Kingston Chronicle (Kingston, ON1819), October 15, 1819, p. 3

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mwi in th kingdom- the most jmpor- tn t i i n ii oinrt f paris win ell hits jurisdiction ovor the seven central dc pa i in mts it is composed of a first ptvsfuk fire pnsidufs forty four couns mors orjudjjes and twelve audi tors consciller ittfrftfirjvj it hasano an attorney ijeneiml ol the kin fourad- toiatns general nine h puties and a re- ghef in chii-f- if is divided into five chamber viz three civil one of correc tional police uel one of preliminary en quiry frffi wl6 e areata ion besides thee chambers courts of assize are for med from members of the court royal the keeper of the seals of the first presi dent appoints live counsel lors or auditors of the court royal to hold he courts oi assize of each session design a dug one ol the counsellors for president emperor faying it was from that book lie had derived a fupport which had enabled him to maintain compoluc amidll th- genera alarm the ernperor holding cut his hand utherto take the bible ort put it fell on the ground and in um l to 1 falling ft opened on the 91 it pfalm the prince taking it up fafd fee fire it he opened on the 91ft pfalm and to the refuge here pointed out it is my earnel prayer that you may be dircfted fir he that dwclleth in the fecret place of the moa high fhall abide under the fhadow of the almighty the princes of wahs a mmhtend paper fiy it i with much oleasme w learn that the piinccf- of wales does nt return to this country with any views c inned with politics or fro n any other caufc that is likey to ex cite public attention hy a reference to do meftic tranfaion which we hpe will always be covtredby the veil of dilaetion the princefs we are informed returns lit erally hecaufe fhe has exhanfled her means of living abroad and therefore intends to apply to government for pecuniary aflill anee and to adopt a plan of economy in future from the paris your mil des debate i e comet w have had n narrow efcaoe the cftfth tf4 n th- 26th o june in the direc fits n of the nit of the cornet this wander ing lav ur globe ant the fun were then 00 the fme line and m olhrr a cele bratd aftionomerof 13emen obierved the toaffa of the comet over the fans difc the nucleus of the comet entered by the fouthen extremity at 22 minutes afcei e oclock real time and ame out by the ttrtoern extremity at 21 minutes after 9 ovnck during this maftige the comei was feven minions of german miles from the iunaad 14 laiimhi from our planet ft t hay n the following i an extract of a letter from jamaica the liter of ji is a per son possessing no ordinary means of in formation and we think it cannot be read without some ofthosp prophetic glances a ill fbfurr which shadow out strange events london paper ac i vra at cape henry for a few day it is scarcely to hi believed to what n state of system order regularity and civilization these people have arrived their police is quite perfect and their streets by far the cleanest i ever s w in any part of- the world their establish ments do them infinite honor there e nor an hospital in europe on a more lib eral establishment or belter reulat d than the one at cape henry rnglisli is tttht in all their schools it is in fact the foundation of their education the ltturgy of the church of finland the bible and prayer book an printed in fvihsh and french columns and forn th principal part of their study the k if he forces thm to under stand e ilish they will become e gmi- tnen and if he obliges them t read th liturgy of the church of england will the bible and ptaver book they wil tiafurally mmsn protestants then beirts are quite enali h rusfium pietif the queftion ha- often been afked how is it that the rufliai court formerw the inn licentious upon the cntiiietir fhoulcl now lead alt its fofluence and fupott to theennfe of the bible fderies when lteanie cmcto ae tfotn rcflt 11 retained toe late chaactei i he bwtwird form of re ijfion was hfervtd but it- ufluenre w4s dejpiud th- bible was only known by n me and the term u bibcreader w ufed as an eoithet of ndicule and reproach ihe emperor him- fef wa devoted to plafnre and ifv d in violation cfthe law of god lie had been married to an amiable and pious princefs but tbey were fhorty after iejjarated and during four year they never met prince gaitn was the conftant companion of the emperor in all his purfmt of pleafure they were born on tht fame day educated together and united by the doled ties of friendfhip the higlnil place in the church and ftate becoming vacant bv the deith of the incumbent the erpetor prefented it to hi friend wlio at firfl re ftlfed it alltgtrff hs entire ignorance of religion but he was prevaiird on to ac- cen it upon the firt interview wsich he had aftfrwarrls with the vcneiable ach bifh platoflf he rqneled of him fome book that would give him a concife view f the chrthian religion tirte bifhon fyr prifedat the ignorance he confefted re ferred him to the bthle i he prince re plied that he could not thide of reading the bible then jaid the archbiftop mt there u no other book nor will there ver be one from which you can get a cor reft view of thechridian religion here thy parted but the words of the aich- kifhop remained on tht mind of the prince and at length he ref ived piivately to pur- chafe a bihleanfjread it he did io and the tffrs were vifible i his conduct when the projeded invafion o the french 5n 18 1 a threw the whole court into a fl itc of alarm and agitation prince gaiitzin altne appeared to remain unmoved the mperor ohferved that he had noticed the calmnefs the prince had displayed and not doubling hi 1 yalty ir hid x ited w king f prussia the following anecdote of this monirch is fo affeding in itself and to honorable to hifl character that it will be intereiling to our readers to record it n one of our columns his majefty had married the late queen when very vonntr and a long cotltfe of years had cementedtheir af iion when her unexpected death threatened to break the bond the kings forrow was attended by the fympatfy of his people it was not the edict of the court but individual feeling which filled berlin with n ourncr the king and the whole family followed her on foot to the grive a maufoleum of his own design was e- reftedat his favorite garden of charlotten- borgh whither his wifes remains were conveyed liere on certain days the pub lic are allowed to enter and the people dill continue to visit the fpot with reverence a d affction early on each annivcrfary the king and hi i i children repair to this fanuhry and descending into the tomb each olaces a garland on the coffin v hen bavins addrtfied the almighty in paycr the king retires to the ifland ot paon near potsdam and pate the remainder of the day in perfed tditude- that a monarch who can cherifh fuch feelinet and encour age them in his family and in his people fhoud enjoy their affection and confidence will allonifh no one mr walter soff we hnvethemst iincere pleasure in stating thsit this dis tinguished poet and excellent man i ia- pidly recovering his health alter an at tack which though never attended uith l t immediate danger was at ne time a source of painful buffering to himselland of consequent anxiety to his numerous friend from the montreal herald october 9 several ollicers on halfpu it the ga nadas hating been sujecltil fo inconve nience from their hills and affidavits be- in returned w ithout receiving the rauliey we bfn have to subjoin the following for their guidance in future m londos 10th june ci the war office have notified tlmf the privilege of transmit ting priiitetl forms five of postage through that de partment is to be liithdruzzn from and after the 24th inst from the above order f appears that affidavits and printed forms from tii- country must hereafter be transmitted to the agent of lie individual receiving th half pay 01 if sent to the war office lie postage must be paid before the prince rg and received the loyal assent the fellow fevei lias made its appear mice at cadiz whre it is said to hav ben introduced by the crew of the asia i ship lately arrive- frm the llavannah ith a quantity of specie all comniti- ni cation hetwen cadiz and gibialtur ha been interdicted by the governor of tlrr latter place thh fevercoutinuts its ra vages at rilfimon- d the more south erly sa porta of till united states the typhus fever is als- reported to be verj prevalent through the states our own province has not estfipcd the visitation ol disease the ijondon and western dis tricts areailiictcd i ith a species of bilious fever which in some instances has pro ved fatal this unusual prevalency of fevr of one spcie or other is probably owing to some peculiarity in the weather perhaps to the extreme heat and drought of his lajit summer 1 nto its cause how ever it is mt our province to inquire we would only observe mint canada ever has been and mill is comparatively a healthy climate though ur winter is considered by some as cold and rigorous and though we do not enjoy the fruits ol more southern climes r have a pure air a clear unclouded ky and are ex- eropt from those dreadful epid mics which sweep away smli ittu i tt tuctes in wanner and milder countries regret at tlie loss of o much excellence mim we would fondly hope sooth the orrows of hi- beloved children and rela- ilve- in offering our endoleuee toyou xcellcnr we canuot omit to express oui unfeigned thanks to our most graciou sovereign for the additional mark of hi favor in having placed oerus so illustri ous a character as our lote governor md although we deplore his loss we feel hat it is our bounden duty to submit with patient acquiescence to this or any other affliction with which the wisdom ol providence may be pleased to visit us kingston uth october 1819 sunday schools the quarterly kxaminatiin of the rhil- l n will take place on sunday next the 17th iust at 2 oclock p m at the n tonal school jlme the parents of he children are requested to attend to the magi rates qlcrgi and other inhabitants oj the toicn of kingston clntllmkn i thank yon most sincerely on my own account and on behalf of my fami ly for thi kind expression of true and genuine feeling which offers to us per- haps the best consolation humanity has in its power to bestow his excellency sir peregrine moil- land with lady maisland and family arrived on saturday last from lower ca nada and after inspecting the troops in garrison embarked on tuesday for york in the frontenac the following ad- dussrs of condolence were present d to his kxeclleney previous io his depar ture to his excellency sir ptregrine mahhnd knight commander of the molt hono rable miliiary order of the bath lieutenant governor of the 1 r vince of upper canada and major central commanding bis majellye forces therein c c sec may ii pleafc your excellency wc iti m4eitvt dutiful and loval fuhjefta thr grand jury for the rvfidland dillridt in the town nf kitigfton aflvm- blcd beg le- with feelings of the decptfl forrow to approach your kxcciiency sttd itc nff our fiiccie condolence upon the njhiiig tfv wlnv ha deprived your excellency of bit atctix natc relative and hi vujcltys canadmn fubjvctts of their illutrieiu iovcrnnr in chief kingston october lft 181 ft t t commodore oliver h ffrry uh onnnnitded the ameiican squadron al in battle of lake erie during the ate va t died of the yellow fever on the22nd a ngust at port sptin in the island ol trinidad this officer was at the time in command of a squadron on thr coavt of outh america and his death appi ars to e a source cf great regret among his countrymen oflilile that vc can feci ihia lr cfllamity f beutcly a your exce ant a fae- ly of richm jtct f ihi we are con vinced that no public misfortune could more dcepy not u but all claflea ol c community to which wc belong if anytht can cenfolc your excellen cy and the diftingoifhc i pcifons to whom yu are alli- u this difpenfatioi of providence mu be the foothing reflec tion that while alive his grace pofleffvd the love and ffpeq f all thofe who vcfit rate real w- th and that hs mem ry will be chenused n tn diflria in propor- tion to the tfrirf which his death has oc- ciifioned we ke this ooportunity of expreftin our atta hmt to yotir xcrllcncy praying that a life valuable n ay long be prefer- ved and thai hia majlty fubjeda in this pimvincema enjoy a continuance of the happincnj tb ha already experienced utdcr your xcellencys administration the following statement of premiums bestowed by the johstown agricultural society iit their late meeting reflects much credit on the spirit of the district we hope it will have a good effect in ex citing theomulaion of our farmers at tin- meeting to be luld pursuant to notice at adolphus town on monday next agricultural at a cattle show bridal urnckville on the firt monday jth iust of instant october by the johnstown district ag ricultural society the following premi ums were adjudged fahms dollars lt best cultivated farm clias jones of brock vi he preldenl is 2d do do daniel burrett ofilideau vice tres 10 3d o do mr ilichd cortman of klizttbethtom n 5 mheat 1st best fied of old land winter wheat not le than ftarres mr benedict mccallam of bastard 40 2d bef field do do cho jones 3u 3d bet held ol old land do do geo halidav ireland of auu- l3 jnotrw couv 1st best field of indian corn not lethan c acres dl ilurritt jr 2d hist held do do dnnl ship- nan jr of rliabethtow h 3d best field do do justus me r- wtu of augusta bujey 1st bem fidd of 15aipyootles than 2 acres wm jones of ijastard 20 2d best do do geo ilaliday ire- 15 10 the stockholders of the hank of uppeit canada are herebv re quired to pay into the bank in specie or bills of the montreal bank an inflalment of fix per cent or six dollars on each share on or before the firlt day of decem ber next s bartli t cafhier kngflon 14 18 tg 42 mrs mary barnet respectfully informs the pub lie that fhe has fitted up her lioufe in srote street oppofitcthc store of john dowlln in a convenient mannci for the reception or genteel boarders where every attention will he paid to their comfort and accommodation she will have good warm soups and coffee ready made at the fhortefl notice at all hours for travellers and gentlemen of the town who may plcafe to favor her with a call mary barnet kingfion 14th october 1819 42 a pocket book found by the fubferiber between kitigfton and beachs tavern a red morocco pocket book the owner ii defired to deicribethc fame wiih ic3 con- trnts ard apply at the chronicle office kingftcn chr german oftober 1 2 1 819 42 20 30 20 10 la no w 4 r f 15 10 4 ft l twvfcir statute nit fortune has lhallt v anada in fhemma0ntihf3ousi oaiu- vy bsqtuto hi majrkhvcrmtmlssioirr t- r asccttarwtut the hunrtmy lino be itmi this rountrj and th united stales ilus geutlenuui wliile pnwritfiiue the nrvey of lake k ir vas attack d by a nfsof vhid had prevailed in the adjoining country among the inhab itants as wf as amoug m sur7e t lie remained sjveral lavs ill in his unr exposed to the hoat of sun by ay and the cold and dews of the night un could not be persuaded by the most arnest entreaties of hi attendants to re pair to anhtstbunh where he might iiawe hnd regular medical assistance un til i last extremity uhen the disuse as too car advancer and his eonsttto- ticn was nnable nngr to resis its fatal progress lj af a p after sixteen days illness on the 28th september aged aliut rr and his re mains were interred on the 30th tilth mi litary honors lolnnel ogilvr from his extensive in formation atd intra knodse addd in triwenried fivrsqwrmtre and assiduity was eminently pialihed for the impor tant charge with which he hnd hecn hon ored and we fear it will not he paj to replace him with a person equally capa- ble and equally dispoied to stive the fount ry mr thomson mr gray rind hie ofb- kt persons employed in tlio purvey nrri- vet here in the frcntuntar last friday on tlcir way to lower canada tt which his excellency was pleated to return thef- lowing anfwer to the grand jury of the midland dtsiricl gentlemen le altwrel that both rryfrlf nnd my timoy will lmiir entertain a preathil remembrance of the genuine and honorable fcelinp- which y n have been pleafed t man if eft on thuaffiiding and memorable occafion 3d best do do charles junes lstporthv bf bull gardner lee ol eiizahrllrtown oq 1t host bull nnrrd in the dutrict hi njamui hamhlin of vone il best bull do do stephen col- liu of augusta cows 1st hest cow stephen collins 10 2d d d solomon easton of e- lizabcthown hams l for best ram solomon easton rwe5 for best ewe solorilon eastor 6 no ars for the host boar hugh murray of augusta 8 sows 8 8 i 1 1 fort e be brc ste- 9 commissioner barrio rrtnrnrj by thn same conveyance from his tour through ifcc cpicr lakes a bui which passed the parliament of lrturrcaribdn during tho session of t pi 7 authoriin an fi cif per iurprk tht inner drew a little bibk fain pmons by the nam att1ipqn troco hi pocket and held it out to the ws friendly so cx et has bton laid t jj is excellency sir picbegnist mjthad knight commander o the most honourable military order of the hat hi lieutenant governor oj the province f upper canada and mojr aero commanding his mil fstjfs- forecs therein c- cyr may it plea voir fxcelmincy v o the a3aiilrats clergy and lnhalitants of th- town of kingston bcii leave to approach ymir excellency to our unfeigned sorrovi and crief at the mi lancftoly event which has berav i d your ntastrinu family of a father and the jrpvnce of a most kind and af fectionate governor although we i is tnil cannot compare our feelings up- nn hip occasion with thoeof hi grace more immediate connections and al though hie voice of gratitude is revcr so strongas that of natural a flection yet without pain wc cannot but recollect how recently we saw the noble duke passing through tlds piactex posing himself to toil and fatigue bcviud his strength for the benefit of these lrovincrs then so happi ly under his government nor can our hearts be so cold and thankless as not to feel and acknowledge that we are in debted ti him for the adoption of manj most important meamres tndhfg rapidly to increase our happiness and prosperity nor above all can weforpl that it was in the very act of t siting the new settlers in the wildei adding hereby frefh energy to t industrious labours and planning inijprovernentsfnrthe inter un i communications of the country that he fatal summons overtook him to re- rfgn a lift evidently so zealoubly devoted to the public go these reflections as they increase our pheii collins g staii ions 1 for the best stallion kept for mare in the district this season isaac uurd of augusta 5 several premium- were withheld for want ol ujticient un rit in the ai tides of- iei d loi premiums i s most of the above persons to whom premiums have been adjudged have subscribed the amount as part of the next years fund married on the 2stli sept ilr samtjet basx- h kt to miss mary ann sills both ot li di rickiburh mr blnjamin avlsvvouth of ernest town to miss mary simmon of frederick sbtirgbi s pt 29th mr william miller to alis a lad a sharp both of ernest town oct 3d mr daniel s way of so- phihburgh to miss scaanui lrisrot ol ernest town on wednesday the 6th of october at this place mr uavio kobfrton to miss catherine sutherfokii day the lotji oct mr henry vklik to mii llalda ijivingston vluds at edinburgh on the 20th july ja- nlt fourth daughter of samuel dnid- on esq and sister of mrs dr mar shall of this town on sun t 4k for sale njtl hat valuable farm knon by ml lot no 8 in the fiirt concefflcn of frturrickfburgh n the bay of qjdntie upon highly advantageous terms io the purchalcr there is a large two ftory houfe upon it that may be conve ted into a comforiabe relidence at a trifling cx- peufe there are alfo vaiious outhoules attached to it with a we of excellent water an indtf put able title will be given and the terms made known at mr d i lager mans office in bath application to the proprietor joseiu bergon frederickfburgh 8th oft 1819 42 prices current in the kingston mar ket corrected weekly 1 from per ri to 1 rticle it remarks l iiiish 0 2 3 0 0 0 bread toaf 0 0 b 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 ii 0 5 liaton 0 0 9 0 i a y fl fl fl i 3 hark tub 0 5 0 0 0 0 beets 0 0 j 0 0 0 c ider at 1 5 0 1 10 u chece lb jo 0 4 0 0 r abaeb ad 0 0 4 0 0 cafrots ih0 0 0 0 0 ii ducks jair 0 8 0 0 4 1 1 skn loz 0 0 9 0 1 1 1 fort is kiir 0 2 0 0 s 6 1 lour bbl 1 2 g i 5 1 do chi 0 12 6 0 0 i nbp each 0 2 0 0 0 hay ton 8 0 0 2 10 0 laid lb 0 0 0 0 0 0 muuun 0 0 5 0 0 gad bosh 0 2 0 0 2 teas 0 3 0 4 u potatoes 0 2 0 0 2 g parsnips 0 0 0 0 0 q iork fresh lb 0 0 7 0 0 0 salt 0 0 to 0 0 0 sraw bun 0 0 4 0 0 0 turkos each 0 5 0 0 0 tt turnips buh 0 1 x 0 0 0 tallou lb 0 0 j 0 0 vril 0 0 5 1 0 6 venimn 0 0 j 0 0 b wood cord 0 10 g 0 19 ri germany- a new iron railway has been invented in havaria on an exaiy horizontal fur- face of thk impr vement a woman or even a child may with apparent cafe draw a cart loaded with more than fixteen quint- als on another kind of railway by the fame inventor in which there is an infen- fible defcenioffix inches and a quarter in 100 feet a loaded wagon will run alone without any external impufe ir i prov ed that thefe iron railway are twothirds better than the englifh and that they coft only half as much a fmgle horfe h e- qual to twentjtwo on the bed common road london paper from a london paper in one of the hips belonging to the hudfons bay company which recently left the river fr their fcttiements lieut fiat klyn late commander of the trent in the expedition to reach the north pole has taken his paftage for the porpofe of exploring that part of america to the n ithwatd of hudlons bay the route thio officer is to take will be neatly the fame a that purfued by mr ilearne iu 1770 who hated that he reached the fea at the entrance of copper mine river lieutenant franklyn will be accompanied by about five europeans one f whom is a furgeon and on their ai rival at the copper mine river are to puriue fuch further courfeas may appar proper during the voyage of difcovery 1at year to baffin bay a bottle waa thrown into the fea from the alexander lieut parry on the 24th of may when that fliip was off cape farewdl it contained the latitude and longitude the hip was then in about twomentha fince the bottle was found on the ifland of liartragh in kiliala bay and an account of it forward ed to the admiralty it isfuppofed it mud have floated at about the rate of eight miles per day act of the atlantic internal improvement in england from a tale statement in the house of commons it appeals that the whole coyt of constructing roads in england u wales has amounted to seven millions sterling that they extend over tumty live thousand miles that vheyftre main tained at an annual expence f fiom twelve to thirteeu hundred thousand pounds and that the udvantar result ing to all commercial intercourse from an improvement of the roads cannot uhen joined to the saving in horses and j in wear and teai be estimated at a less sum than jive millions sterling

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