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moot. Iltf tvondoreJ tiiat Gentlemen who had passed Hue uuJogiums 00 the characters of tlif Executive tour or five years ago, should now at¬ tribute fo it every thing thai was corrupt, wicked and unjust. Mr. Uurand a-ilcrd the Honourable Genileinan if ne alluded (o him in his remarks upon the eu- lo^mmspaid foMrorlivc years ago. The Speaker said he did not allude to hiai. Mr. Nichol »aid thai from what had fallen from the Honourable Speaker, and his denying thai he alluded to the lurfl Gentleman* he inu^i sup¬ pose lhai he alluded to him (Mr. N.) He was not ashamed to avow his merited eulogiurn on the late Governor, but when (hat character in- Stttted the House, and violated that Constitution, he (Mr. N-) frit ll h's duty to reprobaic him and his corrupt advisers. (The Speaker denied an> allusion to Mr. NiciwJ.) Then, lie must atiri- butethemi^coaceplioii tohisown dull apprehen¬ sion* Tae money would have been laid out for the purposes intended, had it not been for the Executive* who would nut allow education to be extended to some Histricts, by preventing their engaging good hclKWtmWtei*, Their order was odious. J-jpressive, dj^usliug, grievous, urjust, and unconstitutional. Mr. Fraser said there was no more injustice in calling for the i-cliool money, than for liie Road money, as it was wanted to gel them out of tjeir bankruptcy. Mr. Harwell said tlieie was a difference be¬ tween the Uoad and the Sciion) inonej. The Districts that lia\e not expended rheir money have a right to it, and it would be unjust to take it from them. Mr. Jones said that Mr. Nichol had promised to support the Bill, when it first came in, though he then condemned it. Mr. Nicliol was absurd in some matters, though he did possess ingenuity and ability,—and was wrong in supposing that the Common School* would not be well provided for. If the money remained in the hands of the Treasurers, the Law of the 53th year of JJ{« Ma¬ jesty would go by, and there wmild then be no Jaw to compel its surrender, lie* (Mr. J.) was not an oracle in Law, or in drawing Bills, as some Gentlemen thought themselves. He admired the eloquent language of the Honourable (ieu- tleman,and while he viewed the bankrupt state of the country, he was surprised that he (Mr. N.J objected to its relief by a saving of £35 >0—- Tliere was a dozen of Laws passed in IS 16, which were either brought in or advocated by the Honourable Gentleman, and which ought to be repealed, as they were, to makeu-eof the fine phrase of (he Honourable Gentleman, odious, oppressive, and disgusiitu-. They Wiled then to the AdjutanfCier.eral <>f Militia, 4*365, to the Provincial Axrnt 1 SOU > to the provincial Aid- de-Camp i*300; for the Civil A-lmmi-tiatiou J?250<) ; for Plate to Governor Gore iriOOO, be¬ sides other appropriations fquail \ obno\iou-and detestable. He should therefore mo\e tiiat the sum of 100 dollars be ctruck out and 50 inserted. Mr. Nichol =aid that t.ie Honourable G mie- ,iia:i manifested great animosity against the Bills passed in 1316. He moved for in? produc:ion of certain papers—it wa-his intention to begin a proper mode of retrenchment—tbey "could not go on tpendin^ more »tafl their income—:bey were (iUnotiest—they should acknowledge their incompetency, and not send such a Bill to the Governor, who might say, ** Gemleaien, I >huulii be most happy to sign that Bill had vou provided fnud> for payment." Wiieu he supported the Bill for the salary of the Provincial Agent there was monev to pay it. His Pen-ion fj.li wa: so cut up and carved by Genilem-n that it was like worsted stockings so often darned that none of the original was left. Thes should pay their debts before they promised more money. If they bad the money they might give £"25,000 » year if they thought proper, lie hoped the House would not delude individuals by promising pav- ment. Was it possible to authorize payment xvithout funds? It was incongruous, inconsistent and wicked fraudulently to hold ont a prospect of payment. It might lead lo the sacrifice of the property ofthe trustees, by the schoolmaster bringing an action against them. It reminded him of Sir Owen Glendower, whosaid he could call spirits from the Ocean, and they would come—so that House might call for the money- promised by that act, and it would come also. It was coupled with their absurdity in providing for the Pensioners—by which there were upwards of twenty thousand pounds due to those people, •who were dragged from their homes to he muti¬ lated in defending their country for Bck a day. Every person was paid but these unfortunate peopie. The agent was well paid, as well a< the Heads of Departments,— By their enactment of laws they were crippling, not retrieving their af¬ fairs—and when they obtained a supply the Pen¬ sioners were forgotten. It was like a dead car¬ cass, which when it become? putrid all the Car¬ rion Crows prey upon. Mr. Jones' motion was carried by a large ma¬ jority. The Committee rose, and reported the Rill a« amended. Ordered to be engrossed and read the third time tc-morrow. to prepare within the period to vrhich my presence \yith you is necessarily limited. Desirous of putting you in possession of ov*;ry information properly in my power to com¬ municate, I shall nor fail to.suUnii them to Parliament at its next Sc:>:=ion. Honourable Gentlemen znd Ccnticmen. Tlie Bill you have just passed forincreasintc the Repn>enlatum, will put on a moreer|u;il looting, the exercise ofthe most important privilege of a free people ; k. the neecssitv for such a provision, is one of the manv grati- f vinjr proofs of the increasing consequence or this Colony. Favored with a continuance of peace* with gr«at natural advantages, aud a Civil Constitution not inferior to any in th* world, we want nothing to insu-e our hap- pmeas, hut a disposition which T trust you will endeavoNr to promote, rationally rind •Hatefully to enioy the many blessings which Providence extends to us. The Parliament was then prorogued to the IGth day of April next. Bills which received the Royal Assent. 1st-—An Act to provide for increasing the Representation of the Commons of this Province in the- House of Assembly. 2d.—An Act to amend aud extend the Provisions of an Act passed in the forty first year of His Majesty's Reign, entitled" An Act to authorize the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Person admiu&tring the Government, to appoint Inspectors of Flour, Pot and Pearl Ashes, within this Province.'4 Sd.—An Act to amend and continue, un¬ der certain modifications, an Act passed in the fifty-sixth year of Jin Majesty's Reign, entitled** An Act granting to His Majesty, a sum of money to be applied to the use of Common Schools throughout this Province ; aud to provide lor the regulation o:' the said Common Schools." 4th.—An Act to regulate the Commercial Intercourse between this Province, and the United States of America, by* Lund and In¬ land Navigation. fith.—An Act to provide for tlie remune¬ ration of John Beikie, Esq. for services ren¬ dered to tins Province. 6th.— \n Act to repeal an Act. passed in the fifty-ninth year of His Mitjeaty's Reign, entitled " An Act to prevent certain ^editions Meetings within this Provinc--." 7th.—An Act granting to His Maj^fify a sum of money to make good certain monii-s i-;sued and advanced by His Excellency the Lieutenant (.jovernor, pursuatitto.au Aud; ^ of the House of Assembly during its last Session. voHHtGN mirs. ■ ■ # • * - * * • « 4 * t ■ , .hat ts to .'. tl 0 0 O 0 ri 0 2 i s 0 0 3 0 "4 10 0 to 0 o 0 0 4 7 fi Ion, 2 0 8 6 5 l) York, Tuesday 1th March, 1830. This day, at 6 o'clock P. j\J. His Excel¬ lency the Lieutenant Governor, having siwn the Royal Assent to the undernientioued Bills, was pleased to close the Session ofthe Parliament with the follow m* &pg£C?£C; - Honourable G; Clemen of lljL' Legislative Council, and flcnlicrnen ofthe House of Assembly. I was principally induced to call you toge¬ ther that vou might consider what provision you could make for the continuance of the Common Schools, established by an Acl which would soon have expired ; and tha; you might, on a careful revision ofthe Laws relating to Militia Pensions, place them on a footing more just to the public, aud mo;v commensurate with the resources of our Treasury. The Bill which you have enacted for the first of these purposes, is I doubt not, the result of your best deliberation. My ex¬ pectation on the subject of the Pension Laws, has not been «. fulfilled ; and those public creditors must remain unprovided for until recurrence can be had to another Parlia¬ ment. The improvidence which has created this charge, so disproportionate to our means, is not lo be accounted for by any defalcation ofthe Revenue, or by any increased demand for other public services. Held your judicious corrections of the Common School Bill, been followed by a just p.nd liberal modification of the Pension Laws, ihe apparent deficit would have been reduced nearly within t;,e actual Revenue to be ex¬ pected fertile last half year, ssnd I should nave been enabled to gratify my own feelings and the public expectations, hy a regular discharge of all just claims. The different Laws you have passed, will be found, I trust, well calculated to advance the interests of the Province. The Bill for amending your former c- nactments respecting the Forfeited Estates, contained many equitable provisions, to which I "vould gladly have given the Royal Assent, but one clause, I am advised, inter¬ feres so directly with the King's Prerogative, incases of forfeiture for Efigb Treason, that I am compelled to reserve the Bill for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure. Gentlemen ofthe House of Assembly, I regret that you have omitted to mrJffi provision for the services ofthe ensuing year, as it may render it necessary for me to as- ser -.ie the Parliament ataperiod inconveni- Mtto its members, and earlier than midw •'•iherwise be nocessaiy. Such nf those papers which you requer ted to f*e hid before you, as could "he prepared in tin:.' for die present Session, have beim ure>*v.:.!ed ioyou; the others, from their voluminous mim---. the public oi5ec:s havu i\> -. d The Hill to amend the FurfioiUd Estates Act, was reserved for the Sigulii \'.'-k'. Oiiio Majesty's pleasure th^eo*;, WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the Coinmercial Intenour-e between thi> Province aii'l the Uoited Siaffa ot America, C' it therefore eoacted, &c. Thai the following ar- ticles of the growth, (Mo.Iiur or i.i uiutacture of the United Stales of A:nrrira, ma%, during tin* continuance of tlii- att, lx* imported m:o (hi* Province from the Tei r.ioiiiv* «»f U-i- -.till United Siatef of America, on payment nf ihe seveial du¬ ties respcetifetjr -tBxed to thcsaaie »4y: Cable and Tarred Rope, per lb. Cordage untarrcd, Salt per Bushel, Sole [leather per IS. Calf Skins and other Skins, ) . dressed aa Ujiper Leather^ C Haroesfl Leather per lb. Nails Flour per barrel, Pork .. .. Fresh Pork per cwt. Manufactured Tobacco per lb. Beef per barrel. Spirits distilled from grain per gallon, Siioe> per pair Boors And all o her ^oods. ware* and nierchandi/.o, not herein before enumerated, the growth, pro¬ duce or manufacture of the slid United Siaie^ of America, a duty often pounds on every hundred pounds ad valorem, of the value of Mich goods, wares and merchandise a* aforesaid. Praviucd always. That nothing in this act con¬ tained shall extend or be construed to extend, lo pi event, or in any wise ptouihn me importation, free from ihepayment of any dm v, of the fol¬ lowing articles, being the «roi\th, produce oi iiiaiuiiacture of the said United States of Ameri¬ ca; unmanufactured Tobacco. •*» JVp, the per¬ sonal baggage, travelling burse or Itor^es, travel- ling carriage orcarriages, of anil person or |ier- *ou*, subject.-, or lorei^ners, who may lawful I > roineinto or reside in tins Province; Provided always that nothing in this act contained shall extend or be Construed io extend to prohibit the admission of Flour, Pork and oilier Provision* mid his Province, free of duf;,, tur cxnortulion only. A.:d provuh-dalso, thai the importer of such goods, or I he. consignee thereof, i» hereby reqnf- ' -.'d,. kil'thti IfkuhWz lAtf>yttfHi^ VoY-h .«tJi Vfi>o a 'bor.i in double the amount of tne value thereof* that the sane shall be exported from this Province* Jmibt ity fyc. That froi.i aud after (he passing nf thivact, thereahalJ be paid on all ve^^elsand boats, (he property of tiieeitizeu> of the Qui ted Stateidf America, coming ihto <tn\ \>( ike Ports of this Province, rue follow itlg do lie.-, namely. all ves-el.-above five Um$ to tifiy toii5, the ton- age duty of three pence per ton ; on all vessels above fifty tons, sixpence per ton. Provided always, tiiat when any ship or vessel, laden a.^ a'ore.->aid, the cargo or load whereof i> intended n pas:-by such port or ports, in order to be trans ported to Lower Canada, the Master or othei person having charge or command ofdtich ship or Vessel, Of the agent or agents for the proprietor or proprietors thereof, shall forthwith,oti the ar¬ rival at any such Purl or Ports of entry aa afore¬ said, make a report and declaration thereof to the Collector or his Deputy stationed at such Port or Ports of entry, and such repor< aud de¬ claration shall be verified 0u ou h, and such master, or peron commanding ncii ve-?el, or a- gent or agents for the proprietor, if required, I shall aud lie is hereby required to cuter into a bond in double the amount of me tonnage duty imposed by ihi< act, for the payment thereof, ahull Id the whole or an\ part of audi guod>, v^ares and merchandize remain, or be uneiporteJ from iliis Province. And provided aW, (hat nothing in this aet confa#ied >hall extend or be con-if. ed to extend fo compel the payment of tonnage dti- tv on vessels exclusively employed for the pur¬ pose of transporting parsenger? and their bag¬ gage. 3. Provided always, &c. That nothiii^iu this act contained -hall extend or be construed to ex¬ tend to authorise the demand of tonnage duty on any such vessel laden exclusively with goods, wares and merchaudisc, iu transitu for Lower Canada. 4. And be it, eVc. That all monies collected under and by virtue of this act shall be paid in¬ to the hands of the Receiver General, to and for the uses ol His .\Jajesiy, His Heirs and Succes¬ sors, foi the public u-e.- of this Province, and to¬ wards the support of the (lovernment thereof, io be accounted for to His Majesty through the Lord* Commissioners of his Treasury for the time being, in Mich manner a» it shall please His Majesty to direct. Provided always that noth¬ ing in this act contained shall extend or be con¬ strued to extend to aflfcet the Provi-ion- of any act nf the i'arlisxOCtil of Great Britain for regn- la'.iuir :i*e i,*ieM-'»'T>.-of thia Province wi.b lue Limed States of Amerii.:. b. Amine it, &.C. Thai I his A Ct «liaH be in force for aue year, and iVom iheuce until the .-.idofthe iH'kt ci»*v.ipj So<4«Xkof I^.I^yi-r.:, Revolution to Spain, For the following 'pJe an<l highly inter- elling news from •Sp>ai"n» wc arc indebted to our very aue;;/|Ve Conefpondent at Philadelphia. It «0rfll be feea, that 6ooQ of the troops which had been ordered to South America, rof*-* on the 3d of January, took pofieiFi.in of t^ King's Navy Ya:d, Fom &c* pronouncing thcmfelves, the advance of 50,000 PW** anJ declared their intention to take pofTcfllon of Madrid, and rcitore the Cortes The details furnifhed by our C'orrefpondent, were brought by (apt. Ramborger, of the (hip Medora, who i" [he night t>f the Jth| evaded the embargr* which had been laid at Cadiz, and who arrived at Philadelphia, at two o'clock yeflcrday. The informa¬ tion is entitled to the fulleft credit— N. J ' Mercantile Advt. Philadelphia. F&- *?*&> 1820, { Half part two o'clock. ^ Capt. Ramborger has jult landed from the (hip Medora IVom Cadiz. ExtrarSl from his journal ;—January 3, news was received at Cadiz, that part of the Spam'ili Army, confiding ot 6oco men, had taken poflefiion of the ( araccas, (the King's *\avy Yard) and ll!a after teleafiug the {late prifoners, and putting one of them, a Colonel, at the head oi" their forces. There was only one killed, a Capt. ofthe Royal- ids, who oppofed them at the Bridge of Ilia—he was fhot by the Col, Cadiz was put in as good a date of defence a* pos- llble—the gates all /hut—no perfon allowed to leave the place—all llores (hut, and great confternation—the ftreets pa- troled by the militia. At midnight firing heard for more than 30 minutes, outfide. January 4th—thin morning, gates fhut — the (ird, comma-.ding the road to Cadiz, ha* been attacked 1 y 500 men ; but they were repulfed with the lofs of f^ven killed. At noon, the g.'tc* were opened—but all communication j\cut ofF with the interior. Ali kinds of provifion raifed 50 per cent. The Great Continental Mail, with the Enghdi letters, was (lopped this day, by the National Troop*, (a^ they ttyle them- felve*} and dedroyed. A flag has been fent to them—they fay do not interfere with us, and CadizJhail i/ot be molested—we are only the advance ofFifty. Thou [and—we are on the march for Madrid and want the Cortes restored—that we will not embark fur South America, and want our pay. This after* noon, the men of war bent their fails— the gun boats are all manned, and ftationed at Fort Puma!. The national troop*;, failors and marine** had that day been paid their arrears, \v*ith a promife* if faith¬ ful, to be paid every month. The pro¬ visions wcic landed from the tranfports thib day, and ft0red in Cadiz. Jan. 5th, Sevillia, Porto Real- Potto Santo, and all the adjacent towns, are in poflVflion ofthe National Troops. All the vefTels are embargoed, and no pilots permitted to leave the city. I .alt night the State prifoners in the Callle made their efcape. and joined the National Troops ; and this night I made my cfcape in the good /hip Medora, leaving behind the brig Spartan, for Norfolk, 20th Jan. ba.que Packet, of New York, for Havana ; (hip Mary, for Philadelphia, uncertain. introduced in the Houfc of Rcprefenta- tives, on the 151!) inft. of which the fol¬ lowing are the principal provifion** .— The firtt feclion provides, th:ii trom and after chc firfl day of September next, every part or place within the jurifdiction of the United S:ates, Zhall be clofed againft the entrance of every vc/Tel (whe¬ ther owned by foreigners, or wholly or in part by a cit^en of the United States,) coming from any port or place in his Britanic Majelty's p'dRffions in any ofthe Bahama liljnds, Turks lllands, the Ifl.mds of Bermuda and Newfoundland on the continent of North America, or in any of the Iflanda on the coast thereof; and likewife to every fuch vefTel as (hall, in the courfe of her voyage, have touched at, or cleared out from any fuch port or place ; and every fuch vefTel, fo excluded from the port or ports within the jurifdi&ion of the United States, a* (hall enter, or attempt to enter, the fame, in violation of this aft, (hall, with her tackle and furniture, to¬ gether with the cargo on board fuchvcflel, be forfeited to the United States. The fecond provide*, that the owner, cenlignee, or agent of every vcflkl, on board of which there (hall be, for exporta¬ tion any articles, ofthe growth, produce, or manufacture of the United Slates, (hall, before fuch veifel be cleared outward at the Cudotn-lioufe, give bond, in a fum double the value of fuch articles, with one or moie furetie?, to the fatisfaction of the col lector, that the article or articles fo ladcu on board fuch vclTcl for exportation, (hall be landed in fome port or place, other than thofe mentioned in the firft Section ; and, that any fuch vcflcl as fliall fail, or attempt to fail, from any port or place within thejurifdiftion ofthe United States, without complying with the provi/ion& of this fec-iion, (hall, with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, together with the article or articles on board the fame be forfeited to t lie United States, The fifth providea, that no tiling in this a£t (hall be lo couftrued, as to prevent the entrance of Packets and vefleU bearing defpatche*, and having on board neither cargo nor merchandize ; nor fo a* to violate the Treaty of Commerce between this country and Great Britain. The fixth aud lalt, provides for the repeal of the Navigation A6t of April, 1818, from and after the ift of September next,aild alfo for the recovery of all pen¬ alties, that (hal! then have occurred under that Ad. as it was handed us by a friend Our tor, how ofthe Bill. A Militia Gfefien) Order, dated die 18th of January, pubbstafl in tin- OHici;.! Gazette of the fUhiiKlanr, announces thf formation of thcAfilmaofthe County of York into three ReguueatSyOJ Which Lieut. Colonel Coriiu Lieutenani Colonel Allan, ami Major GivS are eppoirrteil Colonek Query,' might not some order he necessary io recover tin* Pe rinwalofFronteineMiniia from j(h presseHt deplorable otaie of disorganization. ? POSTSCRIPT. A Gentleman jost arrived from Watertown intnrni. us ihat lOlelligeoce l.ad readied ihai place, by a rrceni arival at New^York^f the deatti ol our aged and v.-iictablr KING__A%' we have Dot received any lare We»-Y0rJt paper- wcUiivenotihe partkulafa of ihU melaiicuolv event, but wc undentand the report u sciierallv credited »a that city. —^^-^^-w , ... FUR TUB lii.vcsry.V COROXICZE. Messrs. Editors^ As ihere are some eases of small pork DOjrexibtme hi ! I. is town, audits vicimtv and mtfia deati» having already been oeca- SKTOf-d I.y it, and as it \, very probable that untenvitt-cinatiim is more widely extended Ihis disease will become more general und upon tl,e approach of warn, weather 'occa- tion and freedom from prejudice, do not al¬ low th.-m to doubt die efficacy of vaccination in preventing bmall Pock, to use their influ¬ ence amnng their poorer and less informed neighbours to hare their children vaccinated Lxpe..ce can be no excuse, as thev may have it donetgratis by application to the Rev. Of¬ ficial Stuart, the Rev. John Wilson, or any orti.e Clergy in Kingston, who will refer them to tvhom t.) apply. Should any from indolence, indifference, or any other cause negfeet Ijaymg it done, and in consequence nse a child by Small Pox. they will have the bitter re/lection that they had It in their pow¬ er to have saved it, aud be deprived of one of the greatest consolations left to those who have used every inearth within Uicir power that of having done their duly. ' A KR1ENU TO THE POOR. MARRIED, On .Sunday, i/lr 12-h >r.>t. hy ike Rr*. J,rU(i WHson, Mr Jame. Kirb> lo Miss Lunlv Bcnt- le\, fenm-rlv of Quebec. KINGSTON, March 17, 1820. > . . • • * . * » * . *. J.. \ SXQ --'."g1 The following is from a letter to a gentle¬ man in Philadelphia, dated Cadiz, 5th January. u We are befci^rd by 6odo men of the army that was delKaed for Buenos Ayrcsj who are determined not to emb^ik. They have polTcffion of t!ie arfenal ami all the country round, and 1 am informed they have taken the city of Sevillia, and have proclaimed the Conllitution in everyplace they go. They permit the boatb with provifions and pafTmgers to pals from all the places rouiul, ami have piochfiie'} it death to any (bldrer rhat takes any thing from an inhabitant without paying for it. 1 think if they proceed iu this manner, they will be here in 7 or 8 days without any blcodfhetl. The inhabitants feem to be fatisSed with their proceedings. There is not 700 men in this gairiion, and they are not in confidence: with their prefent government >9 Extrafl of a Utter, dated Cadiz *fan. 6. " It would appear that a droits divifion ofthe Grand Army, originally deftined againft Buenos Ayres, had orders to march for Cadiz, where a detachment to confill of 6000 men were to be fent to fuccor Morillo. The day defore y^fterday 2000 men entered the Ilia, and at the bridge the Marine Guards attempted to oppofe their entrance. The refult was that the com¬ mander of the guards and the centinel were fhot by the approaching troops. On their entering the town they difarmed the Marine Guards, took the captain genera! of the marines prifoner, and proceeded for this place ; but the ftiips of war in the bay having learnt what had taken place at Ifla, lent about 4C0 marine foldiers and officers to the " Corta Dura,"* who on the approach ofthe Infurgents, fired on them from the fore and killed about 13 on the fpot- The troops rhen retired to the Ifla, and then the comrnander (a colonel) iffued a proclamation lylingthemfelves the advance guard of the " Conflitutional army." Other commanders it is faid have gone with thci» refpeftive divifione, which con fids of the whole ofthe army of the ex- Pediiiorty to different departments of the kingdom, and that the plot is of magni¬ tude there is no doubt. 1 will write you loon and more fullv, via Gibraltar. * A (Iron- fort on the Narrow pafd. prom thi. Commercial Advcrttfer. The Navigation Bill. A Bill Concerning Navigation, was Tin.' accounts from Spain in a preceding column, to the 6tfl January, seem to threat¬ en a revolution in that K ngdoni. The mu¬ tiny ofthe troops intended for South Ameri¬ ca, presents a favourable opportunity for the rising oT that part of the nation which had a- doptcd some liberal ideas during the Govern* nent of th»- Cortes, and which may proba¬ cy have a secret understanding with the mu¬ tineers. But while the pusiiunimiiy of the Spanish iun& and tint wantof energy, which has been manifested throughout the whole of his Administration, may encourage those who are aiming; at the restoration of the Cortez, and the establishment of something like a representative Government, tin- influence which is still maintained, undiminished, hy the Priesthood and the Inquisition, over the minds of so great a portion of the people, must render the success of such an attempt exceedingly doubtful. Government Contract. TXJOT1CE is hereby given, that Ten- -L\1 derawill be received until the 31 ft inftant at noon, from fuch perfon* as wilt I The Act published in this number indicates a disposition in our Parliament Lo meet Con¬ gress half way in fettering the commercial intercourse between the two countries— though at the same time it will he remark¬ ed that they have not proceeded with an e- qual decree of justice, or regard for individ¬ uals who might be affected by the important measures under consideration. Our Act of Parliament comes upon the merchant una¬ wares, and takes effect from the moment it receives the Royal assent, while the Act of Congress gives timely notice t<» ail persons engaged in commercial speculations, and does not go into operation before the first day of September.—The policy ofthe provisions of our act may justly be 'questioned. If it be intended by imposing prohibitory duties on American produce to assist our Farmers, it will completely fail Of its object, while Amer¬ ican tiouv meets the Hour of Upper Canada, in free and open competition in the markets ofthe Lower Province. If it he intended, by doubling the duties on American manu¬ factures, to augment the revenue, it will also prove nugatory, for while it will greatly di¬ minish the amount of importations, entered at the Custom House, it will add powerfully to the temptations for smuggling, a demor¬ alising practice, which already exists among us, and which cannot easily be detected on account of the facilities presented for it by our extended frontier- AVe have no objections to see a duty imposed on American Hour, and other produce of the soil, so as to give our farmers an advantage in our own markets, when such articles arc raised in great abun¬ dance in the Province, or suffer a temporary depreciation in consequence of this supera¬ bundance. But though we are anxious to see the farmer protected, we cannot approve of any measure tending to leave the rcsl of the community at their mercy with regard to the price ofthe necessaries of life.—The duty to which fresh Beef is subjected appears unr.e eessary, as well as unjust aud oppressive 011 particular classes, for notwithstanding the as¬ sertion of one of the members from tins Dis¬ trict, it is a well known fact that there is not a sufficient quantity of heef in the country for its consumption—and it might perhaps be asserted without danger of refutation, that the Bay of Quiuty, with all its resources, could not supply His3iajesty's troops at this post six months. It would unquestionably he proper to lay heavy duties on this article, when our own country abounded with it— but at the present moment, when our stock of cattle has not recovered from the effects of the late war, the duty often per cent will 0- perate as a tax on His Majesty's government, besides bearing hard on 'the poorer classes iu the town—because our supplies are prin¬ cipally drawn from the state of New York. \Sc might enlarge on the errors committed by the hasty and inconsiderate legislation e- vinced in framing this very important act, but as we are pressed for room, we must re¬ serve further observations lor another paper. AVe give our readers a copy of the act for regulating the trade with the United States. Contraft to furnifti all, or any, of the un¬ dermentioned Articles, to fuch extent ae may be requited for the Service ofthe Pub- 'ic Military Eftablifhments at this Pod during the period of one twelvemonth' commencing the firft of May next. The forms of Tender and Agreement, together with further particulars relating to the Supply, may be known on applica- tion at this Office. The propofals muft be fealed, and en- dorfed " Tender for --------------," and the parties offering, or agents on their behalf, will be required to attend at the time of opening them, and to find approved fure- ties for the fulfilment of fuch agreemente as they may refpedh'vely enter into. Articles to be fortified. Timber. Plank & Scantling, BRICKS, CHARCOAL. LIME, SAND, LATHS, SHINGLES, HAIR • EDWn. PINE COFFIN, Dep'y. Com'y General. Commiffariat Office, . King (Ion, j jib March, tSm. §e Ig FOR SALE, br loLE% FOU not lefs than one year certain, the Two Story Houfe, Stable, Coach- Houfe, and other Out Offices, with a nev¬ er-failing Well of excellent fpnng water, fituated on one-fifth of an acre of ground, being Lot No- 242, at the corner of Point and Rear Streets, in the Town of Kings¬ ton, at prefent occupied by Lieut. Colo¬ nel Fofter, Afs't. Adjt. General—The Houfe, Stabling, Sec. are built of Hatted Logs ; and the former, from the particu¬ larity of its interior conftrudlion, will be found, (with a very trifling expence of fu¬ el) extremely warm in the winter fcufon. and equally cool in the fummer. Also tor Sale, or io Let, A highly improved FARM, delightfully fituated on the Lake Shore, abnut a mile and a half above Kingfton, containing thir¬ ty acres of land, be the fame more or lefs5 with a comfortable Story and-llalf Houfe, (44 feet by »8,) a new Barn, Stable, Cow Houfe, Poultry Yard and Garden.—The Land is of a very fuperior defcription ; the Timothy and Red Clover Meadovr cannot be excelled ; the Pafture cannot be equalled. For terms apply at the Office of C. A. Hagermnn, Elquire. Kingfton, March 17, 18:0. Titf " SERVANTS WANTED. ~ A MAN and WOMAN, who under- ftand the management of the indoor work of a Gentleman's Houfe. The molt unqueftionablc recommendation will be re¬ quired.—information to be had at this Of¬ fice. 15th March, 1820. 11 TO LET, nnllE Houfe lately occupied by Mr. Edmund Penley, fituated rear Mr. Hugh Earl's. For particular* e;;; -. at this Office. Kingfton* 15th March, ;8:o. n