fceafcfc this inftantly produced the in tended effect and he took hi leave in the mod affectionate manner provincial parliament of lower canada quebec ttiefday nth april 1820 this day at three oclock hia excel- the adrciniftrator of the government came down in stztc to the legifiative council and being feated 00 the throne the gentlemen ltflicr of the black rod was fent down to the houfc of aftem- bly to command their attendance before his excellency and the members bei come up the honorable speaker of te legislative council figmfied his excel lency pleafure that they fliould return co the ufual place of their fittings and the chufe a fit perfon to te their speak- er and prcfent him for his excellencys approbation on thurfday at three oclock thurfcay april 13th his excel- iency the admin iftrator having again come down to the legiflattve council and being feated qh the throne and the ivlembers of the alfctnbly with mr pa- flneau their speaker elect being in at tendance below the bar the honorable the speaker of the legislative council exprefled his fxcelleftcys allowance of the choice of the houfc of a terribly and then ijis excellency was pleafed to deliver the following speech gentleman f ft lrmstahoe council end gentlnnm of the house of assembly though i felt dellroue to avail myfelf of the counfel and affiftatice of this par lament it was mutter of deep concern to rfce to fummon you together at a period of the year which i am feniible is highly inconvenientfjryourafteniblingjbut 1 ascer tained that cfcelaw permitted of the adopti on of no other courfe i regret alfo that your feiliou riuft open in regard to the eq uation of public affairs at a peculiar and unhappy conjuncture fqwc proceedings being neceffarily liable co interruption by the notice from his majeltys govern ment of thdfe important events which have recently involved trie royal houfc of brunfwtck and the people of the united empire in one common affliion yet by the exercife of fueh prompt and diligent art t jk ri- yu ir- j r p a r i to bellow upon the public bufinefc you rnay i trull be enabled to enjoy the fa- tisfaion of contributing in a rnateial de gree to the fervice of your country fearful of tranfgreffing by any war of due caution againlt the integrity of that unrivalled conltitution bellowed upon you by a sovereign whofe paternal eye was upon the interefts of every part of his dominions and who will furely live for ever in the grateful remembrance of thefe provinces i had recourfe to the proper fources of information for the effect which the advices have alluded to mult unavoidably produce on the fevcral branch es of the legiflature and the refult has determined me not to offer anybufinefs to your confideration except fuch as may be readily concluded and is of importance to the aual exigencies of the public fer- vice whatever appears to me of this def- cription 1 fhall communicate to you by mcffage with the leaft poflible delay gentlemen of the houfe f ajfcmbly i ball order the ufual ftacement of the revenue and of the expenditure for the lail year to be laid before you gerthifhenoflhrlts cbmtrie and gentlemen ftkf honse qf slstnblii having received official communications from the earl of dalhousie in his ca pacity of governor general of his ma jettys north american dominions- i think it right to announce to jtqu in thia place the appointment of thai llluftrious nobleman to the eminent ftation vacated by a much lamented death leg isfatl ve council aioxdav 17lh april 1820 this ilny ar 12 oclock the house went up to the cusik of st lewis and presented the ftrotag address in an swer to his excellency the administra tor speech at the ipjiiibg of the session to uis excellency sir jftntkaatjus mjitjjsp knight commander oj the most honourable mhilniy order of the bdlh major general command ing his map forces in the pro vinces of upper cuiidc and loner canada preside and administrator of the government oj the province oj lozcer c a nana may it pikase your fcillenct lwe his majeys fflithfai and loyal subjects the legislative council of low er canada iu provincial parliament as sembled beg leave to mum your ex cellency our humble thanks for your speech from the throne we are sensible of the concern ex pressed by your excellency thatitshould have been found neceary to assemb the legislature at a seasoi which ma in some respects be found inconvenient add we concur with your excellency i regretting that the session should open a a peculiar and unhappy conjuncture when our proceedings are liable to be in terrupted by iutelugeuce of those rmoor- tantand mournful events which have re cently involved the royal family am the people of the untied empire in on common aflliction we nevethle- flatter ourselves that by the prompt and diligent attention which we are disposed to give to the public business we ma be enabled in a certain degree to con- tribute to the good of our country and with this object in view we shall tak into consideration wlili the least po-d- ble delay such commumvations as yew excellent v shall be pleased to make to ms by message we thank your excellency fernojig known to us the appointment of the earl of dalhousie to the general government of his majestys north american pro vinces and while we congratulate our selves upon the nomination of a noble- man whose high reputation is not un known to us vc must at the same time deeply lament the melancholy circum stance which deprived his majestys north american dominions of their late illustrious governor in chief whose a- miable and exalted character had led the people of tliis country to anticipate the 1 1th tha in order to prevent false impres sions from gainum ground through the province i- to the extern of assistance intended la be af- lorded to emigrants by litis society and by which the new nejllers i ii3 may arrive in the country the apjroacliing season might be in considerately rempied to taks an unnecessary journey to york it becomes highly expedient that the resolutions now adopted should be e- neralhf circulated it is therefore resolvrd that these resnlutioft be printed from time to time in such manner as the committee of manage ment shall sett faning kditorof eiv papers in both aiad are reouested to pnhish the above tteolutions the sorieiy heu further resolved ivth that lt colonel wells the solicitor- clearfd- apnl 28th 3 durham fts for montreal car- po uyrk hour and potash schooner minerva ann mr finkle master for maioilton cargo pa hirers and buase sicamhat charlotte for prrscotf dcnnk most solid advantages from his graces 0rnwll an b be ihe committee administration and we offer our most sincere condolence upon the loss uhicli your excellency id particular must o poignantly feel to which his excellency the admin istrator was pleased to reply gentlemen of the legislative go until jlie loyal and affectionate tenor of your address as well as your assuran ces of proceeding to the immediate con sideration of the objects i plight find it important to recommend to you give me the greatest satisfaction house of assembly thursday 13th april 1820 the house being returned it was or dered unanimously that thomas doug lass esq clerk of the crown in chan cery do attend the house immediately with the proclamation for the issuing of the writs for tte late general election the returns made o the said writs and a copy of the writ issued for the county of gasp6 and it appearing by the said documents that the vviit forgasp was made returnable on the 11th april con trary to the proclamation for issuing of the writ and the act of the provincial parliament 2d geo ill cap 3 the said writ was pronounced to he null and void and the number of members of the as sembly required ti be chosen by the net of the british parliament establishing the legislature of this province beiti not less than fifty it was uraiinieoly resolv ed in substance that the louse was in complete and incompetent to proceed on the public business conformably to the said act it was also resolved that the house should communicate its resolutions to his bxcellcncy the admmistratoroj the pro vince and messengers were appointed to wait on hb excellency to know when il would bit his pleasure to receive the s3aae of management for the trm uonlh the rotation for loir retirement l be cieided bv lot in the event f their iul otherwise ananging it among lliemeves isa that the hon and rev pr strachan thf attorney omeral and dr baldwin be ap- inintrd a speeial committee to lake into eon- nleialinn f paper read at this meeting eon- tainini a propoed general txposc ol the ori ginal object and future viev of the mnciety and ro frame a report thereupon for tiie further consideration of the society at its next monthly general meetinr i by order k c iiorxe sec april 20 the provincial legislature has been further prorogued by proclamation to the 2 1 1 h may instant ii l cochcroft of talbot settlement gentleman licensed ac the recommenda tion of the medical board to practice fhysic surgery and midwifery i ne follow iug gentlemen have beeu licenced as deputy surveyors roswell mount of delaware samuel smirh of oxford villiatn mdouald of cornwall and john deviue of vurk- gent died at bedvitteon tle tth april instant mrs nanci ha vnenwieuf doctor anson hay- den after a long and distressing illiiess whieh she bon with christian fortitude uged 27 years lately at jlonrzue in afrirn about 400 miles ou h oftripofe joseph ititchie efj he was a fsative of otley and was employ ed under the auspices of government to make discoveries in the interioi of africa and particularly to endeaiuurto penetrate thro the gren desert to tomliuctoo lately t duiiiin leonard mnally esfj of the irish bar h was in the goth year of hisac and was called to the bar in 1778 he was a lawvernfgrenteminence lately at portauprince st domingo aged t4 bqiaud varennes he took a con spicuous part in llie french revolution and was a member of the famous committee of public safely in if 94 he denounced ro bespierre and caused him with 21 of his as- sociafes to be guillotined iately general the honourable sir alex- f ander maitland one of the oldest officers in the army and the last surviving servant of the household of frederick prince of wales father of the late king the general was colonel of the 40fhfoot salisbury journal tli us the solemn song renewd lo the toilsome voyage past heavens favoured hills appear at last objett of our holy vow wt tread the tyrian vallcyg now from carnnts ah nond9hadd steep we feel the cheering fragrance creep ovr enuldis shrubs of balm waves the daleemourpled palm sfe lebanons aspirin heui wide hi- immortal umbrage spread tfil calvary mota mountain hoar wei with our redeemers gore ye trampled tombs ye fanes forlorn ye stones by u ws oipifgcinrsworn your ravish d hohonrsto restore fearless we climb tbh hostile shore fifo tmstw vmfomu n in york april 19 at a genefal meeting of the secietyfer the relief of siranger- in ditrfw lield at ihe church lltia 4th day of april ls0 in receive a report from le commiitee sieciall apoointed to digest a pun tor tic consderation of the so ciety as- tothe mot expedient tnodtf of affording relief and employment to uch broigrairts a may either now or from time to time be in tem- porary nani of assistance the following eleven itesclutions as rei muicuded in taat report were unanimoul adopted resolved 1st that as 3 pecuniary relief wilhcut miwe return of lahcur it but oo ofteu productive of idleness sticjb velief shot- id in fu ture be wilblield except in ca- whi ro frou the positive sickness erabenleot thof of im family capable of inainu labour no isiesqa ol earning a subisience rempjnt irovided- measure proposed or furbisfau employment when required should prove attainable 2d that the public walk about u be termed near this town and ihe projeced improvcneni of the blue hill in yone street appear to fiser a- a primary step moi durable oppprtii iu ties for giving almost immediate mpljj oteoi to any applicatus now in want of work 3d that in order to interest tie parties rn- eerned in the projection of tliee or am nrlr contemplated public works to ai the sciri in the object they have in view a commiittfc l manaircmeiit uoiioimiii of three membefa be eho en at thu meeting to confer uih the pro jectors ih meupon itb taat a a further inducement to the projectors of such works tr au the measure pro- poiea as well us o nevrnt any hut t reth necensituous torn borttienhrg the society with unnecessary applicaticis tor emuloy it become uifhlv desirable toil a maximum of ages al ulittv l ittte iftan wbixi jiiiiii imijuty ei ed at lest the wel nrfram anxiety of the society hi assist the really dttre ed sluiiid uniiten linuaily operate us an encouragement to the new pettier upon iheir arrival in the ivoiiue o be dilatory tnd careless n seeking wok from private individuals or stil mote injuiiuln uer a so f teifiiiiiii to iheiu ti le diverti d femn thcirmoreiiiponant ultimate object namely tuu of proceeding m seltfe iijon thfiirnew land oih thai therefore thi maximum riiall be hut trto shillings per dim province cur renci for a full days work from six oclock iii me morning i x oclock in the evening with lie umial paue of one hour for brcakfat and mm for dinner the former troux lill 9 the lai- icr horn 2 lo l oclock 6th that this two shillings per dav shall le uniform to all fur the entire day a work 6m in the event of any o employed either idling heir time or absenting themselves from the pre scribed fiouts if work such defsusters to be checked accordingly for the proportion of lime rjlms at ihe rame rate as the latter bears to be 10 hour- ol work viz sdj per hour extra r beyond ihe usual ilayi work to be paid for t the rate of 3d per hour 7iu that such of ihe inhabitants a are in the bit of hiring substitutes to pertcrm their sta tic labor be lierobj earnestly implored to ap- ly to ihe commiitee of management of the treasurer of tie nociety when the season ar- ive- for that work to be performed tor iufor- naiioii heihcr there be any unemployed appli- ant- for labor 3lh that all farmers or ethers in want ol mud be in like niannerh invited to make kuitwi their wauls with the description of the ort of assistance they require to the said com- nmeeor treasurer la order that those stran- ei5 now out of employ may have no longer ex- uses for remaining in idleness 9th that all relief whatever be positively iiuiheia by tht society iroin any of its jt en- moners who refuse to urdcrtake any employ pointed ouf for them 10th tnat in order to divide the labors of t- society among its different members and yet avoid thereby mtc producing any wdtleo in- idicieus change of system which might possi- lv through ignoranc- ft former practice be e consequence of an entire change ol the ma- agement at tfie smite period it is heieby re- ved that that changlail hegraduallj clfc ted ny the munthk retirement of one member of i rotatiunaud the election of a suctesr or which exjuxss purpose the society shall btte a regular general meeting in the lufd on ic im fioimiay in tmrrj month at one o clock at hcii httbibb reeting any other resolulions uk utwhm vwikha ihca bedimed ex- klftgkton arnil 28 1sio fyit jai mrilvhich reached this place on vvvilspsdy evningj wts have received a file of rigli4 nev jiape the contents of ujufl ttwevipp vn have hecu long put in jtvesmj u y arrivals at mew vork the packet with in february jvhiil arpttl at kw york iii liettliiniiant in forty tlnec dayslvoni falimouubut the letters for ca- naili were lot warded by the same eircautfus route vom peumda aslliose uv uic january packet tlw nev given in our column trnm sri- nidi annii a lnuull ol i d u iuinroloj pliees ina favourable noinl of view the affair of the patriot ij1 tlcmmol lo itnpliritlv re ied oai as ui liid wiites vtnr that country eoutinually eoitradiclie other and co louring liiiii st ouientswith iheirowu poius- cai tt rets and ishe- in the presilt dis tracted state oi the mother country she has neither ht liuie nor moans t reestablish he ptier 0ei the iminetis rejrfons vhici oikc uieily sumited to ini inlulerant yoke and 1 13 npt o he doubled tht tlie colo nies could by joe inmuimoiis effort secure rbeiremaiicij on but in such a cjifcttmay pvfheuti ik asked are tey sumeieutly enliiienedlc erect a free fvernrnent for themselves or will they fall nider thrnlf of their jjirbi- tlous military ojief cains thouffliwe are ie dined from otr scanty information to think that popular forms of iovt rnnuit will gene- rallv hfadopelave amtehrd so desiraole an object viii t spui oiiy be giiued without mud discord ul bloodshed anions them selves and rjiisi pijion s partly corroborated bv the present tapect of the eoirtcsf and by tiie see iii wint of cverlion or of inclina tion amoujj tl jeofie t fihako otr the jro- vernment of lc pareut stale tile estab- lishmcit of a nnnber f free ant errtcrprjsing states in soun america would be j great imiortanee toenglaud as it would ojieu an uineise rhariet tor her manufactures and r lie- e her tnic- from tho depression which has iih i occhsioned by the revival of mauu- ettins on tie- kuropean i ontinout- ihe latest dites from france are to the 5th ult whiff all was said to h tranquil the ensutiei tear by the aassinaiion of the dnkeiie ijrri had subsided and the funds hadri n as high aslheyere previous to tliit meianuloly even tua preceding column will be found the speech cfkt fxcelleiv die president of low er cana- la at the openujf of lue parliament of that pro- hreoii the 13 mrantl ako the ddrrsofhc orttlill rijiiifl ii tt lth anwr o fli pjtcellltncys speech we had looker for a similar address from the house of en lv but insteaal of ihts ii appears that the od after tintuiog inhfroirtpeteii to choose a speaker and topiwewl ip iis public capacity a a hpiv to the uisuaiiye council to hear ii is kxciilmic sspeech immediately on its return fc resolved in snbiiai ha the hoire was in- rompletei aod inrouipiieiif to proceed to public busings- should tiii resolution be permsted in we may expect ver aoou to hear of thedtssc- lution of the piiriiamint of lower canada the late fne ean iter has clotlied the fields in ireenata season uousaally early and the wheat we uudurtsaurtfl has assumed a evy promising appearanee throughout the dis- u ct the sfcain boat and other rels have again begun to ply upon our lalcosand ri vers tlte chariots made her first trip tr preseotton thursday the 20tninuant the americanstsam boat sophia entered this port for the first time this season on wed nesday last and thep routenacwhi proceed to the upper parts of tilt lake on the 1st of may sunday last the 98d instant being the day appointee under a former order for comme morating the birth of his present most gra cious sovereign kin george the fourth a royal salute was bred from the batteries on points henry fredrrjck and mississagua accompanied by a feu de joie from tho troops of the garrison the editors have to inform aif elector or the covsr7 of cabi roy that the havetfeter- niinedon all ordinars occaious to exclude from the columns of the chronicle any party ques tion respecting te mc jfs or demerits of pani-u- lai candidate for aset in parliament port of kingston a4ivbd 24th april amerieai schooner geneva wm asooimih maste r fro oswego cari salt sehr betthia a sprgue from sacketsharbor cargo poiah oner niagara henry 1-a- tle cargo iork hour and salt sth schooner commodore perry j g parker from sacketjbarbor cafgoj beer- 26th schooner swallow jos hiuk j sackers- harbor cargo fotaa 7 lb schooner levant a john brfraw inesee cargo flour steam boat sophia jl thurston from sackets- hurbor cargoi pww vsili lioat hibernian society the president or vice president committee treasurer and secre tary are requested to meet at mrs pat ricks inn on monday the first day of may at tie oclock in the evening at which time and place applications will be received for placing at school chil dren of indigent hibernian parents it is expected unit the subscriptions will be paid to the treasurer on or pre vious to the said first day of may by order of the president h d secretary at the general meeting of the law society of upper canada held on the first tuesday in taster term 1st george 4th daniel wasiiblrr esquire a barrister of this province was by a resolution of the society de clared to be disbarred and to be thence forth disqualified from practicing at the liar of any of his majestys courts of tfite fwfwiw hjijoulton treasure york 13th april 1820 17 stolen or strayed a few nights ago from the premi ses of the subscriber near urock- ville a ba mare l3f hands high about twelve years old a little white on each hind foot put bellied and has a pe culiar sait before trotting- a liberal reward will be given to the person who will restore said mare to the owner joseph lambeth eteaoerhtov 2sa jpoii 1820 id land to he cleared any person willing to undertake to perform the settlement duties on a tract ol ex- ellent land in the district of new ensile and to take part of the laud payment for hi labour will have an opportunity of making a good bargain on applying at the office of this paper kingston vfth apriu 120 17 the crusade ty thomas walttujf b i kini richard the first celebrated for his a- ehivements in the crusades was no less distinguished for his patronat of the pro- vinciaj iniostrclff nod his own compositions in their species of poetry retumiocfrom ono of liis expeditions iii the holy land in disguise lie wa imprisoned in a cbstle df leoprjjd duke ff austria his favour ite minstrel blomlel d iveale having trav- at length came to a castle in which he found there was only one prisoner and whose name was unknown suspecting that he had made the desired discovery he stated himself under a window of tlie prisoners apartment and began a song or oce which the kins and himself had for merly composed together wjicn th prisoner who was lung richard heard the song he knew that blonde must be the singer and when blonde paused a- bout the middle ihe kins began the re mainder oiid completed it tlie follow ing ode is supposed to be this joint com position of the minstrel and kiu rich- sirl- the prt which is assijpied to the latter m 4 ivanhoe will give au addition al interest to the ode and thoir the sejiulehre sod by mocking pagans rudely trod ben ft of every awful rie and cjuenchm thy lamps that hearad so bright for thee from britains distant coast lo richard lead his faithful host aloft it his heroic hand blazrrg like the beacons brand ovr ti tlraffriglited fields r siathss kalihunif he wields proud saracen pollute no more the shrines by martyrs built of yore from otuu wild mountains tmckless rnvainthe gloomy castles frown cnwn thy battering nsiries hug and hijeh in vain our steelclad steeds defy and roiling in terrific state on giantsvheels harsh thunders grate whene lias hushd ihe buzzing camp amid tly rnoonliht vapours damp thy necromantic forms in vain haunt us iri the tented plain w hid those speclrcwiapesavaunt ahlaroth and tennagauni with many a demon pale of hue doomd to drink the bitter dew thai drops from macorfs sooty tree 31 id the dread grove of ebony nor made charms nor fiends of hell tie christians holy courage quell k salem in ancient majesty arise and lift thee to the sky j soon on thy ha iiiiments divine shall wave the badge of oonstantine ye barons to the sun unfold our cross with crimson wove and gold a city and fortress of syria now called sl john dacre f kalibiirn is the sword of kins arthur ffhlch as tbe monkish historian ray camp into he poosjon of ridiaid the fr anil was givci i ihac monarch in ib crnaw o tan ned king of sicily a- a renal present of incs riinalli value about the rar 1 190 the following form of prayer and thanksgiving to almighty god frr his fkkjiatyi recovpty trnm hvs idte ildnger ous sickne is to lie used at morning arid kvening service after the general thanksgiving in all churihes and cha pels 6fc accept wc beseech thee almighty god the praises and fhaukgivings of our sovereign lord the king for thy great mercies recently vouchsafed to hira tithe hour of sickness ad under the severest domestic afflictions his trust was in thee 0 gd and thou hat holpea him let thy protecting hand we im plore thee ever be over him let thy holy spirit evrr be with him and so lengthen his jays o god that they may bring jown upon ri and his people the abundauce of thy blessings and mercies through jesus christaur lord to whom with thee and the holy ghost be all honor aad glory now and for ever amen t bound for holy palestine nimbly we brushed the level brine all in azure steel arrayd irthe wave our weapons playd and made the dancing billows glow high upon the trophied prow many a varriorminircl swung ilis sounding harp and boldly sun- 1 svriau virgins wail and weep english richard plough tlie diep tremble watchmen as ye spy from distant towers with anxious eye the radiant range of shield and lance down damascus hills advance from sinns turrets as afar ye ken the march of europes war saladin thou pavnim king from albions isle revenge 1e bring in aeons spiry citadel though id the gale thy banners swell picturd with the silver moon knglaud shall end thy glory soon in vain to break cur firm array thy brazen drums hoarse discord tray those sounds our rising fury fan english richard in the van on to victory we go a vaunting infidel the foe blondel led the tuneful hand and swept the wire with gh win hand cyprus trom her rocky mound and crete with piny verdure crown d far along the smiling main echoed tlie prophetic strain soon we kissm the sacred earth that gave a niurderd saviour birth they wflfc itf49lir fresh wdued a stitch in time saves nine a celebrated french writer on politi cal economy m say ha this story ct bring in the country i had an exam ple of one cf these small losses which a family is exposed to through negligence from the want of a latchet of fnall va lue the wicket of a barnyard looking to the fields was often left open every one who went through drew the dour to but having no means to fasten it i re mained flapping the poultry escaped and were lost one day a fine pig got out and r2n into the wo ds immedi dener the cook the dairymaid all run to recover be swine the gardener got sight of him first and jumping over a ditch to stop him be sprained his ancle and was confined a fortnight to the house the cook on her return found all the linen sht had left to dry by the fire b rn- ed and tke dairymaid having run off be fore she had tied up he cows one of them broke the leg of a colt in the stable the gardeners lost time was worth twenty crowns valuing bis pain at nothing the linen burned and the colt spoiled were as much more here is a loss of forty crowns and much pain trouble vexation and inconveniencet for the want of a latch which would not cost three pence and this loss through careless ne glect falls on a family little able to sup port it important to schoolmasters an ingenious mechanic in the north of england has advertifed a curious machine for the abridgment oflabour which in a pompous fedcfrei he recommends to the mailers of all large feminaries it is worked by learn which may be applied to warm the fchoolrooms and is calculated by means of a graduated fcale regulated upon the meft unerring principles to jnflift any required quantity of corporal puntjhmenu with various degrees oi force and velocity from the engraving which accompanies thedefcriptiooofthe machine the contrivance appears fimplc and by no means coftly but it is to bt hoped that it will not meet with much encouragement 5 for though a machine of this fort would certain be influenced dming its opera tion neither by pafton nor prejudfee and though it would fave much valuable time and labour yet the adoption of it might tend to perpetuate a mode of correftion which is generally inefficacious and a our amiable moral poet cowper thought obfeeoe 1