injury \o the prpfperity of tic Province, in a fmuch as the Forma it) a very few in- ftances make a fettlement, while the Utter art- deterred by the unfavorable location of theirs. Such inllances of partiality eaufc much complaint, and we humbly pray your Excellency will allow every granted to locate any waftc lands which arc now ooen, or may be hereafter open for location- 12th__By a Provincial Aft patted in cite 55th year of His Present Majelty, en- :iffed " An Act to licence pradlitiontrsin phytic and forgery throughout the Pro¬ vince/* perfun* not licenced according to the provisions of that aft, were prohibited from prcicribing for Ock per ons or prac¬ tizing Phyfic, Surgery or Midwifery, un¬ der the penalty of a lundred pounds for every offence. Many praftitioners of pood character, education, flcill, and experience, although not licenced in the manner re¬ quited by that aft, were then in praftice, throughout the Province, in ca-jh of thole branches, with the £.neral confidence and approbation of their patient-. By the letter of the aft, which went into operation from its date, all fuch petftwfl incurred its pena'ty. before they wou':d kriow of its parage, and have lince had no opportunity ftfhriftg examined and lice-iced, as the board of examiners provided for by the aft h»!ve not been organized. This we conlidet a grievance to thofe practitioners, Zv4 to His Maji-fty's fubjefts at large, w'io have frequent occidi -n for medical aflill- ane? and with to be at liberty to obtain it from thofe to whom they can convenient¬ ly apply, and in whom experience has Caught them to confide. 13th—The common law rule of defcents, by which the uldefl fon -f an inteltate in¬ herit* aU his land, to the cxch'fioa cf the other children, appears to v:q ..ot neceffiry in this Province, then* beirg no hereditary ariftocracy among ns, re<JUTr."*g to L' lup- poried by a perpetuation of the real ttlate in one branch of the f&mtty ; »»oi is it a d?!>ted to the circn-nttanccs, education, habits and manners of thofe vvho arc the fobjefts of it, but is uncongenial with the general fentiments, there being probably! few if any oarents, in the Province, having more children than an only fon, wh:» would Be willing to have their cllatrs defeer.d js the law cw calls the delcent ; and yet, from a natural prop ;fity to defer the cli 1- a^rfeable bufinef* of making a will, and if j difficulty of comp'ving with the rcqui- fite le^al formalities, in cafes of fodden death, in the rbfence of coonfel, and amidfl the didref< and agitation tf dying Icenes, ma:iy period*, die, tvnijout tL-vifcug chefu eftate, as they tffltt'd wifh them to be di¬ vided. The princ»pl« »f the flatutes of diftiibution flfperfowal cftate. feems to be equally applicable, in tht* country, to real tfftates ; and we • iay your excellency to confider the propriety of iceommendiug an aft, ro extend and apply lhat equitable principle to the defcetit of intcftate real cftates. Thefe, may it pleafe your Excellency, are fubjefts, on which we humbly pray for redrefs, and improvement- Incompliance with your Excellency's invitation. fignified in a letter from your Secretary, we fpecify them to your Excellency and icfpeftfully fubmit them to the confederation and drci- fion of the proper authorities foi granting the relief prayed for, with a folcmn afiu- rance, that white, as free born Brujfh fub¬ jefts, we aflert and exercife the right of petitioning, we feel, and as loyal fubjefts, will prafti«e the duty of fubmiflion to the 1aw6 and refpeft for the conltitutional au¬ thorities. Ernest Town, Nov. 28/A, 181 8. o Upper Canada Agricultural Society. Bis Excellency Srn Pfregrine Maitiavd, K. C. R PATRON. York, Jan. '20th, 1819. At a Meeting of the Society held this day at the Mansion House Hotel, pursu¬ ant to the Resolution adopted at the for¬ mer meeting, for the election of officers to the institution, to serve until the next General Meeting at the opening of liic ensuing Session of the Legislature* ; The Hon. Mr. Justice Campbell in the £k&k; The undermentioned gentlemen were appointed : The Hon. Mr. Justice Campbell, Pres't. The Hon. J. Baby, > Vice The Hon. Mr. Justice Boultonj PrtVts. The Hon. Chief Justice Powell, The Hon. Chief Justice Scott, The Hon. & Rev. Dr. Strachau, Lt. Col. Wells, P. Robinson, Esq. G. Crookshank, Ksq. L. P. Sherwood, Esq. J II. J. Bouiton, Esq. Treasurer, lt. C. Home, Esq. Secretary. After which it was Resolved, 1st. That the thanks of this Society be presented to His Excellency the Lieut. Governor, for the Honor he has confer¬ red upon it by condescending to become its Patron. 2. That at the next General Meeting, it be recommended to augmeut the num¬ ber of Directors. (By Order) R.C.HORNE, h'cc'j/. 12/fc January, 1819. The Agricultural Society offer the fol¬ lowing premiums for the undermention¬ ed breed animals, to be exhibited at the Market Heuse, at York, on Thursday, the 17th day of June next. Dollars. For the best Bull.........30 second do.........20 Sbirddo...........10 ht'-t Cuvr.......,.. IS* second do.........10 (I.inldo........... 5 best Ram..........15 second do..........10 third do........... 5 ■ (The above animals to be between three and live years of age.) It is resolved that a Genonl Meeting of the subscribers be held at the Mansion House Hotel, on Wednesday the 10th day of February next. (By Order) R. C. HORNE, Secy. Niagara, Januaro 28. Melancholy Accident**—On friday laft, Mrs llurlt, wife of lfaac Hurft, being in a room by hcrfelf, her qlothea caught fire, and before they could be extinguilhed, fhe wasfo much Injured that fhe died in about 2 t hntlTS after. Died fuddenly on the morning of the 24th infi. Mrs. Garret, wife of Dr. Garret, Surgeon, 70th Regiment. KINGSTON" CHRONICLE"" FRIDAY, FEtnrAitv 12. 1819. In the firft page of ibis day's paper, our readers have the Report of the joint Com¬ mittees of the Chamber of Commerce, the Common Council, and the Manufacturers of Flour of the City of Xew-York refpec- ting the depreciated reputation of wheat an^ flour which goes from that market.-— lt mull be evident how much the fubjeft of that Report merit* the attention of the Fa>mer, the Miller and the Merchant in ihis Province ; if it be true (as we have heard it affertcd) that the flour, from this Province at least from the MidlardDf^trift, brings one dollar left per barrel in the market then the New-Ycrk flour. FGll THE KISGSTOS CHROSlCLE. No.I. TIIE ORACLE.—February, 1819. Ye: should this verse*, my leisure* bfrst resource, vvben through the world iftteaH it&secret ceers^, Revive but once agenereos wish supprest, l'r:i-r but a sifdl, or eljarma rare to r<>' : 11 some «c"od deetl a Qeeting hour employ, Or (l;irli onefatli'tl cheek «ith Iionr-st j<»y; Hle-( neremv U»e?, though limited iheir sphere, Tlii)* short their date as his who traced ihern here. By the pit of Acheron ?.T'-et me in the morning, thither >e Mr. Editor, At a period when human folly seems onlweighing (he wisdom which should uipport it, and reason is far outsfiippfd by imprudence in our career through life; 1 have been struck with regret that there an* no longer oracles to consult, which mi^ht direct us in the conduct littest to he adopted. How much superiority did Ihis advantage give to the ancients. Schemes were laid and prosecuted with a certainty of success, war was waged « hen they were (old thoy should be in¬ vincible and peace preceded the destined rout. Reflecting on this subject my im¬ agination led me insensibly to devise a variety of plans by which t!iU evil rni^ht be remedied. The we.'ik, methonght, would be strengthened, the foolish receive sagacity, the wavering be made resolute, and the wicked be deterred by a public- source of wisdom, at which all applica¬ tions should be received, and the few be¬ come serviceable to the many. Delight¬ ed with the idea, there shall still be ora¬ cles I cried. The ignorant, shall be in¬ structed, the proud uct humbly, and a s)stcm of things be established which will chail/re disorder and error into reg¬ ularity and correctness. 1 immediate))' summoned all the learned to be found, books of science and information were collected, and a combination of talents has been produced, adequate to all ne¬ cessities competent to judije in most ca¬ ses, and gifted with nearl) as high pow¬ ers as that of Delphian Apolio, who foretold to the Athenians their future diMiny. As however there wj]J beno aid from supernatural agency, alfnirs of public importance vnnst be beyond my skill. The fate of Princes, the ordering of States, Peace and War, are events of which I ain incompetent to judge ; but in the common occurrences of life, no future hazard need be run, since their conse¬ quences can now be accurately foretold. Annexed to the high advantages to be derived by this oracular infallibility,miht be certain conditions from which no one can be exempted. The good or e\il which .shall arise from any action cannot be imparted without knowing the tem¬ pers, qualities and wishes of the actors, ami all prescience must be rendered use¬ less by any deceit on this point. Ambi¬ guity, the great fault of ancient oracles, must also be tolerated. Ladies intrusted in the minutiae of love affairs, impatient for conquest, and dying to know the co¬ lour of their lovers' eyes, may endure a short suspense to afford time for making such research as the importance of the decision shall require. While in extreme cases, such as the colour to be worn at a Ball, the victims to b<* sacrificed to a new ribbon, uo diligence will be spared to rcuder the solution as speedy as possi¬ ble. To Beaux we must premise that occasions may occur in which perfect ac¬ curacy cannot be attainable. The effect of their next rencontre witk a lady will depend so much upon their own intend¬ ed ex&ibiSioBj whether in full or cndress; in Cossacks or in Tights, wifh or without a horsewhip in (heir hands, that under no y ircumstauccs bnt the fullest descrip¬ tion could we prognosticate their fate. Curiosity, that eager desire wiU.in us, mu-.f, without doubt, lead all to seek such a solution of their projects, and the insatiable thirst for knowledge of the fu¬ ture will be a sufficient attraction to this highly gifted seminary. Kvery thing in lifeix important. The deeply skilled politician does not more anxiously study thr fate of nations than the prim Mi>s doe?the disposal of her curls, and the sum of worldly expectations is by each con,nod to the narrow circle which bounds his OWfi views. The good to be BOUijht Mill the evil to be. avoided form theVuviuess of every person, and while VasMtirnheis despair in a hopeless search, as-matty hesitate how to choose where choice is in their power. A guide is now off. cd to all. The consequence-, of car* hi tion may now be infallibly disco- \,M-,J, and with these avowed powers I be* leave to ma\.e your paper the medium through which the destinies ma) become knrr*», and that all letters addressed to the Oracle may be for.*\rded to it^ AUTHOR. FJR TIIF. KINGSTON CHRONICLE. (In continuation-) Tim we iiavf bad a prettj considerable li>t of pilevauces from'Squire M'fiuin, wft©, from aU le had seen, heard, and dreamt, with the help of a fertile imagination, managed to bring fonl.a e«ntl!y brood of tueny niue gvivvaneea t-.'mrof them to he -ur<» wry paity.1 The so- lemi addition of J. P. which i> meant w carry vwih it re-poet for order and tbtf la\\>, appeared $0. lidicious at the tail of Mich an ifil'orrntition^ thai it U not Mirprizhif; a notable a.pnniocoon va^rjoi fiottered to ipass without remark. The manner in which these grievances were treated in \Mir paper, by an "old in'iahiiani," ac- eordVd perhaps well enough with the objr*ci: but 2 «.h-er\e in tlit- la<t and preeetllne; pitmbeiM of tfce Upper Canada Gazette, a more et main-* feslo of ertevjKici* which has been conveyed to the Lt. (invenior, ill the shape of an addres.-, and Wldcfe Hi- l.xceUeney, in LL-reply 10 .he great number (if respectable iithabitaius of the same Tow a »h ip (trnest Town,) wh» were de>ir»»n-. u> a>Miie hi.n uf their di>aj)|)n>hution of euell vile stuir, inform- them, fct he had directed to be iu- ser ed in the Gazette, leaving it »o the lionet good sense of Uh Majesty's subjecis in this Colo¬ ny to conider, v\heiherihey are >uch as to justi¬ fy tii^ revolutionary measures which wereiiurry* in^.5hej not \vhiUier,man> loyal, but misguided penanf?* . . I do not rohslder this collection ci* thirteen grievnuvs a**peafcHH5 by auy means ihesense of a I, or of inanv, of tho-e pei>on<« who have ngfivd it. On the contrary, fifU'en of those pejs- Wii> who actually vabtfriwd it ha«e had ihe matifiiHiu. to tell u^ they were imposed Upon. \ ki*,w the ingenuity that has heeu »et no work to manufactory tliem. * It is hard to hide the ifaton fwiC lWJ ^'m-sIjv whom. Thej a c now before (he public: th' > a,c .-onons chut* '■• ami ilimild hesenmi-U u ^vteied. Many peo¬ ple, 1 am Mire, know tiiinv of the matter than t do. and could better ex-airt'^eiuto iheir weight. But wio'ii Mirh tnen an Mr Kothrigill. vvlm. «im- pared to mysvif is a merr >*raiiger in the 801111- tjy, and who ha- as |iti|;^feTMinal eonorn 111 defending the mra^itresof |So»orirmeiilas I have, prompted merely b> thai »*atiiial detestation which every gen*r«»u.iand honest mind fe»«te at the inaligiPtv art! falfilmO'l 'hat would iKatrt-r on the unwary and utiM,-i,N I,h£' Steppe* """■ wand tn a manner ibal f||fitle^ hun to the admi- ra'ion of h.s- co-intr\rnen. lo a-eri the truth, I feel i! a kind of dufj fo s-'Y »•*« ^ <** knnu, tho' it he not so muc:, lo Wv purpose as we might have from others. Let n« take the Gazitie, and read this ;.d- drenjr, or \thatever we m*43 CilH it.—iicm by item—grievance by gi itM**nce,—remarking hv ih" was, as we i.a-s "ovit 'be Introduction, the blindness that atfW.ts not »-> eee, thai U»e Aer, which was fortunately pas**d last session. 10 ore. vent a repetition nf di^raeeful scenes,docs not restrain the righ* <»r •Jccrci^e of peiitiouiog m a Ciinstirntional. proper waf~*9 our fellow >ob- jcclsdo in llngland.—!l(V"ly prevents'Conveii- tions,and thai goesa good way to prevent some¬ thing worse, which 1 will tfOf name just now, but which hafifo-lowe*! fromju t S»UCh contentions. It prevents a collection of wi"^e than idle peoples bf diiconlented and inciui.-idora'.c Charaeters, >ont by drunkards, aliens, ami school boys, from meeting together in a general convention a^* ic- presentaiiie? of lite people; to blackguard our Parliament, vilifv oir Government, hatch Sedi¬ tion, and disgrace our l*»o\incc ' this it pre¬ vents and let all who love 10 riot in Mich free¬ dom >eek acotiiitr* if ihe\ can find one, where to BUeh indolent attempt- would OOt meet constraint. The tir.-t grievance >tatrl, respects (he Laml- Board, and charges ihem with delay. To a- certain the truth of this, and the other com¬ plaints, I have taken (he trouble of availing my¬ self of opportunities of information, equally within the reach of tile > ib*criber;> 10 lhi> ad¬ dress, and which, therefore, \i would Nave been bit hone-i, if il'*-) had UjA recourse to» before they had incurred 'he ri>k of seeing their name:- to untruths. The rcaultof my investigation ena¬ bles me to say, (hat, a vetj short time ago,tkeie was no: a memorial in tie Q.'o\ineIi ViVhce,'Uh- an-wered, evcepl a few, praying for Town Lot*, before deciding 0:1 which a Report from the Magistrates wa* deemed nei/Cjisarv. ISut in one particular in^,unce| this grievance dillets from the vagiieOCK which niMinguidies the rest, in pointing to a Member 0f the Kxecu- tive Council a> having obta,;nex| a favourable lo- caiiou in front of the Tuwn>:Hjp of Murray, near the Kiver Trent, h [s intended lo make the public believe, that this Uj^nileiuan has made use of the su;»po>ed iniliieiMre 0f his Station, to procure for himself a valuable lot of land—If true, he is unworth.v of ||||fa g atioii—ff Eftlse, tlie signers of these grievan.re5 art, prm. j ?|;t:i. derers: they may clear lhcimsi.i\e$, \n their own eyes, by shifting the reproaic), toth'bn^v calum¬ niators who imposed such f^^hoods ujion them : but this excuse cannot rei,ieve ,,,em ,rom lhe disgrace in the eyes of the:.,. fc||ow subjects. I ha\e made uiquity and bebj0|<| i|lti res«M__ OutfreSBth February, l«!o4,Governor Hunter granted to the Rev.John"S«^schflfn^h«i Miotetet of Cornwall, in the hasten,, ])j.lrjrt tSOO Ocrca of the waste lands of the <.Voun> Oo paying the fees, upward-of 1j(>. T,n,, janJ wa,*iocated without consulting Mr. Stra^j,^ bv hls friend, Mr. Just.re Alcock; 100 arres i|( l||e Gort. be. iween Murray and Sidney and 800 acres in Elmsley, first then Mir\e>rd. ll|ejfe ioca,i0lls were considered at the tmife so vrry todiftereot, that Mr. Justice Alcock ap^^j^ on a€COunl of pressOl business, the bUc ui|! rem..rki that these lands nere gr^ed fonnpPn years ago,and more than twehe ;Sear, M{>Ye fhe Rry Gentleman v«made an L^.cutivi. Councillor, an honor conferred upon ^ fa Hu Rf) { Highness the Prince Regcor,withoutaay solici¬ tation : be b» neither sonA/, Oor obtaiJed aa, Land since that time U a]ms |s he 0|J points ot thi* nature, that. wheil'a, )oinled onc Of the (ommissioners to \h « ^^ ot sUfrereis by Me war, h ^^ ^------- ft.rward las own claim tor . . , byh:*utUr^a!^ e declined bringing sustained lie ba,d un¬ fortunately fCmoved his family, a littie before (Sonera! Wilkinson's army pi»la»ed thai villa^-. The dander, therefore, UiMiioated In this griev¬ ance, recoils on its fabricators; but it would be urfair «o suppose that aU the signers were dis- posed to support a sinking cause by calumny and f.iKhnod—Vet, a» (0c> have lem themselves t» the propagation, they are hound, as honest men, (O come forward and acknowledge that Uiey have been deceived. I caiiniu forbear taking this opportunity to remark, that h was fortunate, for me Province, thai a person of l)i. $trar.tiali*a character and iullueuce, disapproved publn.ls of Mr. txOUrlay*tf first address; the appearance "t which, 111 the Government paper, excited from n- oifivisive •manner, a- weli a- mailer, gira a?toni-hmenr. The Doctors susjicumsraade penpteol rei.ectiou pause, and:opened theireyesto the intfaroma4ory tentunent" contained in Inc second address U introe, the Dbctort wan line** Itas expord hi 01 to all (In- virulence which malice and |al?hood coild invent; hut he lia-. in tiling to ft -ai I'lom such iitiacks: they pa-.s bj hnu like the idle wiMfl. Mr. Gourlav was indeed very uiiluekv in at- tat kin? the Doctor, for DO tnatl has more friends in 1I11 tVoviuce, orb de-ei\ing of mote, ile has eh \nied Ul«re ihan iwen v yars l« the best m- tiie'ts *f the cmtntry,lis an exemplary Clergy- mrtn, ami ins: ruc-.or of yoitth, »i;inv til whom are no*, anions fhe leajUog cbuntciers of tiie 1*10- viure; and i: mav he said nios* truly, 1 ha;, if Mi. (lUuriay.by nil the malignant scurrility he iia» heaped upou hlrn, could iia\«' le^enrd, in any degree, the influence which attaches to his ex¬ cellent character, be would have dime more harm 10 t!.e Province than could be repaid by all the good which short siglued people amici- paMti from hi* %* SlatistiCiil Township Reports.** To return Kft the Address—If the proposed Commission had made their investigation, and were now ta report UpOU this grievance; they inn-* -tate—iltat, as to delay, ij prevailed only to ihis neeessarv extent; that one man inu&i wait, while another man » business was uomg— thai ihesinrv of thegrantto the piccmive Coun¬ cillor was a direct faithood—that, as to the inde¬ finite charge of favourfsiaiu, in Hie granting of lands, i» ainounts to this—that as some lor^ are better than others, and, if both descriptions are granted, some must get one, and some the other, thdsc who gel the best, are certatnlv favoured : ami granting to them will he called favouritibiu, b\ grumbler*, whose complain*, literally i., thai others have not the same CattM! to grumble at ihfin—that, as to the unreasonable charges, they are not a-bi'rarv, but known and established 3 and coQii^t ofb*, 6d. to the CI. rkpf the Council ii;mhi everv petition, except the U. K. Loyalists ami ih»ir Children*and certain roiUtarj «laim- auts, besides the regular fee*, according to the extent of the gran'; which, b*ing found iuade- quitte to relieve the civil list from expense iu granting lands, it ha- been found necessary u> increase. The next grievance stated is, the injudicious grant- of public money—it is singular, that the only illustration of ihis oompjaioi is, that ^400 tta=, bv the act of 181 7, appropriated 10 the sup¬ port of tour clergvmen, and 1 50 ro one minister of the GospeL If this be an abuse of public money, it was well if it were more general. I state it a- incontestible truth, that in tins Pro- vi'»<•»• we have not Me clergyman where we ought 10 havejfta •' that the few we have, could not remain without the a-stance afforded rhem, by the bounty 'r a public society in Ingland; that, when tin- •*• igy reserve-, by the seuk-nieut of the country, do become proiluctive, so far MA bring r.ii^ • .1p,u.,pr.ali„li beyond all precedi'Ot lavish." they will not equal the pro- Mr'mo made for the established church in onr mother conntry, that, at prment, it i* idle to talk ol them as a Mipporf, Hio*1 every shilling tlirv produce remaifis sacred to that invaluable ob¬ ject j and that, if we did not encroach upon the g'MiiMO-ufv of our parent stale, and ou the Ijoiiii- i\ of a fund, produced l»> private donations, iu a country where the right service of (Joq is thought n primary oh-.Tt.vfeShould be without any puolie wor lup aiatl; whirh, perhaps, the maker of this address tvould consider a very tri- flhjg wiievauer. compar.'d to t| >• burthen of i CO. divided among all the inhabitants of the I'jovuti e. As to the Crown Re^erve< paying the civil ex- d-'iidiiure. every shilling ihrv do produce is de- vovri to that object, and \ei thev do not qune relieve u- fmni the burthen: some tiffy yeoii h°n*e they may do better. If at present, the (row u was to increase the rent*, *(ill they paid the civil li*t, who would take them? and how ropftpirnou* a grievance would i; stand (brtb if gri<'\;iue"s were still 111 fashion ! The third grievance >praks of restrain'* put Opon he arlmiJwion of eniigraotsfrom the United SuVev of \merica, by certain orders of l/i> l--x- ceM'-in yCJovernor <?ore, contrary, as it js said, io tome iiriiish Statutes. I am but little of a Law \tt. and ft-el a *ort of dread, which I ufeh «.'!• more general, in thrse limes, oJ' delivering rn opinion on matters I know UOtbirfg about. Bmi I have read, rind tried to understand, the 13. (vep.Vd.aod ll»e other a^t spoken of, SO, Ceo. :*, enti'i.-d. •■ An Vet for encouraging new settlers In Hi- M;ijest\'« Colonies in Ainrrica/* 1 gue>- the framerof lhe*e grievances Can tell us, that there arc-ume Hu-Metiers in U\ Majesty's Col* omes, whom it isjttsf a- desirable not to encaur- ag*\ \ will presume to give uo opinion upon tlte proper construction of those act*, further than to sav, it strikes me, as an unlearned reader, th it the first of them was not meant,.and does net, 111 strictness, apply, th persons from the United States, but to ft)reign protectants, coming into thove Stales, while thev were QfritUh Colonies ; and tliat ihe la-t. to my apprehension, cleat ly Confine- the administering ihe oath of allegiance to (he Governor of the Colony, where there U one, If he thinks he is authorizec* to delegate 'llii ,|nw^./^H.!tiIJl'r,lntr;.'r'l'-.Mnri|Iprt//ii. <<xqfc- rrienr.yofdiungso. Whether the restriction is jmi, or politic, or ought to continue, I will not pretend to say. Tl is fair aiatterof public d:3- cu--'um, in a decent and temperate way. \boMl the prerogative of the Mouse, I am in- cli'hed tt> believe they were not prorogued, mere¬ ly because they expressed their opinion upon (hi?qneslion. lam charitable enough to think tiie Hm-se conceived thev were acting right, in the matter* that led to theirprorogatiou, aiid that, on the other hand, the G ivermr believed hfv du- ty required be should put an end to discussions wliieh were growing rather ill-humored. Know¬ ing no more of the politic-of the day than wo have all an opportunitv of judging of." I am dis¬ posed to think we should have lost nothing if His KvceWency had prorogued the House a little tooner. The next grievance consists of a complaint, tliat the Isritish Navigation Laws are now lately put iu force,and instances the particular case of the seizure of Mr. Crooks,* Vessel. Here again I feel my Inability to discuss this subject, knowing nothing more of it than I can learn, bv a careful perusal of the acts in question ; which are pofnt- ed out to me as authorizing, or rather reauiring this seizure. And yet 1 nope I may VritttOHJ gretft vanity imagine myself as capabledfunder¬ standing the matter as most of those who signed thi* adiiress. l)u g**neral principles, I see no reason why the policy! which dictated the Navigation laws, does not apply to this Province, as well as to any oth¬ er part Of His Majesty's dominions. Djperienc^ has shewn 119, that Ships and Seamen are as im¬ portant to our protection here, as they can he elsewhere. Bnt be that as it may ; upon read- ing fhe Statutes, 1 do not see by "what possible construction of the acts, this Province can be ex¬ empted from their opera'ion. J.er' ns then re¬ member, that collectors are sfrbrn to do Iheir du¬ ty ; that, if others have been v/Ufully regardless, orignorant oftheirbasiness,theirCxample would ])•: no excuse to the Collector, *.vho sviaed Mr. Crook*"- vessel, *NrnliUownm..;<.i-:;;!.ciii c U I « h-m lie is bound .'tf act. liy the aci. I )rn lh« (aovemor ijmtaki 1 solemn onth, 10 m.imtii 1 lhr>irut rxeniHiou i-fihe Navigation an-, and therefore, if a Collector maAC* n sri/ure tinder them, the Governor, in my opinion, It;.- ... inon power to rv-1 am him, or interfere M Itti iti>- 1 un- demna'iOh of theg«o('», than any Oiai wro ha.^ tnade his mark tOthl* IHt of inevane-* . A |;r* edining must b • made wilti some person: if ihei npeiattim of tho3e law- is m.Liter o» U- u .:. I. H high time ll wan determined: the £».., <-i the delay, the greater ihe hardship will b»* nlienever ihel.tw> are enforced. If thry do not app the Courts will determine ao» and uir gtij uuats will cca«e. ( T** t/r itfinwd.) !- ■■'^'..,.^., r?> TS1EA'; KK. Hy particular Desire. OkN A10XDAV EVKNIXC, Fcb- ' ruary 15,1819, will b* prrartitwl Dr. UuIdMiiith's tnucb adtnir-d C t"d/ of she s roops to co.ouer, /?Vt^ >r t :•: The Mistakes of a Nigm* . Between the Play and Farce, Re< itation—Snhlivr** Daughter ; Airs. Wiliiains. Comic Sung—Murder in Irish : Mr- Williams- To which will be add.-d, 0"Ivi rffu fo. voritc comic Opera, in 2 -rts? calltd THE RIVAL SOLDIERS. (For Characters see Bills.) ~ NOTiCR A MEETING vj the Inhabitants of -^-* the 'i'.K.n rnd'Tozcasliip of KINGS¬ TON, ®/tt he held uf the Court Home on TUESDAY NJCXT, at 12 o'clock Jar the purpose uj astdresnng Ou Excel* lena/ the Lieut- Governor. Fth. v: Kingston •<->•••* u tty* Till] next will bfe on Fiui>\v, the i;nh bs&fit.^.Tirk- els to be drawn at halt past &\cn b'block PRECISELY. February \2. Post-Office, Kingston* . , 10^/? Febiu •? //. IS! 9. PROPOSALS will be received at this . ffice until the fifth day of March, cxt, from any pcrfuti defirotis of contraAine ^nr the conveyance uf His Majcfty'a Mails twice a week between York and Kingiton. B.N. Thccoutraft to commence on 51b April. iort H ind. eveiy neceiTare convenience. Brewery Malt Houfe, otabling, a Garden, with: avail »ppl7 PERSONS rcquiringinstruc- tion in the above Science, nny be taught the whole in six lessons.—Inquire at thcPrinling- Office; s ■ February, 1819. ^ ^-J)Z for s7ai;e, AN excellent to»cd IM \SO, with ad- ditional keys, and two feu of fparc flrinrrs, made by Br^adwuod, andremjiL- able for trcptng in tune, c<i>y eight mo-iths from England.— Fcr particulars, inquire at the Editors. «w- ., Valuable Property frj- safc. THE f.ibfcrihcr offijra for lale all that wiW known and very valuable pro¬ perty in Water Sirfrt, being compoftd of tliree Dwelling liouf^s a new Store two stories high, with a *ellfinifhed Shop fui- table for a Merchant, with pood ( ellar, and and fruit trees, &c. Perfons wifliiiifr to avail themfeWes of ihis offer, will pltafe appl/ tc the proptietcr, on the premifes. James Robinson. February, 1819. mtj ... A Farm for Sale. THAT valuable Farm in Adolphus- town, the property of the fubferiber, formerly fwned and occupitd by the late Charles Stuart, Efq. with an eleganthoule, barn, orchard, and one hundred and fifty- acres pf land under culuvation, fifty acres of which are meadow land, and cuts up¬ wards cii htiy tons ol Viay annually The property being fo well known, a more par¬ ticular dcfcripilon is deemed unneceflary. for particulars, apply to Mr. Patrick Smyth, Kingfton, or the fubferiber on the prem?fe6. Thomas Cook. February I Si 9. 7.^3 Yd Lei, IHE Houfe lately occupied by Lieu¬ tenant KnTcoe (Royal Engineers} the property of James Richardfoy, Sett* fituated near Mr. Hugh Ear.Ps. Tor terms apply to the fubferiber. ROBP. RICHARDSON* Kingston j "jib January % iSty 2 TO LET, "" >4ND immediate poiTcfGon given, that 9jjL well known Hand for a tavern, the property of Mr. John Size.fituatedin Store Street, IvingiJon.— For further particulars apply at the Office of Allan MacLeau. Kingfton, Jan. \z9 1819. 3ft FOR SALE, * PEW, in St. Georges Church* Kingfton.—Apply at this Oflicc. Jan. 12, 1819. . 4. BLANKS, For the Courts of Request, and various oUier kind*, for sah at Ihk Ojjicc. I «/#