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Teacu your CaiLpren Més1c.— You Will stare at a strange notion Jike mine ; if it appears even a mad one, do not won- der. Had | children, my utmest-en- deavours should be to breed them musi- cians. Considering [ haveno ear, nor ever thought of smusic, the preference seems odd, and yet.it is embraced on fre- quent reflection. In short, tmadain, 4 my aim would be to make them happy, } think it the most probable method. itis a resource which will last them their lives, unless they grow deaf;jalways amuses and soothes, if not consoles,—and of all fashionable pleasures it is the cheapest, It ia capable of fame without the dap- ger of criticism, is susceptible of enthu- giasin, Without being priestridden ,—and unlike alf other moral passions, # sure to be gratified in heaven,

Qe A Kenebec lawyer who had been ansuccessful in his defence of an idiotic youth, ia a criminal trial before a Kene- bec jury, on a plea of incapacity to distin- guish between right and wrong, was immediately afterwards accosted by one of the jurymen who volunteered condo- lence, by attempting to satisfy him that the verdict was arighteous one, The attorney assured the juror, that he was undertaking a work of supererogetion ; that his client was evidently non compos, yet, the constitution had been stretly complied with—he had been tried, most emphatically, bya gury of his peers!

A lady of some celebrity as an actress was unfortuuately placed, lately in Phila- delphia. The manager apologized tothe audience, but the lady insisted upon remaining on the stage and playing ont the part, 8, yesling to the audience to know whether ‘dropping one’s handker- chief was any evidence of net heloagine

the temperance society,’ The circum- sateen has added a new phrase to the Janguage,a gentieman no longer commits the impropriety of becoming inebriate— he only ‘ drops his handkerchief,’

The advertisement of a celebrated quack medicine, describing its effects on the system says—‘ Ailera short time these symptoms give way, the spasins cease, warmth returns, convalescence is established, or a consecutive fever sets in, from which the patient either dies or recovers. Thia reminds us of the old woman's test for indigo—viz: put it ina tub of water, and it will ether sink or flont—she didn’t know which.— Lowell Courier.

Punch says, among the products of Austrian ingenuity which are to figure in the Exhibition of 1851, there wiil be ex hibited an ingenious instrument, patron- ized by his Majesty the emperor and king, for flogging ladies. It has been found highly useful in the Milanese, and effi- cacious in Hungary.

Socrates used to say to his friends that his wife was his greatest blessing, since she war a never-ceasing monitor of pati- ence, from whom he learned so much within his ewn doors that all the crosses he inet elsewhere were light to him.

The husband of a beautiful wife, upon returning home, was met by one of his offspring, all siniles, and clapping his hands and saying‘ Pa, Mr. B———has been here—he’s such a nice man—he kisaed us all round, and mother too ”

Why is the success of a billin a House of Assembly like the beauty of the human face ?

Ans.—It depends upon the ayes and noes (eyes and nose.)

A Fiecpo or Conat.—In the immedi- ate vicinity of Bermuda, says the New Orleans Pen is a field of coral, some twenty miles by ten im extent, which seen througn water several feet deep and perfectly transparent,presen!s an ubject of beauty and richness. “The prisoners at the English establishment are frequently employed to procure, by diving, specimens of coral from that exhaustless field of beauty and richness, which are sent to numerous cities and quadividuals on both guutinents for ornse |

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esi coral rock is, us@d asithe voly dita material. It is more difficult to ttepaeithvecnnon balls then eny other rotk-—though not hard, itis tough. Coral is the carbonate of lime.”

_In the reign of Henry VIII, seventy- two theusand executions took place for robberies alone,exclusive of the innumer- able religious murders, amounting on an average to six executions a day, Sut- days included, during the whole ‘reign of

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WOES SLAMIA. Monday, July 7, 1851.

Faiiine in ail his attempts to fasten cen- sure upon the party now in office, as well in respect to the Councillor's Oath, as to the falsely-alleged abandonment of the interests of the tenantry—the editor of the Islander has hit upon an astonishing’ scheme for sinking the Government in the estimation of the public, t is this : that Edward Whelan presumes, to edit the Examiner whilst he holds # seat in the Executive Council !—that his doing so is contrary to the example of Mr. Howe and Mr. Hincks, in Nova Scotia and Canada, both of whom retired from the management of their Newspapers, when they connected themselves with their res- pective Governments ;—that, according to. Maclean, the Executive Counci} bere, from Sir Alexander down, are individa- ally and collectively responsible for every line we write in the Examiner !—that, in short, our Journal is as closely connected. with the Government as the Siamese twins, the one with the other ;--that, fur- thermore, the Government is being “ dis- graced” by certain writings of ours : and it is hinted that Edward Whelan ought, therefore, to be dismissed the Executive forthwith.

We plead gnilty to the first count of the indictment: Edward Whelan dves edit the Exraminer ; unlike the Islander's publisher, we are not obliged to borrow brains for our office. As to the example of Messrs. Howe and Hincks, there is no analogy between their case and onrs. Those gentiemen ceased to be editors not because they commenced to be coun- cillors, but because they took salaried offices totally unconnected with their profession. The one could not sit daily in his editorial chair, and at the same time attend to the collection of the reve- nue in the Excise Office,—nor the other discharge the cuties of Inspector General and at the same time write flaming edi- torials for the Liberals of Canada. Had we been as fortunate as either, we might have vacated the editorial chair too.

With reference to the alleged connec- tion between the Government and this paper, we disavow it,—and he who could seriously impute it, in the way the Island- er has done, is little better than a fool: We write not for the Executive, but for the people in general, and our subscribers in particular. Our paper is our own property, as much so as Maclean's farm at New Lonson is his, to be turned to whatever account we think proper,—and Government is no more responsible fur our editorials than it is fur the flavour of Mr. Coles’s whiskey, or the rig of Mr. Lord's ships. If our editorials shone out under the stately words, “ By Authority !” then the Executive might be held responsible for whatever they contained. Ags it is, the Government is not, nor has it any

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But we beg Maclean to understindy that with.the Editor of the Examiner, in the parenit of his profession, the Executive has no more connection than the-Exami- ner has with Duncan Maclean.

( We understand that,Mr, Fraser’s election was decided at St. Eleanor’s on Tuesday last, by aghow of hands. So much for the confidence reposed by the

County in the gentleman who has so long and faithfully represented them, and in the Government which sppointed him to the Collectorsmp of Excise for ihe me- tropolitan County.

(* We have received a letter from Robert Mooney, Esq., M. P. P., in refer- ence to some statements, contained in the Report of the Tenant League, published in a late No. of the Examiner, which we sha!l insert in our next paper.

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SUPREME COURT.

The Trimty Termof the Supreme Court closed to-day. ‘There has been

very hittle civil business before the Court ; but the amoant of Criminal business has been unnsually great. Although we re- gret this im one sense, yet we are pleased in another sense, becanse in the diversity of cases that have arisen, the new Attor- ney General bas shown en aptitude. and | capacity for his important office, thay! must tend to put down all clamour on the part of his political opponents, and to ex- ait him inthe estimation of his friends. We have heard it said by men of al) par- ties, that the business of the Court has been ably conducted by the learned At- torney General, not only during the pre. sent ‘Trinity Term, but also during th® last June Term at St. Eleanor’s—and the numerous convietions ag given below ratifies the opinion.

The following isa list of the Trials with their results :— .

The Queen at the prosecution of Chas. Palmer vs. Patnck Dourley—Larceny. Convicted and sentenced to two months imprisonment, .

The Queen at the prosecution of Jas. McGregor vs. Isabella Smith—Larceny. Convicted. Two months imprisonment.

The Queen at the prosecution of Jaines Bourke rs John Hennessy- Assault. Con- victed and sentenced to pay a fine ot £5.

The Queen at the prosecution of John M:Leod vs. Michael Cody — Assault. Con- victed and sentenced to pay a fine of £5, and undergo three months imprisonment.

The Queen at the prosecution of Alex. McLeod vs.Michael Cody— Assault. Con- victed. ‘to pay a fine of £5, and an ad- ditional four months imprisonment.

The Queen at the prosecution of Pat- rick Power, vs. John Small, Jan. and Thomas Small.—Larceny. Cunvicted. Four Calendar Month's imprisonment and hard Jabour.

The Queen at the prosecution of John Townsend, vs. Thomas Sinall.—Lareeny. Convicted. Nine additional months im- prisonment, and hard labour.

The Queen st the prosecution of George Walsh, vs. John Small, Jun. and Thomas Sinall.—Larceny. Convicted. Nine additional months’ imprisonment and hard labour,

There were also five indictments found by the Grand Jury; on two of which

Trials were held and the parties acquitt-

aside on the ground that the money stolen was laid in the {Indictment as 4 sixpence of the current coin of the Realm, whereas although the money stolen were in reality

that it should have been laid in the In-

reason to be, ashamed of what we write,

ed, from want of evidence; one was set |

an English sixpence, yet it was affirmed |

of the Island—verily a distinction with- out a difference in our editorial estimation —hbecause an English Sixpence is of the value of Sixpence in the Realm, and ‘surely thir tsland is a part of the Realm

of Great Britain;

and the other two were not tried because the offenders could not be found.

rattle SONS OF TEMPERANCE.

~ The following resolniions were uneni- mously adopted at the Festival of the Sons of Temperance, on Monday last. They were proposed by different gentle- mea, snd supported by excellent speeches, _ from Messrs, Arbuckle, Cooper, Milner, Widgery, Rev. Mr. Hitchborne, Rev | Mr. Rand, and ethers.

The Refrestments and Music of day were in the best. style.

L.. That. the excessive use of Intoxi- eating Liquors is an offence agajnat Re-

the

} ligion and good morals which should no

jonger be tolerated in ang civilised com- munity.

2 That the occasional and moderate use of Intoxicating Beverages i@exceed- ingly impolitic and improper—it being clearly demonstrable that snch use tende directly to the destruction of public and private character, nsefulnese amd virtue ; @ practice which, if suffered to advaace uncheeked, will eontinue to D it- self in excessive indwigence as its natu- rat consequence, and witinately intro duce such a totrent of Intemperance ee cannot fail to delege the world with wretchedness, vi¢e and misery, arid entai} pon maakind a train of evils of the most frightful and appalling description.

3. That the inroads of batemperance are so Stealthy and imperceptible a cha- racter that the utmost actwity and dili- vence are necessary “utcessfully to guide against their encroxchments; and the meet'ng would ‘not only lift up its voice: against those who are direci!y and ener- geiieaNy engaged im promoting the many open and flayrant violations of order and morality. which it so painfully witnesses from day to day, and those sudden ‘catas- irophes and bereavements which it is so freqnently called to mourn over and to - lament; but it would also most solemn! protest against the further continuance of those pernicious drinking usages still se. prevalent amongst the higher classes of society, by which the unwary are too of~ ten seduced from the paths of Virtue ‘and: sobriety,.and the shield of respectability and the influence of dignitied example. thrown around a habit the most debasing and ruinous in :t3 tendencies and reaults,

4. That the existing state of Society —here and elsewhere—with reference to, aleoholic Beverages,is such as te.demand the immedrate and hear:y co-operation of all, for their immediate disuse and sup- pression ; and this meeting pledges itself to aid, doth by precept and example, every legitimate effort having the accomplish- ment of this truly benevoleat and patriotic object in view.

5. That this Meeting sincerely re. grets the unavoidable absence of Hie Ex- cellency Sir Alexander and Lady Banner- man, whose presence on this occasion would have afforded them the highesg gratification and delight.

G.. That the thanks of thie Meeting he respestfully conveyed toHia Excel- lency Sir Alexander Bannerman, for his kindness and urbanity in granting the use of the beautifu! Government Grounde for this Annual Celebration—thereby ea largely contributing to the pleayure and happiness of all present, and also to Lady Banneraven, for her Ladyship’s most ad- imirable and substantial expression of ‘approval and commendation, as conveyed to the meeting.

7. That the thanks of thie Meeting are eminently due, and are hereby pre- ‘sented to the Ladies and others who have so kindly contributed hy their anwearied exertions and unceasing attention to the

comfort. and enjoyment of the presen Festive occasion, ;

After the above resolutions wete car. ried, the following note from Lady Ban-

dictinent a3 a Ninepeace of lawful mone y

herman was read by J. B. Cooper, Reg.,