ry day while the channel wa wearing mariners would no longer g by the gulf ftream from florida to newfoundland let all the nation of the world who are interefted in accomplishing this- ohjeft make a joint attempt and the work would be foon completed we hone dalesmen will refleft ferioufly on the punt which is broughl to our remembrance by a resolu tion of the okto leeifhtut t for the kingston uiiromcle on tea two centuries ago no man would have ventured to pr- diet that an herb would be introduced into britain which would become one of the necessaries of life and in some degree supers the use of spirituous liquors and bring an immense revenue government but such have been the consequences i the importation of ti a this plant h so generally used throughout fhfi british dominions notwkhstandiii its high price and all that has been written and said against its effects that it must evidently possess some peculiar properties which are not inherent in any other known veg etable substance whatever and which render th infusion of it such a delight- ful beverage to all kinds of people when we sec the poor labourer expend ing part of his hardearned wages in hie purchase oftee and consequently deny ing himself mrre substantial comforts we fee inclined to examine whether or not such privations are compensated for by the temporary pleasure he derives frrir is use and to suspect that his strong attachment to the plant must proceed in some degree from habit and the example of others cut the love of tea which prevails among the weal thier classes of the community h less equivocal and extraordinary as they can indulge in its u e without abridging their other luxuries and drink it in a stale of strength and comparative purity the infusion of this plant appears to be a necessary of life every where alike in the palace and in the cottage th dissipated use it to remove the headache and depression attendant on debauchery the woman nf fashion raises ton fhnf it may exhiliiate her spirits and hy its in- igorating effects supply tlo want of sleep it forms an enlivening requisite at almost every evening party- and is co veted as a cordial capable oj alleviating extraordinary fatigues ft elicits satin from village matrons and gives a zest to the circulation of scandal and is often partaken of during study by the scho lar and philosopher that it may prevent sleep gently excite the mind and awa ken every faculty this plant is there fore altogether untrue in its effects upon the human frame and appears to be a- dnpted to all taste tempriaments and constitutions as it is scarcely possible to meet with an individual who dislikes it it also possesses the inestimable qua- j lity of producing an agreeable excitement which is not succeeded by any percepti ble languor or depression such as invari ably follows even a moderate indulgence in wine orspiritousliquors these qua lities which belong peculiarly to this de lightful beverage sufficiently account for the general estimation in which it is held and i believe were its consumers forced to renounce all their luxuries one after another that which they would last relin quish would be tea the navigator or merchant who first brought the plant from china probably valued it merely as an unknown vegetable or supposed that it possessed some medicinal properties how carefully would he have treasured it bad lie foreseen the consequences that have resulted from its introduction into britain or the immense revenue it has been the means of pouring into the na tional coffers or the new channels ol commerce it has opened to mankind tea was first iotrvdnrrri rnrjia f about the year 1662 however it did not cone into general u till more than a century after that priod the diffi culty of procuring it the extravagant price i bore and a fear lest it should prove injurious to the health were in all probability the causes hat prevented it from being much in demand however when its virtues were once known its consumption rapidly increased and at present more is consumed throughout the british dominions than in the whole of europe thirteen millions of pounds are annually imported for the use of the inhabitants of britain alone while the continental consumption amounts to a- bout five millions and a half only the british government has ever laid a high duty upon tea and drawn a large reve nue from its importation at present the duty amounts to nearly ninety six percent ad valorem but in 1784 it was no more than twelve and a half per rent much smuggling is of course the consequence of the high tax with which tea is now burdened and it has been found that of the immense quantity an nually consumed in britain more than one third is imported into the country ill an illicit way government is thus year ly defrauded to an immense amount and it certainly would be for the advantage ef all parties greatly to reduce the pre sent high duties were this done the inducements to smuggling would of course be lessened and the tax being much seldomerevaded the revenue would suffer no diminution and people would likewise be supplied with tea at a much cheaper rate that this would be the consequence of a reduction of the duties may he proved by the fact that in the veer 1790 when they amounted to 12f per cent omv20 000000 of pniniof ly four times fhe quantity that had been openly imported during any of the pre ceding years when the tax had fluctuated between 100 and 150 per cent one efleet of thp present high duties to promote the adulteration of tea that which is sold by retail is generally inter mixed with a large quantity of vegetable substances which possess neither the fla vour nor the qualities of real tea mul berry shoe blackberry and even po- tatoe leaves forrn a considerable propor tion of almost every pound of tea we buy in the shops therefore we can have lit tle conception of the fragrant ta te and delightful aroma that must be produced hy an infusion of the unadulterated chi nese plant kven those boxes that are purchased wholesale at the india uoue do not contain the herb in a state of pu rity and perfection for it has been found that the chinese themselves win ge quantities of the leaves that have al ready been infused with those that are taken fresh from the tree tea belongs to that class of vegetable substances called narcotics the mot ob vious effect of which when introduced into the human body is that of producing sleep and tea would act upon the sys tem in the same way as opium could it be taken in so ie dent quantity if may appear paradoxical to state tint the in fusion of the chinese plant which h of ten drank for the purpose of preventing sleep would be the means of bringing it on if used largely but such i the cha racter of this and of all ottwr narcotic- if opitfm is taken in small doses and at certain intervals it will infallibly chase away slumber from the eyes of the most weary this it does y occasioning an excitement of the system rfthf portion introduced into the l ily be large the excitement it causes is so great that fie depression winch succeeds will produce sleep or at least an inclination fi r it if small the excitement being moderate will not be followed by any perceptible depression orany desire to sleep so it is with tea and to confirm thi- explana tion of its enlivening eff its 1 may ob serve that narcotics are paiirrou of as ex hilar ants by all nations the turk and malays elevnfether pirf by cltew- nig opt urn continually anu lire iaupi when about to undergo any unusual fi- tigue or engage in any great underta king always use an additional qwatifim tobacc in different forms i employed as a stimulant all oev the w nj 14 a- ny people w lien rvply eegur i in l eolations researches orabxfrusejtiidie take snuff in immoderate qua in i ties cause it awakens the faculties the ivamtschatkans are in the habit of chew ing a certain nar cetic plait n inch w hen used cautiously causes va- 1 excitement of mind and even temporary delirium but if indulged in to excess produces deep sleep torpor and death ardent spirit under various diguises is the t iviarantmost commonly drunk among our selves it is a very powerful narcotic as is daily proved by the effects it produ ces upoa those who have taken it in im moderate quantities perfotisare fnflrufled fecrrtly in theufe of the pike and that rril editions writings have been circulated f r the purpofc of ex citing difcontcnt in the minds of the peo ple it may however be confidently re lied on that the effo of the difaffoivd will be fubdued with- a danger to the conflitution for though a few unthink ing and defperatc pclous may have been artfully led by the cry foi univcrfal fuffiage and annual parliaments to embrace the meafures propofed fnl th attainment of thefe ends the great n of the people is too well informed an too well convinced of the excellence of the conllitntion in its prefent form to purfre fuch an ignis fatuus at fo great a risk his royal llfghfteh the prince regent iffucd a proclamation on the 30th july declaring bis intentio- to nippref the a- bove mentioned i4 wfefcedf ftditious and treasonable praisliccs warning all his majefiys liege fuhjes from joining in thefe attempts to stf throw the law and fubvert the coverrmct and commanding all magitlrates and qtjcr peace nfliecs ro unite in their endears t pvelerve the public tranquillity anj bring to jullrce the authors and abettors if the late illegal and riotous proceedings various and contrsdiftory are the re ports relative to the dent tae of polit ical affairs in v a country which funk ii flnhful ignorance nd fupcrliiiion has been lung declining in power and defcen- hing in the leak of rations thr capii- cions and vacillating oicy of ferdinand fjuce his acceffion to ue throne has only accelerated the progrus of the country to ward- the iowel pout of weabntfs and degradation that nonarchy which two cen curies fince under the cqutrool nf the gloomy philip was formidable rn the eyes of its neighbour which threatened to overwhelm england wicli its armada and it h u of veteran warriors and thus to pave the way fur tlie fubj ligation of all murope i now fcarcely able to man a frig ate or equip a regime foldjcrs its extcnlivc colonies it the new world profit ing by th wriknffs want of tnergy ire thi e off the i avy yoke of tbedi- dtence theugh yet tinqualified perhaps k- ff jr r jf i u- the expedition which has been f- often and fu piunpouflv announced os on tie eve of depart ure from cadi- the purpofc f overiwinjr fosurg nt and rcdl b- stngular indelicacy mi the part of the american fournttthlsto assert that the abject of his the commodores visit to this countrtfi hat been to acquaint himself with its localities 9 with a view fo hh cr- pecfed command on lake ontario in the event of a future auir and to sajj the least of its it is a very bad compliment to that officer we do hoiccvcrpre- lend io lowx neither shall ice make it oar business to impure to hat commodore hit abridge s motive teas in visiting kingston tee leave the american jour nalists to guess nt that he xcould on ijl be leave to iirfonn the editor of the canadian courant that the commodore did not perform his voyage from kings ton to yaric in a small boat as he snp- p osesi bat vaatefrom niagara to back ets liarbotn in the american steam unaf crossed direct from sacwcs har bour to kingson in the schooner lady of the lake and from hence passed down the st jsaurence a very creditable fuhfcriplion tn the c- monnt of to has been raifed by the company of sappers and miners and captain kcllsalls company of the 70th regiment quartered nt fort henry for 1 u- relief of the widow and family of the unfortunate man who was killed in the well laft week prices current in the kingston market corrected zceckly messrs pringle 8 ivaeaalajj having feen in a news pa per fotne editorial remarks alluding to a i onn t rriclrs per 1 le d remarks apple busd 0 0 0 0 llrrpd louf u 1 8 u 0 0 uef in 0 0 4 0 0 5 liacan 0 0 9 0 1 0 liiiller 0 1 0 0 1 3 barley iuill 0 5 0 0 0 0 beets 0 0 0 0 q 0 tider illfl 1 5 0 1 10 0 cheese hi 0 0 4 t 0 6 cabbages head 0 0 5 0 0 0 carrors imihii 0 0 0 0 0 0 dticks pair 0 8 0 0 4 0 itrgs doz 0 0 a 0 1 0 fowldf pair 0 2 0 0 2 6 floor bill 1 2 6 1 5 0 do cwt 0 12 6 0 0 0 oeese eacli 0 0 0 0 0 0 hay ton 2 ti 0 9 5 i lard lb 0 0 0 0 0 0 mutton 0 0 5 0 0 ti oats iju1i 0 2 0 0 2 1 ivas 0 s 9 0 4 0 hoiarofs 0 a 0 0 2 6 parsnips 0 0 0 0 n u pork rest lb 0 0 n i 0 0 salt 0 0 in 0 0 0 straw ban 0 4 0 0 0 turkeys each d 5 0 0 0 0 turnips luili 0 1 3 0 0 0 tallow lb 0 0 7 0 0 0 al 0 6 5 0 6 veiiron 9 0 0 4 0 n 5 wood cord j 0 10 0 0 12 6 whereas john graham an itifk emigrant fent his wife forward to kingfton from la chine on thurfday the 26th of auguft intending himfelf to follow by water this is to requeft any publication of what occurred tome at troy p w may be acquainted with the in the state of new york in terms calcu- 1 a to inform hi disconfolate la ted to inprefs the public mind with pre judice aainll me as having been concern ed hi the healing of a parcel of montreal bank bills i beg leave through the chan nel nf voir paper to requeft every candid ntrfon to have thejuflice to fufpend his opinion on this moll cruel fwggefttonj for the prelent in the nuan time however i will merely hate that no fufpefted bills were ever in my poff ffiou at troy or clt where the proftfled objccl of the ex wl limt appear was that i might be lent back to kindlon from whence it was pretcn- wife by letter dinfled to the pod office who has been long anxioufly looking fo her hrrsband at kinpfton whether he i flill living and where he is to be found kinpfton sept 2 3 1819 caution all perfons are hereby forbid pur- chafing from any perfon but hcrfelf the call half of lots number two in the traovdinary proceedings againll me of full and fecond concehons of the townfhip iidl a coireft ftatement will in due of leeds in the diftrift of johnfuwn a fhe is the fole proprietor of faid land mary fornyea yirqnn st di f8w jww li iihei rnme the power nfthv moiner country hai been lately broken -p- a corifpiracy had been f jrned by thofe who were vu williit to embark 01 a enterprife ol inch a donbtfn iffue but h was inlantly de teaed and eruflitsd by tlie vigilance 1 the commander i 1 chief cotint dabxbaj lion as foon as my health and circum- lmees permitted i itartcd home and al though 1 am yet very unwell i am herc ready to meet any charge winch any ptrfon is difpfd to bring forward en the fuljed coujciotfs aa i affure my liicuds i am of being innocent of any direct or indirect participation in the infamous crime alledg- ed 10 have been committed d washburn kitifflnp sepr 23 1819 not ice the idea hat tea is injurious fo tr- hmth is now almost entirely pxplodtd and necessarily too brrojj diprr d hj the fact that many millions of people ne it daily m cotiiderable quaniti without esperieocinjj the slightest bad coriseqnenees ko new dias have appeared inco its introduction that may not rationally be ascribed fo other agents those disorders generally termed nee- vqiss which have increased so mnch 11 frequency dnring the lat fifty years nrt neither produced nor afrgravated by he use often as many ignorant people sup pose but arise from the luxury and dis sipation mental and scnsual that have of late made such rapid progfrc antong almost all clashes of soeietv the iitfu- sion of tea is somctims hurtful to the bo- i wiien franft very weal hut in this case the deletereous consrqaniis do not proceed from the tea but frmu he quan tify of warm watei that i- poured inhi the stomach without posein sliniilns enough to obviate its debili ling civct tire chinese take great pains to cut rate the teaplant ant endeavourio mul tiply it as much as poslblr that an a- bundant and increasing supply may en sure them a continuance of th commer cial advantages they derive from it ex portation the tea trade affords em ployment and subsistence to a large part of the immense population that burdens the empire of china and were a scarci ty of the plant to take place as some tra vellers have predicted it would create much misery in he east be very iniuri- ous to the interests of britain and boot tlie tempers of half the matron- and old maid in hi- majestys dominions frtfmffistwtft kixgsrox skptkvui 24 111 v v t london advices as late s the plh of auguli have a place this day u our col umns numerous meetings for a radicil rerm have been held in kngland and in many inftances a turbulent and feduiou fpirit has manifefld itfclf which unlefs h had been kept in check by the judicious pre cautions of the miniflry would have mad ly attempted to overturn the conilitution and introduce in its flead all the hfrrora of anarchy and revolution the civil officers have been rudely infulted at manchccr while in the peaceful difcharge of their du ty and at stockport a cunllable who had in cuftody a notorious demagogue was iied upon and dangeroufly wounded it fea passed the custom house being near- j ii liawd that in fume pans of englaud the eff fl nfthfc conspiracy however baa been to difconcert for a feafon the fcheoes of the government if pt wholly to fmv trate them far it i not probable that in the prefcnt dilaprdktrd hate of their refourdes tiicv will be enabled to equip an armament fuflicivnty powerful to citore spantft iu- premacyiu south america tv cccfrl cssamkhmful ot saving banks thronefe srtnd britain d hi aiiooparlsof hi united s nu- lias e rcieve lately inchi- red the inliahltaiui of mwnrreal w form a shnilar hvtimtion hi thai own for ihcpiwewilon efpau- lerim thoijjyll ii u not etwiw monui iuce tire saving bunk at montreal ves npeuetiwr iie iveeioiuii o jnisii it imu alreaa received la mim or i rils c from 9y depoarf we do no ut rlie locrtotios uf p le lifts jeposiiji are rciuai i tle an mtbbiy miecliator labourers and alters with iroi in comiy who av- pfiieiulv availing tiihtflvpsef lie oppon muv now utfvred ttieni ol priidlng aza fumre wen b mcunnaad iacreasjug io virju sofrhir jtri5nl iariis it is re well ceitii ed and uneraiv ad- raiited that thcc iisriimioai have provel to be tin oul ne btr jimin ro paupcriatn but oie most effectual rcwrily i at has jet ei been deviled for dimijrifthtog ifte evil in lare and pop- uons ri- and iftliey nae bon found o neftil in iargp cities lioth a- a reeoiave and aacnie vhy otrghr they m be suceefnhj in- troju into owrmnaller timns and vltagw on the istfl lesrnv last a pieeiru of hie tfa- i ihimm ouialjl tiitt 1 uilrmtt dhrfct wns lipid l mam r the purpura nf iptin ajttiip fit rtlif f p f i vt ifri a bat imwv m rolvod malm if v afptv9 r to this twttotg atlvwhfir to alt ku p the introduction of avfvcs uaxk itudb cie of three per- ii wtaprnpl r roll informati u on the ulject and io report iju-r- a subsequent mei tirtu mm a- fcinjinn fte s9lli april as r rrr a- il mw wftl tvom atiindii ihal 111 ti war anrljit say hou ri pro- jor ir i tjf irt resprrlws the savings hank wadpomd oj by the r-hition- then passed it dm it nfiear b- n rt1 rot a society airami uu ai ifcat rim inirfer the tic no ml n- aiton at fc a horfbtv rr rr6rrfif tfrn con ditio- rv ttv poor of thf midland lirtict iraviiij for i- el th pn ntionof pauvt tthm onn t the rfrohi of tl soiny requires owl hetfcsfrullfa tivatuitj tjtnrty general mat ing nt kin a r dnri- iff j vvv the nth- cat dtfutphnstaan nhigt jannaxy sessions aecovdmjr u riii rcffulatin tit first general uutiirti will ik place r- week and a lie irtraroiij ci f i-i- iv prevent pauper ism e ttoild ihi- more ue the liberfj uf -ug- get3n io imior it propriety tif again ta- i iliioo ikoircoiif draiion ticsiablihtnenl if a saving iliik nt the moa effectual moans of promoting one othe priocpal ends of their pre- reni institution ff has this moment come fi our itneivuhfee that u saoi bank was ewablihd lat moatii in the i t i men i quftrtered a thb place and up ward- if 400 dolar were itstaally deposited by tii- nnucomcnliofied oflwera aud privates of the tugimcnr quebec sept 0 robbery we arc forry to learn that tlie store- keepergcneials office has lately been robbed of fevera hundred poinds in cafh a robbery to a confidcrable amount was alfo committed on tiicfdav night at the iliopofmr mrtfueata in the lower town la chine canal iafl monday was the day appointed for the meeting of the stockholders for tlepurpole of proceeding to the election of the neccfary officers none however toofc plake in cotifequence we have been infurmed of there appearing no perfon to repideut the government the power cf attorney gicin to a gentleman of this city for this purpofc be tog revoked by the death of our lamented governorin chief the election has therefore been poilponed till the appointment of inch reprefentative canadian courant all perfons are hereby cautioned agarnft purchafing a note given by the ubfcriber to daniel picket for j47 dated the ith of january 1815 snd whneftcd by david spooner said note having been fraudulently obtained by the faid daniel picket andrkw mcdonnell kingfton sept 2th 1819 39 kingston branch of the mon treal bank any fum required may be obtained at the office for good bills 00 mon treal quebec bills of exchange on lon don or for specie notes alfo will be discounted at thirty fxxty and ninety days thomas makkland agent kingfton3d nov 1818 23 m we regret to learn that letters from quebec announce the death of the hon john young member of the executive council it is added thst hi honor chief jultrce monk is dangeroufly indifpofed ti e svj o vo married on raturdav iic istli lic hy the reed official soiarr mr lame clark vrchraalce m mrs birch relief of the late lieut birch ii navy al frederickbrirgli on tlumday evening the 9b inst by the revd rnben macdokvell mr oorje alexander lark ro miss marnaret finuleolilisi daughter of the late mr jacob finkle died on fridav evening rhe 7ih int mr george doulas merchant of ihi town aea 3b year t u tuesday he 4 inr james sinclair sun of corr j arne sinclair aed 2 vears jttran a meetfxg of the society for bettering thjs con dff ton or tub poor of the midland dis trict tciubc held at the court hottse in the tomn of kingston on thurs day the 31st inst dt 12 oclock chx a hagerman secretary eccentric turkey cock in our pa per of 2d june 1818 we noticed the case of a turkey cock the property of mr tudcliff parish of ruthwell which had actually hatched and was busilyemplov- ed in rearing 27 pouts and chickens to gether with a brood of ten chicken which he afterwards adopted as his own al though hatched by a different birrt a few weeks ago this singular fowl began to cluck for the second timr and mrs had cliff finding it impossible to over come this strange propensity again fur nished him with eggs and a nest the two great objects of his ambition the female turkey having also begun to clack was accommodated in similar manner and a stranger steppirg into mr lladcliffs house was shewn the sin gular spectacle of a hen and cock of the amo species placed at the distance of a few inches on their respective ncst and eyeing one another apparently with the greatest affection the two broods hav ing come out abnut the same time the whole to the number of thirty u ere con signed to the care and keeping of the cock this duty he performed with the most scrupulous fidelity but unfortu nately a ferocious swine attacked the brood before they were many days old devouring some and mangling others in such a manner that they all died save a dozen these he continues to gather nightly underbid wing and in the morn ing leads them out in quest of their daily food by everv wile known to the most experienced mother dunfrits courier ills somevhat amusing to perceive the remarks of some of cur canadian edit- or s as well as of those of the u states respecting the lute visit of commodore lininhridgc to kingston zzlure it stems he was received bj the commanding of ficer of the garrison and the commis sinner of the navy rctth all that charac teristic chititjj and politeness xchivh bri tish ojjk i never jail to observe forwards those of a foreign potcer with zchich their own government is at peace aud at all times when circumstances will permit of it fle agree with the editor cf the canadian courant in onsidcrieg t a to axemen the subscribers will receive pro posals from any person or persons willing to engage to clear sixty acres of new land on their premises in amelias- burgh bay of quintc ready for seed by the first day of august next the ash es on said land will be required to be collected and carefully secured teams and provisions will be furnished if re quired for particulars apply to owe mcdougal kingston or to mcdougalfc mclellan 6 bellville blanks for the courts of request for sale at this office from the london tidier a meditation or contemplation by an un successful lottery adventurer- why frets my soul because of a blank or why does it lament at having miffed a prize -sup- pne i had got one of the ten thoufands what bhen what then flap dash down at a blow with the whole catalogue of my wants but foft vveuld not the deftruc- tion of ihofe be the generation of others and the deftrotofl of these the generation of more and so on as sure as a gun at this rale what would be gained by a ten thousand pound priee nothing or what have 1 111 by a blank nothing at all wny then a blank i just as god as a ten thousand pound prize vho in their wits can doubt h and consequently bet ter than an inferior prize as plain as a pikeilaff then what are they who re joice at a prize prise fools and what are they who grieve at a blank pfrak fools ling tantarara facts atfoiu all c