirable state of moist hair iuoiiy and contidence to be interrupted or disturbed, b the fornic- tioti ofsuclrii Society mi that to which I have pnrticuftirly alluded: but, slmuld ll unfortunately be otherwise, and tin ‘Oran c Lorlge be proved to be actually in existence urtiongst us, I pledge myself as l itiembcr of the Government, to be prepared, against the open- In; of next Legislative Session. to bring in a Bill for the elfectanl suppri-..-stun ofull such Secret Societies. as may it existence in the Colony, and for the prevention of their organization for the fa- are. rniaiiigiiei t:;..,;n.if.s.;..... . (Front the London Times, Jlpril 7.) PAITICULAIII or TH! Wtitzcix or nu: Bat-rtstt Sumn- [“RlGA‘I‘B BlltllNIllAlI.—I.s0t!I or 454 Ltvtzs! Another terrible disaster has happened at sea. At 2 o'clock, in "to lltornlng of the 26th February, Her Majesty’: steaniier. the Blrkettlteitd. was wrecked between two and three miles from the shore of Southern Africa. 'I‘he exact spot at which the calamity j httpponed, wns Point Danger. UIT this point she struck upon a reef ofattnkcn rocks. The aliip was iitciiiiiiiig elght and it half knota at the time The writer was smooth and the sky serene, but the speed itt which the vessel was passing tlirou h the water pruvi-il hcr dcstructiuii. The rock penetrated through ficr bottom jn-it nft the fort-Ittiist. and in twenty minutes’ time, there were ll fcvi Ilitat. tng spare and a few miserable creatures clinging to them, and this was all that reioairied of the Ilirkciiltcud —Q/'63:! person who hm] left‘ Simon‘: Bay in the gallant ship but a_/‘cw hours before, only I84 reinrrirt to tell the mic. Jt‘o It.-sa limit -154 BriglI'shmcit have come to so lamentable an rad. ' 'I'hi-rc is no mystery about tl.o calnniity. “'0 are not left. as in the case of the Atiizizon. to conjecture the origin of disasti-r. Just I \tI.ll£II. II£|pp(.'lN‘|I to the Orion olfthe Sci-ltislt coast, or to the Great Liverpool otf Fitiiitcrre. has happened now. Captain Siilmond, the oliicer in coriiimtiid, anxious to shorten the run to Algoa ‘ny 1 touch .-is possible, and more than was prudent, Iiu-_vgied the shore V too closely. Four hundred and ti ty-four person II£t\i! lost their lives ' II‘I cnrtsi-iptonco of his tenierily. As soon as the vessel struck upon ll"! NPR". llltl rush of water was so great, that the ‘men on the ; lower troop deck wi-ro ilroitttctl in their ltiiritttiocks. 'l‘ tcirs was . lllc ltzippii.-r fate; at least, they were spared the terrible agony of the next ttvvnly minutes. At least, tho manner ofilcslli was Itkii painful than with the others, who were first crusliinl licimalli tho alliiig spars tinrl funui.-l, and Il|t.'tl swept away to be deviiiirird by the sliarks. tvliu were prowling round the wreck. Froiii tho invi- ritcnt the ship struck, ull iippi.-are to have been done that liiiiuzin ¢HI.lr:igt.- iir coolness could ulli-ct. This siililicrs were Iiithlcri-II on the ttfti-r-di:ck. The imtinct of discipliiie tins stronger t.'V('I| than tlic instinct of lift.-. The flltlll fell into place ufcoiilly as on the arado gt-riunil. They tvcrietnld-o!I'inIo relic s. and sciit——smtic to the cltaiii-punips, sortie to the patlillia-box bo:iIs.—C:ipt. \\'right, of the niriizty-first rcgimcitt, who surtivizs to relate the dii:.'ti.lfitl acetic. tells us:'— ‘ luvcry man did as ho was directed, and there was not. a cry 0!‘ mttrtpur ainong them, until the vessel made her final plunge. I could nnt’nnme any individual olliccr, who did more tlian aiiuilier. ,./Ill ret-i'£re.i Métr onlri-ii. and hail them mrrml out. as if the IIll'Il were tmbrtrli‘I'ug instrarl of gain; lo (lie bottom ; there was only Mi! dt'fl'crence_—(/tat I iirrer raw tiny emburkafion ronzludcil with ‘art Ifllle noise or roa['iu'ian.“‘ ‘ ' I’oor fbllowl ! Had ‘they died in battle-field, and in their coun- try's cause, tlii-ir line would have excited less poignant regret; but there Is soinctliing iuetprt.-ssibly touching in the quiet, untliuchiiig f0*0l|lll0“ 0f!0 mziuy bmvo hearts, strugglin nianfully to the last, against an inevitable distiller. It fit grulifytng, also, to Hill’. tho! the women and clillilrut were all savnl. 'I‘hcy tad bet-.n quictly collected tinder the poop owning, and were as quietly got over the Ship‘! Uble. and passed into the cutter. '1 to out sto off about I50 yards from t to ill-stuircd lfirkcnhi-ad. and all were saved. 'l‘licri3 is not the name ofa single woman or child upon the list of persons who perishvd. Oiic gig and two cutters were all that could be rendered avtiilable. II one I104‘-Hunt, we find that when the men were ordered to get the paddle-box boats out, Ill‘! pin ufth.-. davits was rustcil in, and could not be got out. Captain \Vriglit, on tho tilhi-.r ltiiid. tells us, that wltim the funnel wt.-iiLo,vi-r tho siilo, it citrrii-II uwa the star- board padilli-.-box and boat, and that Ilic otlii-r p:iililli:—box boat cap- si'/.cil its it was hujiig liitwicil. Of the I31 pi-rsiius who were snvrd, H6 itiadie their escape in the three boats which succcdcd in getting clear ofthe wrec .'. Aim:-xcil are the nrtines iifthc military officers drowned :— l«l“l'l- Cllli Soatun, 7-lth lti,-gimcnt: I.ii-.nts. (1 \V. lloliinson, - ll~ Bmlllli F-"sign Iluyl.-ind. 73d llegt.; Ensign Melford, 6 Regt. Etlfllgll Russell, and Ciirtict llo t. _ , 'I‘ltc fiillowiug nro tliu names of tho n’l\'.'II officers lost 2-— r. \V. Ilrodit-, master; ' sucoml Mr. ll. Siilmoiid. iiia.<tercoiitniainliiig; 3 .\Ir. R. D. Spot-.r, fl'.'Cllll(I Inns! -r; Mr, J, I), I), Ilavii-s, iiiasu-I; lllr. \V. \Vliy|i:iui, clii-.-ftmgiiiccr; Mr C. \V. lI~ ti:r’s ttsslsltttilz lllr. .Iuuic~i .\I‘(.'l ‘lllltlll, fl~’.~‘IsI:lIIl. i-iigtiii,-er; .\Ir. I)i-i-Icy, ussistittit tstigiiicer; Mr. ' . lliitris, lloatsivttin; Mr. Jaiiics lliibisrs. carpiiuter. Never was ili,--itritctimi more suildirn or more complete. \Vitli':u lift-.-i-ii niinutc.-i tifti-r the tassel struck, llll! how liruki: short oil‘ l’i\'u tiiiiiitttwsiiiorii clapsi-il, and the hull of the vi-sscl \\'I'Ill in two, criuatni ‘s ' st ii at} the tin-_[iiirr-room. 'l'lir' stern part of II"! ves- iwl imuii. nlcly surgv-il, filled. rind went dowii. he only lmpo of ll|l.' sttrvivors lay in the riiiiin-topsail yard, t\I|lClI still sliowi-d tihovc wtilcr. ‘liiete were soittr: fraigtiiexits of the fiirccastlo II--(‘It r-llll ll-rating nhiittt; there were a few spars, and drift wooil. About forty-five penplii clung to the yard, and uftor rciiriiiiiiig tlicrc. until 2 tfcliick the lollmviiig afternoon, were picked olI'by lltn I.iimi-sir, a sclmoiinr which was proviiletttizilly at hand. (7ziptaiti \VtighI. l'l~4,-l¢!l'IS, tbatnftlio 200 persons, timru or loss, who were clinging to the iliift ivooil, \\l|t!lt he got. awa ', nz-- l ' every man tniglit have Il5‘l3ll R.I\'(‘|‘. had tl'lL‘ oftlic sltIp's limits tloiie lii.-r duly. lnlo this liont. this assist int surgeon had got. with i-i,-ht mi-ii. They ironic- dtutrly iulli-d nttny, and liinili-d about I5 ttiili-it from tho vi-sscl. The llict zippmirs to have been. that the poor cri-atures who were cliii;-iug to tho ilrifl wood, li.-iil bet.-ti carrietl by the swell in the di- ruclinii of Point Dtingvr. 'l'lit.-rt: they got etitaiigled tuiioiig this sen- \l\e‘.'lI, which at this tint oftho coast is ll|lt:l( and of iinnicitse length, Captain Wiig it‘a opinion is, that had not the assistant- surgeon curried olftlte botit, or even, had the bout pulled back to the scene oftlio dististcr, after landing the median gi-iilleiimti ltt safety, the majority ofthose persons might liavu been |tlCl(P(I oil’ the sen-weed. It only reinuius for its to to nienzinn here, that Cap- tain Saliiiond, who appears to have done his ditty after the retail _ struck, has not survived the cnluttiity. “'lii:n last st-on alive. he was atvitiintiug from tlie'i-terit-post of the ship, which had just gone down, to ti portion of the fnrccastli--ili.-i-.k, viliiclt was floating about 21) yiiids front the main bod ofthe wreck; sometliiiig struck him on the back of the head, a he never toseugiiiii. ' ii a Q. Suite: or AK EAITIIQIIAKI -A few minutes before six n‘cltii-k.,s. l.._ol Saturday, April 3. a slight slioclt of an earth- qualttr was felt» in this locality Matty residents of Clifton. Uiishsni. and Kitigsrliiwn. as wall as in the city. (llnstul.) were surprised at the shaking ol their bounce in In uiiuiiuttl a Inuit- nor. atoll in ooasequstiee some little alziim was caused among tirnlil psrrntta. but as there was no recnrri-one of the shock. all fear was speedily dissipated. "I'M shock was felt not only at IJi"niIol and vicinity, but at Wells and Chi-ililar, and I have no doubt at many other places in Somersetshire and adjoining counties. < _ . Ta; Ns1'ptN'A_L,DlI'£,-—The commissioners for the reduc- G . I tiol _af t_ltn,‘.na usual’ t,,,liava given ttotipe,jtltat- I. hqtllll ‘ll- ashm I-. it . sin for lli. no wry?‘-g‘.-;jIl';, ....rsnnwvf an siitssstssititltissssit out! some and , flaaicttr. CllAR_I._0TTETOWN,i PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1852. N0. 1157. 10d., will be applied. between the 7th of April and the 5th of July, to the fiillowintr pttr uses. namely, to be applied to the purchase of stock. .£.‘68l.£09 ls. 2il.; interest on account 0 tlotlttllultlg &c., £2,987 8s. 5d. A USTRALIA. Tut»: Aus'rnAt.i.uv Dtoottvos.——.Me’bourne, Dre. 4. Mill. The whole fitsitte-work of society, as fur its labor is concerned, in _quite broken up, the whole inns-i of the working classes having for- iukeit their orditiury occnptitions for gold digging, and tiny that are left are obttiinin wages more tltiin equal to the average ietirnings o the diggers, plthougli for many weeks. the success nfthe latter Iltll certainly been ttiitst extraiirdittury, urid such an the whole history of the golt.I-digging could not produce the like of, since the world be- gun. am under the mtirlt, when Iitty that the weekly yieldof .lount. Alexander is l00.00it pounds; the Ilittiiila a is fixed to sail about the I-tth. and iilte will take it quantity OI-g0lt{Illl}l’WllI aston- ish Old England. 'l'l_ieru are great. doubts about the pttssibilit of securing the harvest. One ttiiin--a ship ciiptaiu—bI'ougbt dis 380 in three weeks‘ work. December 22/Id.-—A few of the ships have a quarter of their crews on lioard—soine riots single band. Cartiige, which was a Is. per loud last year, is now 8s. and 5s., and labor of all descrip. tions has advanced at the some rate. This all arises from the disco- very ofgold in large quantities almost all over the district. It is coming In ut two or three tons per week. The Melbourne, sailing this evening, tukes £300,000. In the opinion of most people here. the quantity is inexliaustible. The rice we are tiow giiin ' £2 I1.-i. per ounce ur w ‘II we consider almost pure gold. At present we cannot get lighters to convey the goods from the biiy to the town. \Vii trust you will send us large numbers of emigrants.- Lonilort Tiutcs. Among the lumps found is one weighing 3-ll ounces. and estimat- cd to contain thirty-three ounces of pure gold. not er piece of ore tvciglicd 90 ounces. and another 82. The precious metal is found mostly near the aurface.—'|‘lIe largest lumps are jnlltltird in the cri.-vices of rocks. The total yield of the diggiiigs in the first three months was $13,500,000. The iiotttinitl price of gold at Mel- bourne hits varied from £3 to £9 3s per ounce; the banks. how. over, will advance but It small proportion on deposits, until instruc- tions be received fiotn Iflngluud. Goveriinictit hits raised the price of iiiiut-rs’ licenses front 30 shillings to £3 per itiotitli. Theron no scarcity of provisions or go A considerable number of vessel: are lying It| llolsoii‘s Buy without crews, although 3200 are offered for tho rttn to Englxiiid. Society at the mines up tears, frottt accounts received, to be less disitrgaiiiztid, than was I e case in California during its earlier days. Ii-utitiiiic numerous refining “tributary” and mining Cit|||pI|IIIt'l have sprung up in Erigland. and flourish on the CXl.'IIt!lIIl:IlI. E|lIl"H|lllIlI is active. and the papers abound with llto .'It.IVt9rll!t:lH¢|ll§ of speculators all anxious to come in for a share oftho ore. 'I‘t-znninur Fm: AT S1'- BARTHOl.0ME\V, \Va'.s't' lIvt>t:a.— l)n Illl! 2nd March. at about two o'clock in the Morning, the people of Ilurtliulnniew were awakened by the thunder of cannon, and by the toi-sin iiugin-,1 the .ilarui. to learn that their little town was the [riey of tlariii-s. the wind blowing at the time with such violence, that nutwitlistnii-ling all enilouvore, I20 houses or stores were in the space of four hours liiid into ashes, by which it great number of pimple are iiuiv without iilicltcr, mid deprived of the means of sup- port. It is impossible to give an exact account of the losses, but an iili-ti may easily be ormi-d, considering the number of houses and stores dcstroyi-d. and the fact that most of the unforttiuistes snv themselves with nothing but the dress they had on, some only half clu . St. iirtholoinew is one of tlte Caribbean Isles, belonging to ' It is tiftccn miles In circunifi-rence, and fertile in sugar and tobacco. Its pu noon in about ttvo than its cotriaierco with of the United States is cuiisiderabla. It is I0l!I9|lln0I- cab St. A committee of ritizcns of Chiticotho. Ohio, have addressed a letter to the ltlsyor of Boston, stating the fact that on the let inst., one fourth of the city of Chilicothe was laid in ashes, and that fourth cttilrriiced nearly all the iuiportiiut business houses, of every order, in that city, together with many valuable dwellings. The commit. tco call upon Boston to contribute to their relief. The New York Ilcrirlil says oftlie spiritual knockers : " \Ve undi.-Ititniiil that some iif the spirit-rappers, or knockers, who first made their tippcurntice at Roclit-ster, in this State, have taken up their ti:-iiileiice, iiiitiiewltero in the neighltourhtiotl of the I"iftli avi.-iiuis in this city and are coitiiiig money at the rule ofa brin- drod dollars it day. by rcci-iving visitors and a lowing them to com- iiitiiiicaite ttllll the spirit world. tic or more of the learned judges oftliis iitotropoli-I lI:i\'n, it st.-irriis, been giving lectures on the itpiril scietice in Cnttttrctivitt, and fnrtiiiiig tiiagic circles in aortic ct tr’ towns in this htati-. for the purpose of'i:ou\'iersing with all the spirits of the tli.-.td Incn iiiidi: perfect, front Solornoii and Socrates, down to 'l'uiii l'aiii aiiiil l"uiirricr. How long will this business last? We live fist in this noitittry. \Ve tut: up it iiittiii t, or ii In tiling. in six iiiimtlis. Iii foritiirr times, and iii oher cnuutrii-n, ltutttbugs used to. last half u ccutury , and soiui: of tlit.-in it whole century." mil -. - vs. WEA'I‘lIl‘2ll :'IliNh‘ I-I{t).‘.! l’I.AN'I'S. Some one has said. that not only the C'tlhltIg weather may be fore- tolil by an ucqu:iiIIt:iiii:e with tlowi-rs, b"t also the time III the day and the ti.iieiiI'tlio year; and. in net. .' .i: us possessed such a kiwwlt-dgs of them that ht: nvcded ni-iti.-or i-xzitcli. our calendar. nor weather-glass. I.oril liacoa olisi.-rviul, that when the flowers oftho chick-weed expzindi-il fully and l|IIIlilt,IllI rain will succeed for hnttrs or d.i_\'s. If the flower nftite Silt !I'Il'.l .~o\'.'-tltistlc keep open during the night, mitt, it i»: said, is cert-iirt to full the nut. day. The leaves of um treliiil are always contracted at tho Itppmzicli of a storm. If the .v\l'riciiu inariuuld does not open its tioivcr.-i by seven o'clock in llll: ttioiiiiiig, r::iu may I‘l' i-xperctcd will: ct:rt:tiitly' on that day. An uiicoiiimoii ipiatitity ofiiccds is pr.-duceil by white tlturtis and dog- rosebuslies in wet tillllllllettl, at this i- r-uneiil-.~red ii iii n of ase- .\l‘lc winter. .\lan_\' plants with cuiiipoi.-ii-I lliiwers diiect them to- wards the east in the itiuriting. carefully following the direction of tho auii,Iitid appearing tuwarihi west In the averting; but before rain. ,y are pain,-Iuuly cliisi-il, at with the Hill . A ll -ciasofwuotl sorrel duubli-s its leaves before it sIoriit,hut unfolds them under it clear inky; (.ns~iIii and the IOIItilllt'0 piatil do the same. The owera of tho: piitiperiirl,tippeiiriitg vi tili-ly open in the tiioriiitig, ititliottlu is fair day. mid. iftlio petals are closed, rain may be expect. soon. or. tles appearing abundantly in wintcrindicate a mild season. - 7 The Rrockrillr. Recorder says that men who have spent fifty years in Canada cumiiiler the past winter the severest in their ax- pcrience. . OBITUARY. . Dirt-t-it or rat: llos. Auxssnizti Riaxnr.-—Ws regret to annruitce the death of the lion. Alexander Itanltin. of Mira- miclii. member irfthe Provincial Legislature of New llrutiawtt-k, un Ntiiirday last.‘ while on a visit It: his brother. Mr. tliitii-rt Rankin. at llromborongh lliill. Atthi-itch, from his retiring ilispi-sitioti. he was comparatively little known here, there is .n,i a fireside in New Brunswick where his name is not a " lionsebold word." blessed with great wealth, and endowed with feelings iifthe his: best Christian philanthropy, his cliiiriliea were unlionnded During the great fire at iranii I,.l|lI hnuge wa. . refuge for hunilretls of the destitute, and his i-lliirls to alleviate the terrible and sudden misery arising from the couflauration were uiiceasiiig. As I nicrt-ltaiit, he iiiia the ‘‘ very soul of honor." from smiiiig us, for he was, in truth. the essence of a Cliatsttaii soil it gentleman --I.i'arr1ti»ol Slarulnrrl. - We have the tiieluncltoly din to announce the dairiito Of. Hrs. Owen, the lady of lleiir-Adiiiiral.tIie llon. W. I". \V. Owes"; which tooli pace at the family residence, at Cnii-po-Ilslltt,rIn Tltsrstlay last, alters briefilltisss. dseplly and deservedly regrobdlry =ro- lsiivss and annotate circle 0 soqashtaaos.—B¢. JisdrsI's_"lan- - tr-t I . '!l.; __...—-g.... ._