try and that in pursuing its steady unvaried course through good report and ill report little concern ha9 been manifested to square its opinions with a view to obtaining the support of any party we have advocated not this administration or that party and in more than one instance we have come in contact with the late administration of this province but wo have advocated british rule in opposition to yankee and democratic influence british constitutional liberty opposed to the levelling system of a certain party in this country this has been our creed aud if in the exercise of it we have thought fit to animadvert on the unconstitntional concessions mado to the faction in lower canada it is not that we require such means of support as spring from attacks on the constituted authorities of the excellent intentions of sir james kempt we have not a doubt but we say that surrendering without nepessity an undoubted prerogative of the crown however unimportant some may esteem it is not exactly the way to preserve the constitution we say surrendering with out necessity for why was not the parlia ment dissolved and why was there not a new election of a speaker then the go vernors approval of the choice of the house would have saved the crown its undoubt ed right would sufficiently conciliate the house on that point and prevent the re grets of all well wishers of their king and country as it is the former election is declared valid notwithstanding lord dal- housies rejection of the speaker standing on record thatsir james kempt should thank the house of assembly for their promises to further the views ofhis government how ever little reason he might have to place much reliance on such promises so far from cavilling at we highly approve we confess however it is not quite so clear to us that he should have expressed his high satisfaction at the address in which his predecessors administration was termed illegal and tyrannical the rev john cruickshank a m has arrived in town from scotland to conduct r a seminary for classical and general educa tion in this place he comes here we un derstand highly recommended ami from all that we have learned of him we believe that he will prove an able instructor of youth there ought to be an annual town meet ing of the householders of the town to up held at some suitable time and place ill said town to bo prescribed by law and that at the said town meeting every householder of the town paying a policp tax therein shall be cntitlled to vote 5tb resolved that effectual provision ought to be made for an annual publicati on of a statement of the receipts and ex penditure of the police taxes and of the town funds and accounts 6th resolved that it is expedient tft petition the provincial legislature re spectfully praying for an act to inrorpo rate the town of kingston upon the prin pre uonii ciples expressed in the foregoing resold 7th resolved that a committee be ap his excellency sir peregrine maitland and family arrived at halifax on the 23th ult to the chebucto from boston- we trust says the acadian recorder that his ex cellencys residence among us will ba as much to his satisfaction and to the advan tage of the pvovinceas has been that of any of his predecessors his personal character gives us every reason we can desire to hope the best from his administration he has removed from a station of difficulty where dissension prevailed among almost all classes to one of quietness and general harmony we have received the three first num bers of the irish vinoicator a paper pub lished in montreal by messrs tracy and hagan it is priuted on a fair superroyal sheet and appears to be respectably edited we wish the proprietors much success since our last publication the weather has been marked by extreme cold every hour afforded a hope of a fall of snow wbicb now appears aa distant a ii was month ago the ground is frozen hut the hay remains almostclearfrom ice such a christmas in this climate is unexampled yesterday and this day have been as mild as any we experienced in september by a typographical error in our last report of the weather we stated that the thermo meter had been 4 below zero it should have been 4 above zero the lowest point it fell this week was 6 above zero xa few copies of views of american scenery for sale at the chronicle office the communication from the district of newcastle will appear next week at a public meeting of the inhabitants of the town of kingston held pursuant to no tice at the court house on friday the 26th december 1828 david john smith esquire was called to the chair and thomas kirkpatrick esquire appointed secretary the following resolutions were then pro posed and carried 1st resolved as the sense of this meet ing that the authority now vested by law in the justices of the court of general quarter sessions of the peace in and for the midland district to make and admi nister bylaws and regulation for the police of the town of kingston and the blending of tho funds and accounts of the town with those of the district iu the hands of the district treasurer are found to be inconvenient and unsatisfactory 2nd resolved that it would be for the manifest benefit of this town that the said authority so vested in the justices of the court of general sessions should be trans ferred to and vested in a town council of not less thau eight nor more than twelve members to be elected for two years one half to be elected every year 3d resolved that there should also be in and for this town a town clerk a town treasurer a town assessor a town collector of taxes and a town survevor of streets to he elected annu ally and that in elections of town offi cers the manner of voting shall be by ballot 4tb resolved that for these purposes pointed to draft a petition pursuant to thi said resolutions and to offer the same foi signature 8th resolved that the following per sons compose the committee t viz james nickalls jun thomas kirkpatrick george mackenzie barnabas bidwell henry cassady jun francis a harper david john smith esquires 9th resolved that the editors of the newspapers in this town be requested to publish the foregoing resolutions in their respective papers david john smith chairman thos kirkpatricksecretary david john smith esquire having left ihe chair mr william stennctt was called thereto resolved that the thanks of this meet ing be returned to d j smith esq for bis able conduct in the chair resolved that the thanks of this meet ing be returned to thomas kirkpatrick esq forhisable conductas secretary kingston 2gth dec 1828 we are requested fo say that it was moved and seconded as an amendment to the 4th resolution that the same quali fication be required of those who shall vote at the said town meeting as is now re quired of those entitled to vole for a mem ber to serve in the house of assembly for the said town and which amendment was carried by a majority of electors present but lost by the meeting we january tea sales 1829 the agents to the honble east india company in cana da give notice that there will bo put up to public sale at their warehouses in qhebec on saturday 10th january a quantity of teas equal to 600 chests and at montreal on saturday 17th january about 1500 chests catalogues will be ready for delivery and shewchests open for inspection at each place for three days previous to the sale which will commence at eleven oclock in the forenoon forsyth richardson co agents to the hon e i cy notice all notes or accounts due to the estate of the late frede rick keeler are to be settled with j hsamson bellvillc 24th dec- 1828 admr exeuctive council office york 4th dec 1828 notice is hereby givyi by order of his excellency the lieutenant gover nor in council that sealed proposals post paid for a lease of the ferry from wolf island in the midland district of this pro vince to cape vincent ou the american shore for the term of seven years from the twenty fifth day of march 1829 subject to such rules and regulations for ferriage and attendance as the magistrates of the said district in general quarter sessions of the peace may adopt endorsed ten der for ferry will be received at this office until the fifth day of the said month ofmarch on which day the lease will be adjudged to the highest bidder who will be required to enter into the usual security for the due performance of the conditions and to pay one pound twelve shilliugs aud sixpence cury before the patent issues john small c e c tecim9eh or the warrior of the west a poem in four cantos ey an english officer on consignment he subscriber has 300 barrels of salt which he will sell cheap for cash walter mcunniffe kingston 16th december 1828 t are happy to learn that charles jones esq of brockville has been ap pointed a member of the legislative coun cil of this province an individual is now indicted and await ing his trial in upper canada for the mur der of abraham young from letters re ceived from young there is no doubt that he is still living and was in newyork on the i8th day of october last where be en tered as sailor on board of a vessel bound to lisbon any information concerning the said young left at no 50 frontstreet will be thankfully received by the afflicted friends of the accused editors will sub serve the cause of humanity and perhaps be the means of saving the life of a fellow creature by giving this notice one or more insertions com adv married by the rev william smart on the 18tb inst mr peet selce to mrs lydia graves both of elizabeth- town at dover on the 1st instant by the rev t morlcy mr george fleming of the township of howard to miss mary shaw of the township of mersea in the western district djed on wednesday evening last mr james beuson sen aged 63 years on sunday the 21st instant mr john chapman aged 84 years at adolphustown on the 16th instant in the 18tb year of her age miss sarah gilbert daughter of lazarus and sarah gilbert after a painful illness of 26 days continuance which she bore with cristian patience and resignation yesuiday evening sarah maria young est daughter of mr justice hagcrman aged 4 years the deputypostmastergeneral announces the formation of the undermentioned new post offices in upper canada to go into operation upon the 6th of next month viz thornhill on yongestreet 12 miles from york wm parsons p m markham 10 miles ne of thorn- hill james johnson p m pickering 22 miles e of york kingston road francis leys pm toronto 14 miles w of york dundas-street- a leys p m streetsvilk6 miles nw of to ronto on river credit israel ran som p m oznabruck 13 miles w of corn wall joseph bockus p m t n stayner d p m g general post office quebeclth dec 1828 for sale five acres of land invrtrui ibjs ir- ifxmtuiusiviilbj being part of lot no 37 in the first concession west of green point in the township of sophiasburgh apply to mrs jane mleod kingston 17th december 1828 government sale by auction will be sold on tues day the 30th instant at the com missariat magazines a number of un serviceable bateaux rigging tarpau lins c ac sale to commence at 12 oclock noon john strange auctioneer kingston dec 19 1828 ltotice a meeting of the jl stockholders of the steamer sir james kempt is requested on board the boat on monday the fifth day of janu ary next at 12 oclock for the purpose of examining the accounts and making such arrangements as may appear ne cessary henry gilderslievfi 20th december 1828 t to be let o be let for pasture from 1st february next for a term of 7 14 or 21 years subject to be resumed by government whenever required for public service the whole or part of the common situated around the fort at prescott as may be agreed upon tenders specifying ihe portion requir ed with the rent in british silver per annum payable quarterly at this office will be received by the respective offi- store or tavern cers of ordnance on or before the 15th i the whole will br sold together ot upper canada j colborne lieutenant governor george the fourth by the grace of god if the united king dom of great britain and ireland king defender of the faith sfc afc c to our beloved and faithful legisla tive councillors of our province of upper canada and to our knights ci tizens and burgcsucs of our said pro vince to our provincial parliament at our town of york on the fourth day of december next ensuing to be com menced held called and elected and to every of you greeting whereas by our proclamation bearing date the twenty- lirst day of october last we thought fit to prorogue our provincial parliament to the fourth day of december next ensuing at which time at our town of york you were held and constrained to appear now know ye that we taking into our royal consideration the ease and convenience ofour loving subjects have thought fit by and with the advice of our executive council to relieve you and each of you of ycur attendance at the time aforesaid hereby convoking and by these presents enjoining you and each of you that on thursday the eighth day of january next ensuing you meet us in our provincial parlia ment at our town of york for the actual despatch of public business thereto take into consideration the stale and welfare of our said p rovince of up per canada and therein to do as may seem necessary and herein fail not in testimony whereof we have caused these our letters lobe mad patent and the great seal of our said province to be hereunto affi witness our trusty and well bp ved sir john colborne k c j lieutenant governor of our province and major general cp manding our forces therein at yp this twentysixth day of novenl in the year ofour lord one thou sand eight hundred and twenty- eight and in the ninth year of our reign j by command of his excellency john b robinson atvy gencv d cameron secretary ad ver ti seme nt aluable farm fr sale consisting of 0 acres in the township of darlington newcastle trict upper canada comprising lots no 30 31 32 and 33 in the seeyid concession 400 acres of which e freehold and 400 acres reserves he leases of which have eleven years un expired 200 acres are cleared jd fenced the buildings consist of a lago dwelling house root house juid stabling capital barns an excellpm saw mill mill house and several small tenements with enclosed gar den and orchard every lot is plentifully watered the high road from kingston to york passes through the premises heim 27 miles from port hope and 38 from york it is well suited for a merchant v education david ovans master of the newcastle district school begs to intorm the public that after the christ mas holydays his school will come un der the general superintendance and direction of the rev a n bethune one of the trutees- in consequence of this arrangement mr ovans is en abled to appeal confidently to the public for their patronage of the newcastle district school wherein ihe various branches of a liberal education will be taught and a due attention paid to the religious instruction of the pupils one hour will be expiessly devoted on each sunday morning to that depart ment of education mr o has also accommodations for two or three boarders the terms which will be as moderate as possible may be ascertained on application to mr ovars cobourg tld dec 182s january next the nainesof two responsible persons required as security for any contract that may beenteied into for further particulars and form of tender apply to andrew patton esq barrack master at prescott office of ordnance kingston 8th december 1828 kingston assemblies tfphe next kingston assembly will be il held at walkers hotel on wednes day evening the 31st december iastant by order ja macfarlane dec 13 1828 secretary p notice to emigrants ersons desirous of settling in upper canada may procure lands on the island of tantisituat- ed in lake ontario 9 miles above kingston there are several thousand acres yet unoccupied which will be either sold or leased upon reasonable terms the situation is pleasant and the soil generally of an excellen quality further information may be obtained by application to richm hitch- ins esquire residing on the island or toa k johnson esq at prescott montreal june 2 1828 n b a steamboat passes the is- and three times a week in lots of 1 or 200 acres and the pay ments made easy for further particulars apply to r fairborne esq darlington j g bethune esq cobourg john warren esq whitby john macaulay esq kingston the editor of the kingston chronicle or of the proprietor james black esq st catharines niaeara district dec 6 182s j mathers agent to n g filgiano no 34 st paul street montreal mei- chant tailor begs leave to inform the gentlemen of fashion that he has come from the above house and will take orders to be executed immediately or in the spring in the london and philadelphia fashions equal to any made in london or in the canadas those who will favor him with their orders will please call soon as his stay will be for a few days only he has a few articles of clothing for sale apply at the old kings head dec 13 1s28 author of the canadian campaign the name and actions of tecum- seli must be familiar to every in habitant of canada and a desire to see the memory of so distinguished and ex traordinary a man perpetuated by any writer however humble must be a sen timent coequal with the admiration so universally excited during his enterpri sing career not less among his enemies than among his allies and his friends the author of this epic poem which is illustrated by copious notes is himself a canadian and has often combated at the side of tecumseh to whom he was more immediately known on that memorable day which deprived nature of one of her brightest though rudest gems and the nearly now exterminat ed indian tribes of a leader devoted to their interests and their liberties he beheld the remains of that glorious chieftain mangled and disfigured even as he has described them scarcely an officer of the division on that untoward occasion failed to pay the just tribute of regret to his memory and but few there were who did not lose sight of their own personal feelings in the depth and sincerity of their grief for the noble and unfortunate tecumseh the principal and original view of the author in composing his poem was to rescue the name of this truly great man from the unmerited oblivion to which it had been consigned buta- ware of the difficulty under which as an unknown writer he labours in giving his work all necessary publicity he has adopted the suggestions of numerous li terary friends to print the volume by subscription among naval and military men he trusts moreover that by his own countrymen some encouragement will be afforded not simply in his cha racter of poet the first of his native soil who has adventured on the dangerous shoals ol verse but also in that of the historian the panegyrist of him who is now no more but whose name and whose memory there can be few cana dians unwilling to see transmitted to posterity the poem opens with a description of the action on lake erie where the gallant and unfortunate barclay after essaying all that human courage and re solutions could attain was compelled to strike to a superior enemy and on this leading feature the several other incidents of the poem are made to hang the third canto contains the cele brated speech made by tecumseh in the council of chiefs convened by ge neral procter when after the capture of the little squadron he proposed re treating from amherstburgto the mora vian village captain barclay to whom in com mon with the other officers of the right division the poem is inscribed has been pleased to express his entire approbation of the work in terms the most satisfactory and gratifying to the author it remains foi his own coun trymen to decide how far successful he has beim in delineating the scenery of the land and the habits occupations and warlike exercises of the natives should any palpable omissions or errors be noticed it must be recollect ed in extenuation that the poem has been composed almost whohvfrotn me mory and that fourteen years have e- lapsed since the author last beheld the wild scenery ofhis native clime the price of the poem in boards printed on the best paper and with the best type will be two dollars the subscribers copies will be for warded to their respective addresses london mtrch 1st 1828 fresh goods wholesale and eetale rhe subscriber wishes to inform bis friend and the public in general that he has just received a very extensive sup ply of groceries wines brandy gin spi rits and a few gallons of very superior highland whisky the whole of which he purposes selling at very reduced prices for cash or approved credit and to show the eublic he is determined to reduce his prices e here gives the prices of a few of his ar ticles viz cogniac brandy 7s per gal holland gin 6s do do spirits 4s6 do do muscovado sugar 6d and 7d do lb d r f loaf lid do table raisins loddo sun ditto 7d do currants lsld do pearl barley 6d do scotch ditto 4d do black pepper 9d do starch is do fig blue is6 do best spanish float indigo 10s6 do do ditto coffee ls2 do do second do is do cloves 4d do nutmegs 6d do ciunamon 3d do lemon add orange peel yd do isinglass ao caraway seed r ld do epsom salts 5d do sulphur brimstone lampblack black lead souff putty fine mustard in jars pekoe tea guupowder do old hyson do young hyson do souchong best twankay do do do do do do do do do do do oz do do do do do lb 9d do do 7d do do 6d do do is do do 9d do do 5d do do 2s6 do do 59 do do 8s6 do do 5sl0 do do 5s3 do do 3s9 do do 3s9 do do p n g government notice ood stone cutters will find employment in the royal engineer department at this post application to be made at the royal engine- office john hare assist com gen commiariat kingston aug 1628 j otice the general quaner ses sions of the peace in and for the midland district will he held by adjourn ment on monday the 5th day of january next at the court house in the town of kingston at the hour often oclock in the forenoon at which time such persons as aro desirous of renewing their tavern licences or obtaining new ones for the en- susn year must attend for that purpose kiugston dec 3d 1828 contract for straw itotice is hereby given that jl sealed tenders will be receiv ed this office until 12 oclock on the morning of thursday the 8th january next from such persons who may be willing to supply the barrack depart ment with 5000 bundles of good straw the bundles to average 12 lbs each one third to be delivered by the 31st march one third by the 30ih 1 june and the remainder by the 31st oct the tenders must state the price per bundle in sterling and must bear the signatures of two respectable per sons as sureties for the undertaking and the amount will be paid by the commissariat in british shver john hare a c g commissariat office kingston 8th december 1823 bohea 2s6 do do hyson skin do 3s6 do do and all other articles in proportion the reatcr part of his present stock being of this years importation and selected by himself he can warrant them of the hest quality merchants iu town or country can he supplied on as reasonable terras rs in montreal aad a liberal credit given ahfwinrs fvii mu nitiiiiipfrui6fn fully received and punctually attended to all kinds of country produce taken at the market price michael brennan kingston dec 2d 1828 n b- m b has on hand a very exten sive supply of dry goods consisting of red white blue greeo and yellow flannels snperfine fine aud common black blue and drab cloths drab and olive flushings grey and striped cotton tartan plaid green baize apron check irish knit hose with many articles suita ble to the present season and at very low prices and very liberal credit r km oval elesslie a- sons beg leave to inform their friends andthe public that they have removed to that shop adjoining mr j g parkers store street kingston 15th sept 1828 ttotice the subscribers will jl pay the following prices for pork and flour in cash on deliveiyat their establishment at jones falls south crosby rideau canal as undermen tioned viz for pork in the hog weight from 150 to 200 lbs 21s cd ditto do from 2 to 300 lbs 22s 6d for flour in the barrel fine 2ls 3d do do middling 18s 9d do in the bag pr cwt 10s 6d mackay redpath jones falls rideau canauer 27 1827 w furs and skins wanted at the stores of the subscriber in kingston and at cape vincent all kinds of shipping and hatting furs also deer skins and horns cattle hornsc for which cash or goods will be paid henrys phinny kingston nov 1st 1828 the subscriber being appointed agent for the canada compaq ny in this place is ready to receive of fers for the purchase of any of the com panys lands in this quarter he also begs to inform such persons as may intend to settle on the companys huron tract that by presenting them selves lo ebenezer johnston esq of buf- falothey will be forwarded by him from that place at the companys expenseto the new settlement of goderichat the mouth of the maitlandheretofore called the red river f a harper kingston 2glh july 1828 t r f or sale at the chionicle office a few copies of the atlantic souvenir a christmas new year gift for 1829 also the token ackermans forget me not beess mfc jhcmovfalsj for sale at this oltice emoval the subscriber res pectfully informs his friends and the pubiicthat he has removed from his shop to that one laiely occupied by mr kendrick opposite j b shawssiore where he will carry on the tailoring business in all its various branches james boes kingston dec 9th 1s2s left on mcdonelis wharfobout six weeks ago a barrel of p o r k the owner is requested to prove his property aingslonsept4 1s28 for sale he brick house and lot situate on the place darmes at pre sent occupied by assistant com gen hare for terms apply o thos kirkpatrick ki isth sept 1s28 lands for sale lot letter d in the townshipof pittsburgh fronting the st law- rencecontaining200 acres well wooded lot no 26 fourth concession township of kingston containing 200 acres on which there is a clearance of about 20 acres with a log house aud barn lot no 26 sixih concession in same township containing 200acreson which there is a clearance of about 10 acres with a good fence and now under a crop of timothy for particulars applv io f aharper kingston 12th may 1s2s i