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cgd by an outrage ofa character which, thank Heaven! .9 have seldom to record. The afi‘ray took place in otie of

{be upper streets of the, city among some houses ofill futile, '

die rencontre taking place between the military and some

you rowdies of the City. A large numberon both sides Were l

wounded, and one soldier killed. His name is William hatcher, a native of Nottinghainshire, and bore the reputa- tion ofa peaceable mail. Another row took place on Thurs-

day night, but was soon quelled. The police are investiga- ting the facts—Post.

IMPORTANT FROM THE SANDWICH buses—The particu- lars of the restoration of the sovereignty ofthe Sandwich Islands to King Kamobauia III, from whom it had been wrested by Lord I’anlet, commanding Ii. M. frigate Carys- fort,arc published in New York papers of Saturday last. The intelligence was brought to San Blas (Mexico,) by H. M. S. Hazard, and was setit to the United States, by way of Tampico. The act of restoration was consummated on the {flat July, by Rear Admiral Thomas, commanding H. M. Ships in the Pacific, in conformity with orders transmitted frein the British Government. The New York Journal of Commerce, in publishing the news, remarks—“ Guaranteed as the independence of'tlie Sandwich Islands now is, in ef-

, feet, by England, France, and the United States, it will rest on a‘firtner basis thaii ever before; and thee Islands will continue to be a lodge on the highway of nations for the commerce of all friendly pnwers”-—and adds—“ 'I‘he,resmm- tioa ofthe sovereignty ofthe Sandwich Islands, by the British

Government, will afiord to that ofFrance a fit opportunity

to perform the same act ofjnstice to the Society Islands, and there Is some reason to think that it will be embraced.”

It will be seen by the following circular, issued by Com- modore Nicolas, that the British authorities are determined that French usurpation at the Society Islands shall not be acknowledged by them. The document is dated on board '11. M. S. Viiidictive, in I’apcete Harbour, Tahiti, 20th June, 1843, and is addressed to the British residents iii the Islands of Tahiti and Moreen :—

“Gentlemen—It has become my duty to acquaint the sub- 'ects of Her Britaiuiic Majesty now residing If] the dominions ofthc Queen of Tahiti, that I baVe receiVed Iiistrnctions to , cause them to seek for wliatevei'jiistice they may require.

from the officers of their. own Sovereign, in'this Island, or through the established Courts of Law oi the Queen, Pomnre; and that they are not to attend to any summons as jurors, nor to hold themselves subject. to any regulations orjuris- ‘ dictions, ol'aiiy sort, from the French authorities tempora- ;. rily established here, under the style ot'a Provisional Go- vernment; nor to any officer of France, be his rank or sta- tion whatever it may, until the dec' on of the Queen of England, regarding Tahiti, is known. Although determi- fled to enforce this regulation, should it unlinppily become

ca: (colonial- wetsuit.

v

, nience.

. which is The average attendance ofpupils at this School-

COIIl'I . ‘ ' < ' ‘ buckle,wlio Bfiliii‘Al'b‘iCkle’ named by Mrs' Ar- ! . .s V. . juiuot classes-—we were lnlOl'lll- ring“: ls about filly. As many ol'the scholars as time permit- fiet a13:3;::(:II|‘I.;)II,L,’dII{IIZIVBI'Ier oi exercises, for our especial bene- , q. no t einselves, viith scaicely an exception In a manner highly creditable to themselves, exhibitin; at theksatiie time, a degree of proficiency, and an acquainIiiuce witi tlie,scveral branches taught, alike honorable to the talents of both teacher and Scholar. | In addition to the public buildings enumerated above,

f I t. M. ' a. . mp etei ,‘m in couise o couipe ion.. 1 any of these aie neat, suostantial, and even elegant edifices.

At the foot of the principal street, there is a substantial wharf, at which vessels of large tounaoe can load and unload their cargoes. D

As to the harbour of Georgetown, or Three Rivers, its , many advantages as a sea-port are now so well known, that

we need scarcely offer a remark upon the subject. Suflice it to say, that it is one of the best—ifnot the best—and safest, the eastest of access and most commodious harbour in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. In consequence of these and other advantages, it is admirably calculated, and is probably des- tined, at no very distant period, to become, the head-quarters ofextensive FisliingandCommercial Establishments. We are free to confess that, prior to our late visit, we had formed it ratherlowestii'nate oftlie importance ofthis interesting section ofthe colony. On a more intimate acquaintance with it, how- ever, we are convinced that the chief, if not the only, obsta- cle to its becoming a place of first-rate importance, is the almost total destitution of capital, which is there very se- verely felt,and completely paralyses the energies oftlie iii- liabitants. .

We frequently observe it stated, by persons ofthe highest authority, that there are millions of capital in the iiiotlier country, at present, for which the holders can obtain no em-

consult their own interests, and—instead of withdraw- ing large stuns, annually, in the shape of rent, from this impo- verished Colony—instead of dragging the last penny from the pockets of the poor, butgeuerally industrious aiul labo- rious peasantry—were they disposed individually and collec- tively to bring but a moderate degree of exertion to bear up- on the speedy settlement and improvement oftlieirrespective

generally—and to employ the influence they possess at bum in order that a small portion of the surple capital which is there lying dormant and unproductive might be transfinred to our shores, and employed in the establishment :I‘HI mainten- anceol extensive Fishery Estalilislimeuts,tliecrectiouolisupc< rior grist mills, the improvement of our domestic lllllllil‘

necessary, in the rigid fulfilment of the orders that l have received, yet I shall continue to do my best to preserve a ,good understanding with the officers of the French Navv stationed here, and I sincerely trust that nothingr will nrisia

be wrought in the circumstances, sentiments and opi- nions of a large fertile and beautiful Island. We are satisfit-d that were

ploynicut. Now, did the land - proprietors of this Island v understand, at half It ci'owti.——Haltfux Gaz.

estates, and the development ofthe resources oftbc Island; e,‘; in low

factures, &.c.——we venture to predict, that a tlioi'oughlllfi and radical change for the better would very speedilylping pl “c.irls—luivo majority of the inhabitants of thisl

nor the Cliistnstice, in not allowing him, on the trial, to shew, by way of recrimii‘iation, that the Lieutenant Gover- nor, orthe organs of his government, had libelled others as much as be (Mr. Maclean) ind. Mr. Hone, when on his trial, was allowed to do this with respect to a libel of the late Mr. Canning on the Book ofJob; and a Mr. Wright, who, in 1837, prosecuted for a libel iu the London .dtlas, newspaper, was shown to have libelled others equally IIIlIl- self, and therefore failed iii his prosecution.

“The fltlorney General in reply stated, that ifthe Court were of opinion, that the objections were such as called for an answer, he would require copies of the Affidavits, and some time to aiiSiver the rule. ,

“ The Chief Justice—whose (lemcaiiour towards Mr. Mac- lean, throughout his address, appeared exc :edingly mild and lbrbearing—stuted that he was willinth give him every benefit of his objections, and every opportunity to review his own charge, if it contained any misdirection in point of law; and suggested that those charges which were founded on the Affidavits, had lwtlel‘ be IiiiSWered.

“ Tlie flttorney General then stated, he could not conveni- ently do this in the midst of the business oftlie term ; and would raqtiire time to shew cause until the first of next Hilary Term, the first week in January next.

“ Mr. Maclean’s recognizance of Bail was then extended until Hilary Term.” ~

CoLoNIAL AND Hem: LiBRARY.—-Ml‘. Murray of London proposes the publication of cheap Editions ofEiiglish works, under the foregoing title. The object is to meet the demand for cheap Literature, of which the usual supply has been checked, by Imperial Acts providing against foreign pirated editions. The “ Library” is dedicated, by permision, to Lord Stanley, and Mr. Murray appears to expect the sup- port of the Colonial Government at home and abroad, by lgiviugr (EITHCI to the laws which “ protect the rights of Bri- ‘tisli genius, industry and manufactures.” The first Volume ol'tlie work is “ Burrow’s Bible in Spain,” published, we

[The prospectus and a specimen oltlic first volume of the above works, received by the last English Mail, may be sue-n at the ()ifil'c ofthe Colonial. Herald, “here subscriptions will be revolved and duly attended to.—ED.]

Tut: \VEATHER.—F()l' three or four weeks post, the wea- ther has been so excessively wet, that potato-diggii’ig has proceeded very tardily. Large quantities of potatoes, situations, have actually rotted iii the ground. ,The rain has also, we regret to learn, found its way iiiito the grain—stacks of many ol'our poorer farmers, who i, will, doubtless, suffer materially in consequence. The crop of potatoes, it is said, will this year fall short of the usual average by at least one half. The roads iii many places— t‘licnlarly where, in consequence oftheir proximity to ship- aces, they have been much cut tip by heavily-laden been rendered almost impassable. hove, we have received the following utive correspondent to the \Vestward :—

Sinrc writing the n

Happy Return, Girroir, Aricliat; hal. Rosina, Ealus. Newfld. l7 ions Bitch Timber, 1547 ft. Birch Plank, 4500 ft. Boards,20,000 Shingles, ‘25 doz. Handspikes, 165 bus. 'l‘urnips, 2567 do. Potatoes, (:00 do. outsh- ' by J. Davis, jun.

3I.—Barbara Ann, Luteq, do. Oats. Ceres. “mite, Halifax; toes, 70 do. Barley, ‘20 do. 'I‘urnips.

Nov. I.—Isubulln Helen, Anderson, Nowfld.; 3000 bus. Pola-

tocs, 350 do. 01118.6000 ft. Lumber, 10,000 Shingles, 100 lfus.'1‘urnips.Marcella, Le Lacheut, du.; 4000b“. Potatoes. 61c. Albion, Cox, do.; 1300 bus. Potatoes. Jessie, Crawford, Halifax; 300 bus. Potatoe, 450 do. Barley, 1425 do. Oats. ,

2.—-Industry, Goodwin, Pictou; bsl. Brigantine Kim, Wade, Ncwfld.; 2335 bus. Potatoes, 139 do. Oats, GLO.

3.——Elizabet0h, Jenkins, Newfld.; [600 bus. Potatoes, 500 do. tits.

Newfld ; 2000 bus. Potatoes, 500 1500 bus. Pota-

Tlie Constants, Jones, stated in our last to have sunk in Or- well Bny, a short time since, has, we are glad to learn, been raised from her perilous situation. On Thursday last, she was born down, and a survey held upon her. She will commence loading on Monday.

MARRIED,

On Thursday last. at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. Jen- kins, Ecclesiastical Commissary, &c. Arm, Marianne Elizabeth, cldt-st daualiter of \Villiam Swalicy, Esq. to Charles, eldest Sou

ofthe Hon. Charles Hensley, ofNewstend Hull.

DIED,

At DaSable, very suddenly, on the 2nd inst., Mr. James Cur- rie, an old and respectable inhabitant oftliat place, deeply la- mented by a large circle of relatives and friends, aged 70 years.

Last evening, Mary, only daughter of Mr. James Scantlebury, aged 3 years and 10 months.

TEMPEIKANCE. PUBLIC MEETING of the Auxiliary Temper- ance Society will be held in the National School Room, on Monday evening next—t-oiiimencing at half-past Seven o’clock. A full attendance is respectfully solicited. [T‘A collection will be taken in aid oftlie funds. . \V. TROVI’AN, Set'y.

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4th Nov. 1843,

_ ROAD DISTRICT No. '7. OTICE is hereby given, that the time allowed for the removal uf‘thc Fences in this district. is extended until the Hub ofNovember next; after which time the fine. will be ex- acted, as advertised in the Royal Gazette ofihe IEIh August last. IV. \V. IRVING, (‘ommiss‘iuncn Commissioner's Olfice,24tli Oct. 1843.

ROAD DISTRICT, No. 10.

_'O'I‘ICE is hereby given to all persons occupying'

Ground adjoining the Highways in this District, that they

must remove their Fences totlie' distance of 30 feet from the

coutie oftlie Road, on or before the 20th day of November next. J. R. BOURKE, ConiIIiiSsione-r.

Oct. 20, 1843.

rap from an attc “ The greater part ofthe po nearly lost—rotting in the ground.

to disturb the harmony which has hitherto subsisted be-

isc :tween the subjects ofour respective nations.

tatoes to the “’estWard are

the course indicated above adopted by the proprietary body, , ' The grain and hay

the poverty, inactivity, and want ol'eiiergy—botli physirnl I secretary’s Omco’ 16“) Omaha" 1833‘

Ideeui it proper that I should here observe to you, that I feel quite assured that England seeks not, desires not, to maintain a paramount influence in these Islands. But, while she repudiates such an intention, and declares, as she has so repeatedly done, in reply to the several solicitations of the successive sovereigns of'Taliiti to become its permanent protector, that she will not assume any prepanderaling power over its government, ryet Great Britain is, I am equally as- .sured, determined that no other Nation shall possess a greater influence or authority in the state than that which, from her long and intimate connexion with them, she claims as her nn- tural right to exercise. More than all do I believe myself authorised to state, that it is the determination of the Queen of England to preserve the sovereignty of Tahiti independent .ntidfree.

“I have the honor to be, gentlemen, Yout"s, with every consideration,

J. TOCP NICOLAS, Commodore.”

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1843.

No little disappoiiititient was experienced by the quid mules of the town on Thursday evening last, on the arrival of the ST. GEORGE without the English mail, which Was confidently expected. The St. George left the Georgetown Packet at Pictou, which vessel would await the arrival of the mail, so that it may be looked for every moment via. Georgetown.

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’ The Nova Scotia Gazette of the 26th ult., proclaims the Dissolution ot the General Assembly of that Province. The Writs for calling a New General Assembly bear Reste on the 30th ult., and will be returnable on Thursday, :the 11th day of January next.

GEORGETOWN.—On Wednesday se’nnight we made our first enlrée into this mnch-talked-of little town. The 25th Oct. had been fixed upon by the Eastern Agricultural Society, as the must fit and proper day for the Annual Fair, on which occasion they proposed to distribute a variety of premiums, for the best stock of Various descriptions. Ownig, JIOWever, we were given to understand, to the excessive ; timidin of the season, and the conseqneiitdelay in getting

flint the potato crop, and the wretched state'of the roads—— the trifling amount of the premiums, and the scarcity of

, «.‘\ money, combined with other causes, there was on this occa-

‘ .sion an almost total absence ot'everything generally thought ‘Iiecessary to constitute a Fair.

Georgetown, as it now exists, is a very difi'erent place from 1vhat it was only ten years since. Then, the total number of lioiises it contained, we have been informed by a gentleman who resides on the spot, was only three. Then, it was little better than an unsightly swamp, or at best a town on paper. But now, the place presents—though there is still much room for improvement—quite adifferent aspect ; and there are, moreover, certain indications perceptible, ofno very equivocal character, that the capital of King’s County is destined, at no very remote period, to assume that pro-

which nature seems to have designed it to occupy.

Already can this little town boast of the possession of an elegant and commodious Episcopal Church, which—unlike .most of our religious edifices, at a distance from Charlotte- :town—is completely finished, and is painted, both within and without, in a very taseful manner;a Presbyterian Church and a Roman Catholic Chapel—both neat and substantial buildings. The Court House and Jail, which are both com- ,prised in one building, form a very prominent object, as you enter the town, occupying, as they do, an airy and SEIUI‘I‘IOUS site at the North corner of the PHI-’50 Square- 'Ffom the upper story of this building we obtained a fine new of the harbour, Panuiure Island, 6w. The internal ,arrangements, .as far as we could judge from a hasty in- ‘Specnfnl’ 3"“ '" 800d keeping. The most scrupulous allfimlfm appears I? be uniformly cold by the Jailer both do the Cleanliness and proper lventilation of the building and the comfort and convenience of the pri- eoners. The Market House is another handsome and well- finished public building, which we cannot refrain from no'- ticing,en peasant. It occupies an elevated position on the Square, at no great distance from the Queen’s wharf- ,md as ~mmrthecentreZOf the town as possible. It is admirably adap- ted to the purposes for which it is intended. The Grammar School is also a neat building, in the construction of which attention‘has evidently been paid both to comm-madman”.

‘minent position among the maritime ports of the Gulf,

would speedily give place to another and very oppo- site state of" things. We fenr, however, that such a plan will not meet the views of many of those most interested in the subject ;and the inevitable consequences ofa persistence in the present system will,iti onropiiiion,be— supposing, in the meantime, no other rcnn-dy attainable—- the civil and political thraldoni ofa large portion oftho iii- liabitai‘its, and a state of pecuniary embarrassment and des- titution most disastrous to the peace and pro'spcritv ofthe Colony. . '

Atrattempt is about being made—under the supervision ofa gentleman well qualified by long experience in New- foundland to undertake the task—to establish an extensive Fishery at or near Georgetown. Every one must be most anxiously desirous that this establishment should prosper and succeed, for on the success or failure oftlic cxpei'iiiient about to be tried will very materially depend the future well- heing, not of'Georgetowu and its vicinity merely, but ofthe Island at large.

SUPREME Con nan—The Michaelmas 'l‘urin ofthe Supreme Conrtopeued on Tuesday lust. Sonic degree (ll iiilt‘rest was excited by an idea that generally prevailed, that Mr. Mai-lean, ol'New London, convicted ofa political Libel last June Term, would then be brought up t3" receive sentence. Mr. I‘lui'. lean, with his sureties, appeared in Court, but was given to understand that it was net the intention ofthe Crown unit-er.- to move for Judgment until the following ’I‘liursday. This delay occasioned a good (Icnl of disappointment, as a num- bcr of Mr. Mucleau’s constituents were in attendance, having travelled a considerable distance for the purpose of being present when Judgment should be pronounced.

On Thursday last, at Twelve o’clock, Mr. Macleari being again itiattetidaiice,tlie Atty. General moved that the sentence of the Court be pronounced upon that gentleman. Mr. Macle’an then addressed the Court at considerable Ieiiutli, in the course of which we were forcibly struck—as we tiers also on the trial—with the evident disadvantages under which he laboured, arising from the circumstance of his having taken upon himself his own defence. With due de- ference to Mr. Maclcan’s superior attainments, we cannot help viewing this course as the most impolitic he could pos- sibly have adopted, and we are much mistaken ifa similar conviction did not force itself upon the minds ofall—even of Mr. Maclean’s warmest supporters—who happened to be present on the occasions above referred to. Had Mr. Mac- lenii retained counsel—even supposing that counse| to he possessed of lint a very moderate share of integrity and ability—we are inclined to think thnt~advcrse as the majority of the Jury undoubtedly were to the political sen- timents ofM r. Maclean—an entirely different verdict might have been obtained ; atid we would strongly advise M r. Mac- lean, should he ever again be placed in similar circumstances, by no means to attempt his own defence.

We have availed ourselves, in the present instance, ofthe report of Mr. Maclean’s objections, offered iii arrest ofjudg-

position preventing our giving a more detailed account of the proceedings in to-day’s paper:

“ The first was to the form ofone ofthe Counts oftlie in— formation. It was similar, he said, to an objection which was offered by Fearglls O’Connor, to the indictment found against him, a year or two ago, and, in whose case, it was held fatal to the indictment. The objection wai brought to his (Mr. M‘Lean’s) notice by L. 0’0. Doyle, Esq, of Nova Scotia, to whom it had been pointed out by G. R. Young, Esq. In all the Counts ofthe Information, save this, the libel was alleged to have been published “ of'and concern- ing the Government,” which words in this Count were omitted, and, being essential in their nature, the Count was bad; and, as the verdict was guilty generally, on all the Counts, it could not therefore be sustained.

“The second objection was to the persons of two of the Jury, who, in the words oftlie Statute, were not “good and sufficient men.” One ofthem, Mr. J. T. Thomas, from the levity his conduct sheyved, betrayed an unfittiess for the duty; he was seen to laugh when be (Mr. M‘Lean) commenced his address to the Jury, and also to wink at the prosecutors, and then to ttirn his back towards him. The other of the two, Mr. Donald M‘Kinlay, is ignorant of the English lan~ guage, and is willing to make affidavit that he did no under- stand the proceedings.