f , ‘ “.wmmunicate information to the soldiers, that those M in each regiment willing to renounce the use ofspiriiuous "yd promote temperance, should enrol their names; when, wuwflge and regret . , dub. army P—‘vlneach regiment; when, to our surprise and v V ,'.mmunicati0n came (I believe ttwas universal through- - yfllmd) front the Commander-in-chief, the effect ofwhicli ‘ ' no; merely overturning what had been already done for re. “top, but the tlirow‘ing ofu cpmplele barrier in the way ofes- hi" Temperance Societies in regiments in Ireland. ‘, ' on think that was an act of the Government ofthe day ?— a,“ from the Horse Guards. . ~wjmt was it that such orders were Issued ?—About two years - ” nut-1y as I can recollect, btit I can furnish the exact time. #5:” cu aware that the Duke of \Yellingiun has sanctioned fitmmmended the formation of’I‘cinperance Societies in the ~ 2...] know he has In the guards. fl iii, own regiment ?.——Yes.; he has made inquiry whether or rance Societies exist in the guards, and has expressed ’ . «Pinkie tlitit teinpertincculone is wanting to complete the char- or. British soldier. Tam." you any reasonable hope of seeing general, moral and V'nus education so generally ItlllI‘llStH’I its to make other mum] mg unnecessary ?—In proportion. as, through 'I‘eiitpermu.e so, “a and such other means, public opinion is influenced, the ngatute will also be influenced. I In America, public opinion an”;th to that pitch, that the Legislature has in some cases re- .” difi'erent towns the power of granting licenses for tho .“kflf "mi-u, and in_ one whole county, containg4ll,tlllll inlmhi. _~u’ more is not a Single place for the stile of distilledspiriis; i" J Wiove,‘befure any such acts could produce the benefit-int Ir_- am” pm need, there must be a preparation of the public senti- ' ’«.m.'(‘.nd eeltiig to bear out and to carry into efi'ect such lcgis~ ‘ ‘Istilm- . . . 1, ._ myou ofopinion thatan expressmn on the part ofthc Logis— mg, a! to the evils ofinloxication, would have a moral intlti- “,5. upon a country ?—I have already said that I conceive the JWIMIII'O sets a bad example, and that it has the power to set a . ' «M by an opposttc course ofcontluct. Government have in fine past taught much falsehood in reference to distilled spirits; flisfull iimefor them now to commence teaching truth. (in. flnncnt irritate past have set‘a bad example, which has ruined finitudes in holy and Soul; why should they not begin now, ~' flu; are indeed the fathers ofthcir people, to set sin cxaniplo ihieh their children should follow ?—Governinent have given in .mp4“: melancholy prooan possessing a power to do evil; it "Millie hard to tliitik that they alone had been deprived of all ‘ ofdsiitlg good. an .91 you think the acts of the Legislature have contributed fineness drinking ?—Must certainly. Tnonuts HARTLEY, Esq, examined. “Where do you reside ?—In the parish of Catuborwell. I have “long lived in the neighbourhood of London; I have lived a {part ofmy life in the West of England. Have on had many opportunities ofohserving the habits of the poop o, with respect to temperance, and otherwise. ?—ch; I have been employed as one ofthe secretaries gratuitously for the Temperance Society of London, and in that capacity I have ira- , yelled sometimes into dilfereni parts ofthe country, andl have built called to give my attcnlinn to this question. * * * “ The efi'eet ofnrdent spirits is to brutalizc a people, and to throw . . . . . them back into barbarism. Another effect of intcmpcrance is ' The following medical testimony was obtained by ano- dier' entletnan and myself. in the city of Linc-iln ; every medical Ian In thertown signed it without hesitation; one physician said. u ’ hothouglit it did not go far enough. “ \Vc, the undersigned, do ‘9 iherehy declare, that, in our opinion, ardent spirits cannot be re- " ‘ 'rded as; necessarv or nourishing article ofdiet; that the ba- Eiltlal use lays the foundation of many dangerous and afllietive ‘ maladies, tending at the same time to frustrate the means of re- covery, and that the entire disuse of them, except under medical direction, would materially improve the health and augment the . comfort. ofthe community." This is signed by twenty-two me- :‘ dial gentlemen. Another effect is injury to trade. The con- " lumption ofspirits at prefent is estimated at twenty-five millions H», gallons, the cost of which is about thirteen millions; and ifwe , I d the sum ex ended in the abuse of fermented liqunrs, such as L .diuc and ale, t terc will bc a very large aggregate, which may be gl considered as so much money lost to the country, or worse Khan lost, namely, laid out iii the bringing in ii revenue ofcrime and ,3 u ierism, and misery ofevery kind. T I‘Iave the kindness to suggest any remedies which have occur- . ‘ed to your mind as being likely to bc ell‘ective?-—'l‘he remedy which I cannot butconscicntionsly recommend, is the suppression ' Ofdislillntion. I wish thqlandcd interest would trike the matter into-their consideration; distillation appears to bc a sinful waste “with” grain which a kino Providence has given to be food for quieople. By distillation all those deleterious particles are eul- Isgtedi» liicli in baking are thrown ofi'in the form of steam; we hagfit that vapour has been collected by some people for the of making girl, and the substantial parts of which bread a, ' be made are left as n residuum, and given to the cattle. '." stir-1 ‘. .m ‘-,g.v———w«v4 \ Qt .' ollld not the ngricnltnrists themselves be equally benefited p by'tli'il being consumed in food, as by its being made: the basis of ,0“ Ipitlt?—I‘-should think more benefited, because at present the , . appetite ofa drunken husband or parent alone is gratified, whilst in. Wmttiflhe family is left frequently without food. I,” f ' Dliynu think from the abSorption ofihtit quantity ofgrain in ‘ distilling, the remaining portion to he made into bread is room mg 5 , dearsnd scarce .’——I am not quite prepared to answr~r that question; 0 ,lltttlfyuu visit the poor of London, you will find that milk has my. ‘ walnut standout ofnse, and that the cliildrcu oftlie poor are in in: finer-l deprived oftt; the reason is, because money is spent in I”, Ink, and OIIIEI‘ extrayagancies to which intctnpcrance leads. ,3, Youthink it impoliiic for Goycrninent to encourage tltsiillatiop Ii“, 5|, matter of revenue, and an injury to the nation .f—Yes, and ll Mi Pfifltbject well worthy the attention ofilie landed Interest. M . _ {You think it an evil fiir Government to derive it revenue from lb. , .' .lliatlpuree E—Certtiiitly; I think it a corrupt source, as much as "k; i I- let are. I think it is wrong for a Christian government to n" 'Mwniga tliesale ofan article which ought not to be tolerated at a. lllyu it into injurious to the morals oftlie people. “- ;Al‘c the generality of Temperance Societies throughout the M, I dun: ofyonr way of thinking with reference to the total stip- IM- 1M OfII'l'llIItlllon ?-—I should think every member ofu Tern- ,“ , e Soctet is so fully aware oftbe evils of distillation, Illtll 'dr n Would feelrit his duty conscientiously to recommend the entire {pronoun 0 ll. 5:; r . quid note great deal ofillicit distillation take plece, suppos- ‘md VII; d‘lltllatmn were suppressed by law ?—I should think, as I "III I already. said, that that might be counteracted in it great dc- “, fishy the dissemination of the principles of Temperance So- ICI. i :3? You think that while there are laws for the suppression oftlicft, Ml, ledtlie punishment ofother ofl‘ences, tho-re should be legislative “I, Fir-onto, too, for the. prevention of drunkenness P—Yes, cer- ' "y Illnly, because rt is a crime. _ _ h M" "it call the iminnderate use ofspirits a crime ?—-I said that _ . Ikenness was a crime, and therefore the suppression ofit pro- g‘i'.’ afrly belongs to the Legislature. it your opinion that crimes generally grow out ofthe state of nkenness ?—I should think it is connected with most offences . a violent nature, and offences against the person Murdeh, a, he, and outrages against the public peace, are' commonly ; .ad to originate at public-houses, or to have some conucxnm ’M drinking. Do you think that thefts are perpetrated for the purpose ofob- _ g the means of that indulgence ?-—I cannot speak particular- b regard to theft. It was the opinion ofSir Matthew Hale, Dar-fifths of the crime committed in his day might be attribut- to intemperance. _ you think the same proportion holds good at the present , _?~I lbould think fully. ,llyour opinion that that is a general temptation to crime ?—- .. think that all crimes ofviolence are committed under a" Moment ofstrong liquor. In this country, crimes without - l have been committed from this cause. It has been its- ' " 1 that the murder oftbe Italian boy by Bishop and Wil- r , VI. perpetrated under the stimulating influence of ardent .: , . -- The late great conflngration at Bristol was also occasion- -,- .‘I few drunken individuals, many of whom miserably per- hflvll the flames; and I heard it stated by it clergyman that ‘5‘» lold the choice wines which they had plundered from the 21' 3 i collar for a mere trifle, and bought gin with the money. i; " you not consider the labour bestowed upon the dis- h!” from grainworthy of the appellation ofprodnctive labour? . ‘haveltated already that the money that isspent in the trnflic or . "Motif-attire ol ardent spirits, I believe to be a total loss to .-mmllnit . “I!!! afoot then does this produce on the landed interest, or in In. . «wultunl interest of the country, and the home trade f—If l liavl‘ , “may expended in promoting drunkenness, which I have a way ’ v “ 20,000,000!" were ermitied to circulate through the )9, "tr . , 19ftraue and agricu ture, p reproducing effect would be he .1- M life would be introduced into every branch ofindustry; ‘l’m. of “£9 lhpuld not be so much at a loss to find employment for r"mom ‘.°“‘9"Ig population ofthe country. It is well known, too, I ,0 or 'v *dl‘l‘mperance is a frequent cause of failures in trade. “In! _ you conceive it produces an ill effect upon the agricultural- opjho j. ' " I‘~With regard to agricu info, I would say that it is int- mptiufl 'A M] “Tested by the increase at the poor-rate and the county- rate ' - ' Whiéhtriiscopostplqtt‘i:;ie (:if the Inigoflpmportton of poor and crime 9 y runkenness and ih l 1 it h matter, the more I am convinced that ‘fd'e 'nm'e re 8'0: 0'“ I e chiefcnuse Ordmnkennh . t i Istillation, which is the I I I ‘ 53, were put it stop to, there would be a muci argnlr) demand tor grain of a higher value, for butchers’ , utter,chcese, and poultry, and every variety ofagricul- _ . rination ofihis vic\v,l find that in fizp‘plrgigjpstlylears ago, there were in the State of Massachusetts 1 eries , the county contained about 30 000 inhabi- tants; at many oftltesc distillcries there were consumi’zd annually for each, several. thousand bushels ol'grtnn ;_ these have ceased to l‘l‘jilfgilllfilgllltivgrilh now bears a lIlllt'll higher price uniformly than our}: y or . in operation ;‘ I would Wish to add, that I think _ arms would be better cultivated, because I have seen tnanv instances where eslttlcs have been much injured by miscondudt on the part ofthe tenants, arising from drunkenness. . Are you not aware that these i siderablc'sourco pfrevcniie to this country ?—ch; and I think it is it subject which scents to require the serious consideration of the Lf'gls‘ titure; the Government can never be supposed N) [10 bent-titted by ivtrallic, the result of which is a total loss to every one of the entire amount ol'tlic article which is the object oftraf- fic; and it is a vxt'ry mistaken policy for a Chancellor ofthe Ex- chequer to maintain a paltry revenue of £6,000,000 or £7,000,000 derived from an article which is destroviug the morals of tlni people. and at the some ti on all the just and levititritite sources ofuationtil wealth. And against this revenue nf'a fuw millions, a sci-ofl‘ "III-"I. be made for tho itijurv done to all iheothcr branches oftho revenue, in proportion as this branch increases. ntoxicutiug liquors form ti enn- m“___. PORT OF CI'IflRLOTTETOWN. ENTERED. Dcc.10.—-Sclir. Britannia, Collin, Nl‘\VH(l.2 Goods. 12.—A|icona, Anderson, do.; Fish and Oil.----Batsey, IIar- ticy. Pit-ton; llalltist. 14.—Prmidencc, M‘Kny,Pictou; Goods.——Brothers, Turn- bull, Halifax; do. CLEARFD IO.----Schr. Britannia, Collin, I’ugwash; Goods. Arrived, at Three Rivers, \Vlglituian, from Halifax. The ship Orient, of Falinmith. J. Letity, master. which was towed into the htirboJi: of,Tliree Rivers bv the sleillnl‘l‘ St. George, on tlid 26th ult., with six fcetnfwatir in her hold. after hetng partially discharged and having undergone considerable rc- pairs, has again been gottreatly for sea, and will proceed On her voyage to London on Monday or Tuesday next, weather permitting. Tlte expedition with which the business has been dispatched, at this advanced period ofthe season, reflects the highest credit on all parties concerned. The harbour of’l‘lirce Rivers is still, we un- derstand, etitirely free frotn ice. The Brlgfllfred, Pearse, which sailed from Three. Rivers, for Bristol, on the 261i] ult , was wrecked on the 2911i, near the Go: of Canso.—The passengers and crew, after remaining on the wreck for several hours ingreat peril, at length succccdcd in reaching the shore. The Hull and Cargo have since been sold for the benefit ofall cont-enroll. The Sclit'. .‘lIur/iing Star, Deaglc, from Halifax for Charlotte- town, with a cargo ofSalI, &.c., is reported to have been totally wrecked on Jed-ire Lodges a short tiin 8 since. In the Colonial Hera/(l ofilic 'Z‘th ult. we copied a paragraph front the A'amsc'uliun, purporting to give an account of the wreck ot'tliu Shallop .llttrlrct House, (ichorgtAtown. It turns out, how- ever, that there is nosucli vessel in' existence, and that the whole story is a base fabrication, got up by Some malicious person or persons for the sole purpose of injuring the feelings ofttn un- ofl'ending individual. “In need scarcely add,that we had not the least suspicion at the time that this was the true state of the case, and we sincerely regret having been thus unwittingly made the instruiuentofaiding in the infliction ofso unprovoked an outrage. on Wednesday last, the Annandale, MARRIED, On Tuesday last, by the Rev. Dr. Jenkins, Rector of Charlotte- town. Mr. Wellington Nelson, to Eliza, second daughter ofthe late Mr. Nathan Davies, Merchant, oftliis town. On Thursday last, by the same, Mr. Jeremiah Garrett, to Mrs. Eliza Dewar, both of Charlottetown. ‘ _, W J.._.,_, 7 A,,_._A,,,,M,,.,__'—._i_ GREAT ATTRACTION ll PHOTOGRflPHIC PORTRflITS, BY THE DAGUERREOTYPE PROCE SS , 1:31:01 in flat minim, Bylilessrs. HODGKINSON dz BUTTERS, ‘ HO take leave to intimate to the Inhabitants of Charlottetown and the surrounding Country, that they will remain here a short time, for the purpose OfTAKlNG LIKE- NESSES ol'tliose who may tavor them with their patronage. This recently discovered beautiful Art, which has obtained so much deserved attention uiid celebrity both in the Old and New “’orld, line, after long practice, study and expense, been brettgh: by them to a pitch of perfection which they flutter themselves has not been equalled elsewhere. They are now enabled to give the precise and life-like expression of the eye, and the most delicate shades of the countenance and dress, with a perfection hitherto un- aitaincd; and the nearest approach to their Portraits is that pre- sented by the most highly finished Mezzntinto Engravings—ii‘ee, however, front those imperfections inseparable from all the works at man. Asa present to a distant relative or friend, nothing would be more highly prized than such a Portrait, and the charge being so low, puts the gratification Within the reach ufttll. Parents would do well to take advantage of the present opportunity to procure Likenesses oftheir children, as it has been a source of unavailing regret to many it sorrowing Parent, iii after years, that they pos- sessed no such memorial ofit departed child; this can now be remedied. and they would do well “to secure the shadow," for fear ‘~ the substannefade.’" [IT'l‘lie Daguerreotype Room, which is open frnm 10 o'clock, A. ll., until 4, r. M., is situated in the Herald Otfice Building, where numerous specimens ofMiniatures, sineg and iii groups, will be exhibited, and which the Inhabitants ofthe Town and its environs are respectfully solicited to inspect. *3 Portraits taken in all kinds of weather—clear, cloudy, snowy or rainy. N. B.-—'l‘here is n comfitrtable Dressing-room attached, where ladies can make their toilette. Iu taking the several members of a family, a considerable de- 'duclion is made. Dec. 13, 1842. MECHANICSfifiTI’T‘UTE. A LECTURE, on “ The Nature and Properties of Heat," will be delivered, on \‘Veilnesday evening next, by the Rev. J. WADDELI., who will illustrateihe subject by experi- ments. The exhibition, no doubt, will be both instructive and amusing. Char ottetown, lGrh Nov. 1842. MASONIC W FESTIVAL. ST. JOHN'S Dfl Y. DECEMBER 27th, 1842. Y HE BRE'I‘HREN of SAINT JOHN’S Loner), No. 833, under the Banner oftlie Grand Lodge of England, in- tend to celebrate Saint John’s Day, by Dining together at Bro. Pallister's, Prince Edward Island Hotel, on Tuesday, the 27th instant. Tickets to be had by Members and Visiting Brethren, at Bro. Hutchinson's and Bro. Tybring's. Dinner on the Table i116 o’clock. JOHN O. NANTES, Secretary. REMOVAL. 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K‘Kay, Queen Street ‘ 2 Ilcgslrcnds SUGAR, landed from on board the Schooner Waltron, from Halifax—the some being damaged, and ordered to be sold for the benefit Of a” concerned. ALSO, At the Sale Room oftlre Subscriber, 6 Boxes CHOCOLATE, 8 Drutns FIGS, 8 Frails do. DONALD MACDONALD, findionur. Charlottetown, 16i|i Dec., 1842. ribs'r OFFICE. THE MAILS for England, Nova Scotia,-&.c.,will be made tip every Tuesday morning (until further notico), at half-past Nine o'clock; and the Western Inland Mulls will be closed at the same time. The Inland Mails tor the Eastern Section of the Island, St. Peter’s, &c. will be made up every Wednesday morning, at Ten o'clock; and those for Georgetown, Belfast and Murray Harbour, evcry Saturday morning. at half-past Nine o'clock. Hours ofattcndance (Sundays excepted), from 9 to 5 o'clock, except on the days previous to the closing ofthe Mails for Eng- land, &c., when the Office will be open iintil Soclock, . m. THOMAS OWEN. \ Charlottetown, Dec. 3d, 1842. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. AT a Meeting ofthe Directors ofthc Prince Edward Island Steam Navigation Company, held on the 15th Novem- ber, l84‘2—lt was unanimously RESOLVED, that all Shareholders indebted to the Company for such instalments as have been legal- ly called for, shall have their Shares advertised for stile, as direct- ed by the Act of Incorporation; and in case ofany loss to the Company by such sale, that actions at law shall be brought for the recovery of the same, together with all interest due from the period nftlie Instaltncnts being called for, as well as for the recovery ofall claims on Parties who ltave neglected to take up their respective shares. By order oftlte Directors, CHARLES HENSLEY, Chairman. A CARI). ' Pv/ERS. JAMIESON respectfully announces ber REMOVAL to the House occupied by Mr. \V. Heard,in Great George Street, where she continuos‘hcr instructions to ' Ladies as usual. Mrs J. will also attend Ladies at their residences, between the hours oflll and 12, a. m. CAR . SMALL Family, or three single Gentlemen, may . be accommodated with u Sitting Room and three Bed Rooms, wnb Board, the. in it pleasant part ol‘the Town; also, Stabling for a Horse or two, ifrequired. Application to be made at the Herald Office. Charlottetown, Nov. 11th, 1842. HE Subscriber begs to return thanks for the liberal support extended to him since his commencement in busi- ness, and hopes, by the arrangements which he.has made, to ‘ merit acontinnatinu oftheir favours. In connection with the Sliocmnking, he is prepared to Sole India Rubbers, havingjust received some ofthe only Composition that will ensure a per- manent adhesion, . JOHN PIDVVELL. J. P. has constantly on hand, a good assortment ot‘Boots and Shoes. ofbis own manufacture, which he offers cheap for cash, good theat, Flour. Oats and Oatmeal. ALSO, a neat SLEIGH for sale. J. P. Charlottetown Independent Temperance Society. 111E Society and their Friends, in town and country, will have n T A P A R T Y, t On TUESDAY, the 27th inst., to take place (by special permis- sion) iii an upper Room oftlie public Academy—to commence at six in the Evening, precisely. v Tickets 15. Gd. each. Children under )4, half price. Olli December, 1842. N. B.——-'l‘it:kets to be had nftlte following persons—Mr. Binns, senr., Mt. Pilcher, Mr. Millner, Mr. iI‘Fadycn, Mr. Percival, Mr. A. M‘Lcod, lllr. Bishop, Mr. Currie, Mr. Bethune and Mr. Harrington. - ~ ‘D 7 [IE Subscriber having been appointed Receiver of . the rents and profits of those parts of Lots Eight and Filiv-two, conveyed by the late General Feed, of the Royal Artillery, to the late Andrew Ilacdonald, requesv the Tenants» residing thereon to pay all rents and arrears ofrent to liiiu with; out dclny. ‘ _ g xi. DAVID-ROSS, ' ._ Receiver in Chancery. Hill-thorough River, May lst,184l. LL persons indebted to DR. Poms are requested to make immediate payment to the Subscriber, otherwise legal measures will be adopted to enforce payment ofthe same. WILLIAM ROGERSON. Crnpttuil, Idth Sept. 1842. ' PRIME NEIVFOUNDLAND HERRINGS. L T H E Subscriber has received, on consignment ' 70 barrels Prime Newfoundland HERRINGS, which he will dispose ofcl'icap, for Cash on Produce. THOMAS PLEAD‘VEL. Charlottetown, 26th Aug, 1849. FOR SALE. By order of the Honourable the House of fluemblt , HE CHART of lIiLLsuonoUcn BAY and the HAR ‘ noon ofCiiAitLO'r'rmown—a CHART of CARQIGAN BAY and the HARBOUR of Tamar: RIVERS in this Island, surve ed nndcr' the Colonial Statute, 2d Victoria, cap. 5, by the on. George \Vright, Surveyor General, and George Peacock, Esq., R- N., Commissioners appointed under the said Act. Said Charts are now on Sale at the Olfice of the Surveyor General, at the, Royal Gazette Office, and the Store of Mr. Henry Stamper. Char- lottetown, and at the Custom House, Three Rivers. __ Just published, Price 33. ENSUS OF THE POPULATION and STA- TISTICAL RETURNS, taken in the Year 18“; together with a summary thereof, as prepared by a Committee of the House of Assembly. ReSIIluiions reported from the Committee on the Statcyifthc Colony, as amended and adopted by the House; in the Session of 1:542: Petitions to the Queen, and to the Bri- tish House of Commons, founded thereon. A Statement ofthe 'r'riccs paid for Township Lands, with Reports thereon, &.c. K/c. Printed by order ofthe House of Assembly. . Cuanwrrn'rowx: COOPER & Bncmnzn,,Printcrs. BOOKBINDING. .' I THE Subscribers are prepared to execute all orders in the BOOKllINDING line in the first style ofworkinan- ship, at moderate prices, atid with punctuality and dis alcb. COOPER & BR MNER. Charlottetown, Ist Sept 1842. A STRAY COLT has been on the Subscriber’s pre-' mises since the First ufUctoherlast. The owner may have' the same b ruvinv ro crt and in ion exponnee. . ’ y P ’1) p y ,P y ° JAucs HURRY. Point Pleasant (opposite Mr. Goodman’s Farm), November 23d, U342. S'I‘RAY HEIFER has been on the Subscriber’e about 3 years old. premises about ten days. Site is ofa black calm", and i. and proving property. - The owner can have her on paying expenses scones sneupnovn. ,,’ Dalrymple’s Mills (Charlottetown Royalty), :x‘r'me - v 7th Dec. l542. .. . RED cow, and a spoiled tiEtrE'iifilié'imtfbie' your old, have been on the Subscriber's preiiiiScs l‘urvzilmtit: three Weeks. The owner or owners can have thorn Utl pi'utillg property and paying expenses. FREDERICK WARREN. York River, Dec. 7, 1842. >