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kingston oniclrje nec rege nec populo sjed utroque vol 12 saturday march 19 1831 no 38 wags mb fok prince charlie written by glen music johnny faa arran ged by mr dtwara gentlcmanto whose good taste the musical world is much indebted fat the revival of a considerable number of beauti ful scottish sons and airs of the olden rime corapated with these italian trills are tame a wee bird cam to our ha door he warbled sweet and clearly j and aye the oercoiac o his sang was vvaea me lor prince charlie oh when i heard the bonnie bonnie bird the tears cam drappin rarely i took the bonnet aft my head for wcel 1 loed prince charlie quo i my bird my bonnie bonnie bird is that a tale ve borrow rist some wnrds yeve learnt by rote 0 or a lilt o dool and sorrow oh no no no the wee tird sang ive flown sin mornin early but sic a day o win an rain oh waes me for prince chariie on hills that are by right bis ain he roam a lonely stranger on every side hes pressed by want oncvcry side by danger yestreen 1 met hiin in the glen my heart maist burstet fairly for sadly changed indeed was lie oh waes me for prince charlie dark night cam on the tempest howled out oer he hills and valleys and whore vast that your prince lay down whase hamc should been a palace he rowed him in his highland plaid which covered him but sparely an slept beneath a brush o broom oh wnes me for prinze charlie fiom the monthly magainc poland past and present coolinued at the diet held in buda where the grant to the empress was made only fourteen polish senators could be found 10 attend and of those but one the bishop of wadisluw had the manliness ttr rjrwiwtdgffliftv tilt tlvsw- acw municated the act to granowski the great general of the kingdom who con voked an assembly of the states to which the monarch was invited the thirteen senators had been seized in the mean time wore instantly beheaded and their bodies placed round the throne covered with the tapestry the monarch unacquainted with their seizure was led to his seat in full solemnity the great general advan ced and in the name of the states of poland sternly charged him with the whole catalogue of his offences a- gainst the constitution declared the compact of the diet of buda null and void and then flinging off the tapestry pointed to the gastly circl e of monitors there behold exclaimed he to the startled king the fate of all who shall prefer slavery to freedom there lie the traitois who gave up their country to serve the caprices of their king the lesson was impressive lewis resolved to abandon a country in which right was so loudtongueil and justice so rapid naming his soninlaw sigis- moud of brandenburgh governor in his ausence as heir he set out for hungary onct more but dying on his way the nobles annulled the choice nnd gave the thrown to the princess hedwige vwvvr ttpne tmv- iy m wwrjwon of her marrying according to the nation al will her marhage commenced the second famous dynrsty of poland the jagel- lons jagellon duke of lithunia was still unconverted to christianity but he had been distinguished for the intrepid ity and justice which form the grand virtues in the eyes of early nations the princess selected him and he soon distinguished himself among the prioees of the north with a magnanimity which seems almost incredible in his age he refused the sovereignity of bo hemia from which the people bad de posed their profligate king wenceslas and as the unparalleled achievement to northern war broke the power of the teutonic knights upon the field of tneir immence host of one hundred and fifty thousand men slaying fifty thous and taking eleven thousand and leaving among the dead the grand master and three hundred knights a striking and characterestic scene worthy of the finest efforts of the pencil pleluded the battle jagellon to drew the enemy off some strong ground had feigned a retreat the knights looked on him as already defeated and the grand master in the spirit of his scythi an ancestors sent him as an emblem of his futo two bloody swords with a mes sage our master said the deputies is not afraid to furnish you with arms to give you courage for we are on the point of giving battle if the ground on which you are encamped is too narrow for you to fight upon we shall retire and give you room the taunt only inflam ed the indignation of the polish nobles but jugellon calmly took the swords and with a smile thanked the grand master for so early giving up ilia arms i conquerors our enemies already sur render their sabres instantly rising he ordered the signal to be made for a general advance the army rushed on with sudden enthusiasm the boasted discipline of the knights was useless be fore this tide of fiery valour their ranks were helplessly troden down and their whole chivalry destroyed upon the ground the taunt had been proudly answered the affairs of poland now became mingled fur the first time with the politics of western europe in 1571 scgismond augustus died the last of the race of jagellon an honoured name which had screened the follies of his successors during the long course of two hundred years the vacancy of the throne was contested by a crowd of princes but the dexterity and munifi cence of the celebrated catharine de medices carried the election in favour of her second son henry duke of anjon brother to cliailes the ninth the diet which established this princes claim was still more memorable for the forma- ination of the pacta conventa or great written convention of the kings of poland by which they bound themsel ves to the commonwealth the previ ous bond had been a tacit or verbal a- greement to observe the laws and cus toms but experience had produced public caution and by the final clause of the pacta conventa the king e- lect now declared that if he should violate any of his engagements to the nation the oath of allegiance was thence forth to be void the crown had un- till this period been hereditary liable however to the national rejection from the era of the pacta conventa it became wholly elective an example single among european governments wm4lwtfsg ite msf ay tfe most unbroken succession of calamities in the history of modern nations poland was still to have a slight res pite on the vacancy after the death ofwadislasinl64s casimir the i ships coropaay were collected and stood j i ri i i ill around eazinft upon the cold placid couo- descendant of the jagellon blood was th were about to consign found in a cloister where he had enter- wiln h its beauty to the deep no word od the order of jesuits popular affec- was uttered but memory recalled the gen- lion placed him on the throne he go- tie voice and sweet smile of the deceased verned wisely a state now distracted and fancy pictured the sorrow which his with civil faction and religious dispute at length grown weary of the sceptre he resigned for the croiser of the abbot of st germain de pres in france and enjoyed in this opulent and calm retreat a quiet for which he had been fitted by i rears were io the eyes of the strangers and natureand which he must have sought in j tenderness in their bosoms theo asio- and dow although he poor fellow is gone inrm lest she should require the hat journey whence no traveller returns gouilman still survive aud the times still flourishes io that is the principal ene of my embarrassment laid aod to ynrds the light moticnlcsslag suspend ed nt halfmastseemed iopriedc that mis fortune perhaps death had boen ihre and such was indeed the case- anion the party who composed the passengers on leaving port was one whose health had i that admirable neat end expeditious cq heeo declining in the coolness of our nor thern winter and who a the last hope of regaining it had determined lo visit the 11 sunny vicehills of france and inhale the pure air of itnly his frieuds as they bade him adieu believed it was their last farewell and he himself as his native shores faded from his sight felt the dark dreary consciousness come over him that he was going to die among strangers he was yotmg and before disease had fastened iuelfupoa iiim had moved the beloved aod admired of all he could til bear the thought of dying for his hopes were high aod animaliog just such as an ardent in- eiperienced mind delights to indulge and he had looked forward with impatience to the time when he should become an actor io the busy world he had talents and education fitted for any employment and his frieuds confidently anticipated the pe riod when he should share in the councils of his country or staod preeminently distin guished at the bar he had ties too of a different nature which bad given a fair charm to existence and hound him still closer to life ties which were too fondly cherished intertwined as they were with the very fibres of his heart to be severed by nny thing save death no wonder that he felt it hard to die but the victims which ihe grave selects are not always those whom we value most lightly nor who most readily sink into its shadows how often is youth cut down when just opening into maohood and glorying in all its bright anticipation such was the case with theooe before us consumption had been silently but gradually performing its task and the unnatural lush upon his cheek aod theglazmgeye told but too faithfully that ho was rapidly passing to another world he died at last aod his death was calm and peaceful as the sleep of an iufant fold ed in its mothers arms and now his bout to be committed to the world of wa tersa feeble thing but oh the hope and happiness of how many hearts may go with it to old oceans silent chasms the 1m- r pagfi nrst i endeavour to attract your at tention for some ten minutes it was one uy l autumn of 1829 just as the pav ctc was striking three that i stepptx mto mr goodmans coach inii j foundulrtfady a thin strip ling enveloped in a fur nguse the only distinguishing mark of whose se a tuft of mustacbio ou his upper lip- ho wore a travelling cap oo bis head girt vith a golden band aud eyed me and his oicr fhiowtraveller as though we had been of a different race of beings from himself that other fellowtraveller 1 took to be a small attorney he was habited inn drab great coat which matched hii round fat face io colour his hair too was drab and his hat was drab his features were those of a young pig aod u recrea- tino through the day was sucking barley- sugar to which he perpetually kept help- ior himself from a oeat white paper par eel of the luscious commodity which he had placed io the pocket of the coach win dow there was one other passenger to take up and i began wondering what it would he like and whether it would be male or female old or young haodsome or ugly when my speculations were speedily termi nated by the arrival of an extremely deli cate pretty woman atteoded by her maid the lady was dressed in the extreme of plainness and yielded the palm of gaiety to her soubrette who mounted by the side of mr goodman at the moment that her mistress placed herself next my pigfaced friend and opposite to me presence of her maid to play propriety but no she had no such notion a summons from mr goodman soon put the party in motion and in a few tni- nines we were again on our journey the dear creature and myself utcatcte have you been lung at brighton 2 said i some time replied the lady so months indeed here come a pause you reside io loudon i presume said i 44 lo the neighbourhood replied the la dy at the same time drawing off the glove of her left hand which by the way was as white as snow to smooth one of her eyebrows as it appeared by what she some living atuajlydid with it but as i thought to oh to my sight the golden badge of u- nion ivnch encircled its third finger and said i have you been alone at brighton so long oh no i ud ihe stranger my hus band has only jeff me duriug the lst few weeks and had now summoned me home being unable to rejoin me oo the coast happy man said i to expect such a wife now there did not seem much io this commonplace bit of folly for i meaol it for little else than jest to summon up a thousand feelings nod excite a thousand passions to raise a storm and cause a flood of tears butsoit was my compa nion held down her head to cootreal her grief and the big drops fell from her beau tiful eyes good god said i ll bave said any thing to iuduce this emotion what have i done forgive me believe me if i have erred ithasbeeo unintentionally i 11 dont speak to me said the sufferer 41 it is not your fault you are forgiveo death would cast over the circle he had left ao appropriate prayer aod a few remarks suggested by the occasion wero the only religious ceremonies performed then the body was lifted carefully as if it could know in its unconsciousness that vain among the furiotre spirits and clash ing sabres thfct constantly surrounded and disturbed the throne of his ances tors the hero of poland john sobiski the next king fought his way to the thrown by along series of exploits of the most consummate intrepidity and skill his defeat of the grand vizier kara mustapha in podolia finally extinguish ed all rivalry and he was placed on the throneby acclamation all his concep tions were magnificent on the peace with the forte he sent his ambassador with atrain of seven hundred a num- tve wflrti yvflhirfwd hip pride of the turk and gave rise to one of those pi thy sarcasms which enliven diplomacy the polish ambassador who had been detained for some days outside the walls of constantinople by his own haughty demand that the vizier should come to meet him at the gates required a supply of provisions for his attendants tell the ambassador answered the vizier u that if he is come to take constanti nople he has not men enough but if he is only to represent his master he has too many but ifhe wants food tell him that it is as easy for my master the sultan to feed seven hundred poles at the gates of the city as it is to feed the seven thousand poles who are now chained in his gallies the ambassador was at length admit ted and resolving to dazzle the turks by a magnificence unsuen before he or dered some of his horses to be shod with silver so loosely fastened on that the shoes were scattered through the streets some of them were immediately brought to the vizier who smiling at the con- trivance observed u the infidel has shoes of silver for his horses buta head of lead for himself his republic is too poor for his waste he might make a belter use of his silver at home to be continued gle heavy plunge broke straogely the wide stillness of the ocean and sent the long and circling ripples over its glassy breast wo gazed with strained eyes after the slowly sinkiog corse till it grew dim and vaguely shaped in the deep greeo water and thcu gradually disappeared a gloomy silence succeeded the desolation cf a desert pervaded the ship beneath the ocean wave hih soul i thy rest must be we ask for thee no prouder grave than a deep eternal ea j light be the wind that blows above thy gentle head and noiseless he tho waves that close anumhl thy 4eawahed hod 1 no costly stone we rear- no marblesculptured bust deep in the ocean caverns here m dust shall return to dust over the heaving wave no mothers tears may fall no sisters hand shall deck thy grave thou loved and mourned of all the breeze is rising now our sails full proudly swell the white foam curls around the prow farewell a last farewell bh- icccive them said the bold north ern with rejoicing they are an irrc- sistable omen this day we shall be from the new york mirror the fu5era at sea no flowers can ever bloom upon ms grave no tearof affliction fall upon the briny surge which rolls over him it was a morning at sea the sun had risen in glory and was pouring his beams a shower ofgoldeo light in richness over the boundless expanse of waters not a cloud was visible the winds wero hushed aud the surface of tho oceao was unbrok en by a ripplo a solitary ship was the only object io all tho maguificcut scene which spoke the existence of man ier sails were hanging sluggishly from the from the keepsake the brighton coach by theodore hook a friend on whose veracity i can per fectly rely told me the following story whether a repetition of it may interest a reader i cannot say but i will hazard ihe experiment was once said my frieod placed in a situation of peculiar embarrassment the event made a strong impression on roe at ihe time an impression indeed which has lasted ever since those who know as well as i do and hve known as long as i have known that once muddy shabby dirty fishingtown oo the sussex coast which has prowo un der the smiles and patronago of our late beloved king into splendour and opulence called brighton will be aware that there leotoitaod from it divers aod sundry most admirable public conveyances in the shane of stage coaches that the rapid improvements of that sort of travelling have during late years ioterferrl with and greatly injured the trade of posting and that people of the first respectability think it no sharno to pack themselves up io a brighton coach and step out of it at cliariogcross exactly five hours after thoy have stepped into it in castlesquare the gallant gay stevenson with his prancing greys under perfect command ud to attract a crowd to see bimstait to see and know and understand what sort of woman it is who is thus brought iu juxta position with one the turu of her mind may be ascertained by the way she seats herself in her corner her dispusttions by the look she gives to her companions and in 6hmewhut pethsp bar way re quire a mioute or two more the lady io question cast a hasty glance around her merely as it should seem to ascertain if she were personally acquainted with any of her companions she evident ly was not and her eyes sank from the eoquiring gaze around the parly vpon a black silk bag which lay on her lap sho was about four or fivsandtwentj her eyes were blue acd ber hair fair t hung carelessly over her forehead and the whole of her costume gave evidence of a nant of attention to what is called setting ones self offto the best advantage blown tall thin pale aod there was asweet expression in her countenance which shall never forget it was mild aod getrib and seemed to bo formed to its plaintive cast by sufferiog and yet why should one so lovely be uohappy as the clock struck wo started the suddco turn of the team round the corner of north street aod churchstreet bought a flush of colour into her cheeks she was conscious of the glow which i was watch ing she seemed ashamed of her own timi dity she looked up to see if she was ob served she saw she was and looked down again all this happened in the first hundred and seventy yards of a journey of fiftytwo miles and a half my pigfaced frieod who socked his barleysugar sonorously paid liltl atten tion to any body or aoy thing except himself aod io pursuance of that amia ble tenderness pulled up the window at in side the lady like die bean fur coat laid ber delicate head bak j the corner of the coach and slept or seemed to sleep the horror i felt loftt ray pjgfaced friend should consider it necessary to join in any conversation which i might tenture to originate with tny unknown beuty op posite kept me quiet and i eyer and anon looked anxiously towards his vacant features in hopes to see the two oy un meaning thiogs which served him for eyes closed io a sweet and satisfactory slomber but oo although be spoke not and if one mayjudge by countenances thought not still he keptanabe aod ready as it should seem to join i a conversation which he had not courage to begin and so we travelled on and not one syllable was exchanged until we reached crawley there my heart wa s much re lieved at handscross we had dropped the cornet with the tufts horses were rea dy io convey him to some mans bmiso to dinner and wheo wb wore quitting craw ley i saw my excellent demolisher of bar- lcysugar mount a regular sussex buggy and export himself to some town or vil lage nut of the line of our road i hero made a small effort at icehrenk- ing with tny delicate companion who con sorted with her maid at one of the rooms while i with one or two more sensualists from the outside was refreshing myself with some cold fowl and salad i ven tured to ask her whether she would allow me to offer her some wioo aod water hang it thought i if we stand upoo gen tility in a stage coach journey smart as the things are w shall never part sociably she scerncd somewhat of the same opini on fors io smiled i shall never forget it it seemed oo her placid countenance like sunshine amidst showers she accepted tny proffered draught 1 rather think said i m we shall tra vel alone for ihe rest of tho journey our communicative frieuds have loft us she made oo answer but from the sort of expression which passed over hrr fea tures i was very sorry i bad made the re mark i was in the greatest possible a- itdoes not require half a second of lime my heart is full very full aod a word that touches the cord which vihrale to its very centre sadly aliens mc pray pray let go my hand and believe me 1 am oot angry with you i am tu blame 14 bur said i not implicitly obeying the injunction about icttiug sober hand bocaiise what harm can huhliug m hmid du you must be more explicit before lean he satisfied with forgiveness youhavo oc casioned an interest which i cannot con trol you have excited feelings which i cao- oot subdue i am sure you are uuhappy aod that i have referred to somothiug which j pray pray ask me nothiug said my agitated companion 1 have betrayed my self but i am sure quite sure added she and 1 do thiuk t felt a sort of gentle pressure of my hand at the momeot that you will not take advantage of a weakness of which i ought lobe ashamed you may rely upoo me said 1 ia that so far as you may choose to trusl ine you arc case aud you may believe that any anxiety i may express to kuow more of circumstances which whatever they are so deeply affect you arises from au inter est which you had excised even before you spoke 11 what would you think of a woman said she who should openhcrheart to a stranger or what sympathy could sor rows excite which might be told by her after an hours acquaintance 1 no no let mc remain unknown to you as i am let us talk on ordinary topics aud let us part frieuds but not to meet again to be cuntinutit domestic provincial parliament report 77te committee appointed to enquire wltether ihis house has a right to appoint its own officers beg leave to report as your committee are not aware of any on press law upon the subject their atten tion was directed to ascertain what had been the usace of former parliaments but the records of this house are so imperfect that little satisfaction could be obtained from them your committee were there fore obliged to resort to different individuals and to the officers of this house for inform ation your committee having refered to the report made by a u select committee of this house on the subject in t lie session of 1828 find the information it contains con- finned and therefore deem it unnecessary to repeat it here since the date of that re- sort two appointments have been made by lis excellency the lieutenant governor your committee searched the office of the registrar of the province hu c not dis cover any record of letters latent to the present chaplain but found on a search made at the government office an abstract or memorandum of a commission under the privy seal to the rev thomas phillips d d- as chaplain of this house dated the 23d october 1820- in the office of the re gistrar of the province arc recorded letters patent to david archibald mcnab as ser jeant at arms in the place of allan mcnab resigned dated 15th october 1828 your committee have been unable to as certain any authority by which the rev robert addison was appointed chaplain to this house the actof the british parliament which gave a legislature to this province neces sarily conferred all the rights and powers necessary to support its dignities aud pri vileges your committee are therefore of opinion that this house has au original and inherent right to appoint and control its own officers whenever it may bethought expedient to exercise it which no usage or praclicc heretofore admitted has or can take away a contrary doctrine is highly dan gerous to the privileges of this house your committee arc well aware that the officers of the british house of couiraoiu are appointed by the crown but tlie prin cipal officers of that house hold ther offi ces by patent for life in this province however the case is very different ah the officers of this house hold their offices under a precarious tenure viz during pleasure the chaplain of the british houho of commons the committee believes holds his office for lite but your committee cannot recommend that the practice ahould be followed in this province in england there is a church established by jaw which the king at his coronation is solemnly sworn to maintain and therefore the ap pointment of chaplain is part of his prero gative but he has it not in his power to ap- pomt any other than a clergyman of the established church your committee do not admit that the church of england is the established church of this province aod are therefore of opinion that the executive if possessed of the right might appoint a minister of any sect of christians to offici ate as chaplain of this house constitut ed as the house of assembly of this prov ince now is and must always continue to be of persons of various religious denomi nations the appointment of any chaplain will in all psobability be unsatisfactory to a majority of the house the selection if left to this house your committee are convinced would at tlie be ginning of every session produce a canvass and discussion and rouse feelings of animo sity extremely prejudicial to the busiuess of the country and to invite clergymen of all denominations is in the opinion of your committee derogatory to the dignity of this house the solemn service of prayerwithwhich the business of the house is commenced should not be a matter of mere form for it was instituted to implore the divine wis dom and assistance in our deliberations but your committee are apprehensive that however much lo be desired the practice cannot be continued without exciting feel ings and it may be prejudices httle allied to the spirit of devotion your committee therefore beg leave to submit to the consideration of this house the propriety of dispensing with tho servi ce tif tuim mm iutfttmmlg aw rule which requires that the business of the day shall commence with prayer if this house should be of opinion that it is expedient to continue the present mode of appointment your committee earnestly recommend that all offices of this house should he held during good behaviour signed jhsamson chairman committee room 14fafe6yl831 members messrs john willson morris thomson mcnab and samson the above report was adopted on the 4th of march by a majority of 9 yeas messrs beardsley bidwell buell campbell cook w crooks dun- comb a fraser howard ingereol ketch urn lyons mccall a mcdonald d mcdonald mackenzie mcmartin mount perry randal roblin samson shaver thomson white w wilson 26 nays messrs a tty general berczy boulton brown buwell cbisholm clark elliott r fraser jarvis jessup mcnab maffcon robinson solr general van- koughnett j willson 17 note- mr chisholm was in fevor of the report but wished the vote to be delay ed yeas and nays on thequestion for grant ing jk3500 to improve kettle creek harbor yeas messrs solicitor general atty general w b robinson sheriff jarvis judge berczy cbisholm j w crooks clark mccalumafionduflcomb elliott a fraser ingetstfl jefcairp kdnjhtmi 8 willson randal d mcdonald mount warren w wilson 24 nays messrs beardsley bidwell buell campbell cook howard jones lewis lyons mackenzie mcmartin g- boulton brown perry roblin samson shaver vankoughnett white 20 final vote on the welland canal bill yeas messrs atty general solicit or general jarvis berczy g s boulton w b robinson brown burweil chis- holm john willson mcnab ketchum randal clark duncombe elliott r fra ser ingersol jessup jones magon mount samson warren w wilson 25 nays messrs beardsley bidwell bu ell campbell cook w crooks a fra ser howard lewis mccall a d mc donald mackenzie mcmartin perry roblin shaver thomson vankoughnet whit w marriage bill herbas doubts have arisen res pecting the legality of certain mar riages heretofore contracted and solemnized in this province and whereas tho parties thereto and their issue may be subject to disabilities unless such marriages be con firmed by law in order therefore to afford relief to such persons and establish the le gitimacy of their issue 1 beitc that the marriage or marriag es of all persons not being under any can onical disqualification to contract matrimo ny that have been publicly contracted in this province before any justice of the peace magistrate commanding officer of a post or before any minister or clergy man before the passing of this act shalfbo and hereby are confirmed and shall he con sidered good and valid in law aid the par ties to such marriages and the issue there of shall bo entitled to all the rights and sub ject to all the obligations resulting from consangunity and law usage or custom to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding 2 and to enable any person who uiay be desirous thereof to preserve the evidence of their marriage and of tho birth of their children be it further enacted c that it