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Standard
Jan 8, 1841
To Correspondents
We have received an letter continuing "an Address and reply" for which we were charged double postage. All communications must be post paid or they will not received any attention; we will thank the writer of the Address to pay the postage and we shall have no objections to comply with his wishes; it is quite enough for us to insert an article gratis.

Winter Goods
Expected to arrive by the Ship Queen, from Liverpool
Orleans for dresses, cashmere for ditto, Saxony for ditto, handsome cloakings, Victoria ditto, silk and cotton Velvets, plain and figured colored satins, fashionable ribbons, Blonds, and Grecian Laces, woolen Shawls and Turnovers, Coronation ditto, good black and colored gentlemen's Handkerchiefs, Ladies and gentlemen's' Gloves and cuffs, Wedding, ladies and children flushing Show Boots, Morocco Slippers, horse hair and cork soles; silk cords and tassels, a great variety of German Worsted, polishing Paste, Ladies side Combs and dressing ditto, tortoise shell Boxes, inlaid ditto, a variety of Toys with children's books of History and Poetry printed by steam; Stockings and Socks of every description, Flannels, Calicoes-white, grey and printed Counterpanes, chintz bed furnitures, silk umbrellas, etc,
M. Sutton
Saint Andrews, Dec. 30, 1840

Standard
Jan 14, 1841
Last Notice
Dr. W. C. McStay requests all persons indebted to him over six months, to cash and settle their respective accounts before the 12th of January 1841, as all debts remaining unpaid after that date will be placed in the hands of an Attorney for collection.
St. Andrews, Dec. 20, 1840

Standard
Jan 29, 1841
(From our Fredericton Correspondent)
Fredericton, 22 Jan, 1841
Mr. Editor,
I'm much obliged to you for printing my letters which I wrote to you last winter when I was here, and am encouraged thereby to write again.
I started from Waweig a few days since in company with your brother chip, Mr. Ward, of the Sentinel, Messrs. Brown, and Boyds, two of our County members and two gentlemen of your town, all bound for this place, to see the Lions and to pay a little attention to the sayings and doings of our New Brunswick "Collective Wisdom," comfortably stowed away in Vail's commodious stage, we glided along through the Parish of St. Patrick, Mr. Ward in his own sleigh following closely in our rear. When we came to the residence of neighbor David Hopkins, we spied a painted board "Heezed on Hie" showing in large letters the word Entertainment. Here we halted, but David had the door yard so completely blocked up with Ship Timber and old fences, that we found some trouble in getting into the House. We however scrambled over the obstructions and found a good comfortable farm house and substantial fare, David told us of his intended improvements, and boasted that he would soon equal his brother Daniel at the mouth of the Restook. Having spliced the "main brace" and "corned the horses," we pulled on towards Brockway's over a very level line of road turnpiked the most of the way and the traveling good. Brockway keeps a good house for the entertainment of travelers, and has an excellent barn and stabling for horses. Here we were overtaken by a storm full equal to that which was so bravely faced by Honest Tam O'Shanter, "as he frae ayr ae night did canter." After an excellent supper, and seated by Brockway's fireside, we "didna value storms a whistle," but forgetting the war of elements, listened to a debate between Mr. Ward and our two M.P.P.'s on the comparative advantages of farming and lumbering. In the morning we found the snow "all gone" in the cleared land, and that in the woods so soft that the horses feet sunk through it clear to the ground. Passing the Magaguadavic, we came to that part of the road which had only been cleared wide enough for winter, traveling, and the knolls leveled a little. Every hollow was filled with mud and water and all the snow melted. Here we plunged, tumbled and wallowed, and every mile was worse than the previous one. Some blamed the Supervisors of the road, others found fault with the weather, and others again laid it all to ill luck. At length the Editor, who has far more skill in driving a quill than a horse, lost his balance, upset his fine sleigh, and went headlong into the mire. He contrived, however, to get on his legs again, and seating himself flat on his sleigh bottom by way of ballast, succeeded in keeping on an even keel the rest of the day. At last we came to the Harvey Settlement where the road being turnpiked was very good—here we got a good dinner, changed horses, and running at the rate of seven miles an hour, reached Fredericton a little after dark. In the morning we found the streets coated with ice, the Saint John swollen, and the ice separated from the banks and were told that for 80 miles from the Grand Falls downwards, the ice on the river was entirely broken up. I strolled about the Town until the opening of the Session, which took place in the usual manner on Wednesday last. The council Chamber is finished off a s fine as a new fiddle. The broad table on each side of which the members formerly sat has been thrown out, and two rows of beautiful desks set down in place of it. The room, however, is too large for the voice of any Speaker, and although Sir John Harvey is a very distinct and loud reader, I could not, where I stood in the crowd, hear what he said. On returning to the gallery of the House of Assembly, I head the Clerk read Sir John's Speech to the House. It mentioned the health of the Queen—the birth of the Princess Royal, Commerce, Agriculture, Roads, Mails, Fisheries, Education, Geology, Militia, revenue, and the Boundary Line. Saturday next was appointed to take it into full consideration in the House, and three of the members were at once named to write an answer to it. A number of committees were then raised for the consideration of Roads Expiring Laws, Accounts, Privileges, Trade, Finance, Etc. Of our Charlotte men Owen was put on Light Houses, Hill, on Privileges, Brown, on Roads, and Finance, and Boyd, on Accounts. By the bye Owen and Hill, and the three Honourables are not here yet. Boyd presented a number of Petitions and brought in a Bill to pay Jurors. Brown reported an answer to the Governor's Speech, and read a Petition from Mr. Walton, about land. The answer to the speech was sharply . . . whole House in Committee . . .
—Jack Robinson

We have much pleasure in stating that an addition has been made this week, to the tonnage of this Port, by the Purchase of a fine brig called the Allegro, of 226 tons by a new company. She is to be commanded by our friends, Capt. Mm. Meloney, who is well known here.

Extremely detailed accounts in these issues by "Jack Robinson" on the various bills and petitions presented in the Assembly, with particular emphasis on those petitions presented by member for Charlotte. Running several columns in each issue. For example, Feb. 19, "A petition from John Wilson, a merchant of St. Andrews, setting forth certain hardships he had been subjected to under the operation of the Law relating to Seamen, and praying to be relieved from certain penalties incurred by him," "A petition from Lucien L. Copeland and William Dougan, proprietors of the Mail Stage between Saint John and St. Andrews, praying for aid to keep up that Establishment."

Standard
Feb 5/1841
The news from Indian is also of the utmost importance. The Cabool and Afghanistan war has been terminated. By our advices thence, we lean that Dost Mohammed, after sustaining another defeat, found it necessary to throw himself upon the mercy of the British. . . .

William Henry Harrison
9th President of the United States
(March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841)
Nicknames: "Old TippecanoeTippecanoe "; "Old Tip"
Born: February 9, 1773, in Berkeley, Virginia
Died: April 4, 1841, in Washington, D.C.

Standard
March 5, 1841
House of Assembly
Resolved,
To the Commissioners of the Alms and Work House, and overseers of the Poor for the parish of St. Andrews, the sum of 594 pounds to reimburse them for expenses incurred in the support of indigent, sick and distressed emigrants at that Parish in 1840; the same to be taken from the Emigrant Fund.
To E. an J. Wilson, Agents for the brig Thomas, . . . of Cork, the sum of 8 2 5 pounds, being excess of Head Money paid on Passengers per that vessel in 1940 of Saint Andrews, the same to be taken from the Emigrant Fund.
To the Justices of the Peace of the County of Charlotte the sum of ? towards relieving them from the debt incurred in the erection of a new Court House in that County. (250 pounds)

Saint Andrews Stage
The Subscribers intend running a weekly stage between Fredericton and Saint Andrews, during this winter, leaving the Fredericton Hotel every Monday, at 8 am, and will start from the Temperance House, St. Andrews, every Thursday, at 9 am. Fare thirty shillings.
W. and S. Vail

New Brunswick—Persons desirous of going through in a day can be accommodated by early application. Fare forty shillings.
St. Andrews, Feb. 17th, 1841

Standard
March 19/1841
St. Andrews Stage this winter. Leaves Fred. Hotel every Monday 8 am, Temperance House St. Andrews every Thursday. 30 shillings. One day. Feb. 17/1841

John Tyler

10th President of the United States
(April 6, 1841 to March 3, 1845)
Nicknames: "Accidental President"; "His Accidency"
Born: March 29, 1790, in Greenway, Virginia
Died: January 18, 1862, in Richmond, Virginia

LG: Sir William MacBean George Colebrooke (1787-1870) Born in England. Appointed 27 April 1841 at age 54 until 11 April 1848.

Standard
March 19, 1841
The Provision Duty has been most disastrous to the trade of this town, and the County generally, from the fact that of our dealers not being able to sell without the addition of the duty, and in consequence the inhabitants of Charlotte county resort to Eastport for their supplies, and finding many other articles which they requires, purchase them with the provisions. We are informed that there are upwards of 60 stores there, and if we estimate the yearly sales of each at 4,000 pounds, it gives 249,0000, two thirds of which we may safely assert is drawn from the pockets of British customers, say 160,000, allowing the Dealers a gross profit of 20 per cent, on the original cost at the place from whence they are imported, it gives a profit of 32,000 and if we estimate the freights which are earned by their vessels at 16,000 it shews a loss to British traders and shipping of 48,000 yearly. We trust the Legislature will see the necessity there exists for the repeal of this odious tax on the staff of life, and at once remove one of the greatest obstacles to the trade of this County. We are confident that we have not over estimate the average trade of Eastport, and have reason to believe the sales of the largest houses there amount to over 20,000 yearly, and we have no doubt on a calculation being made our average will be found rather under than exceeding the amount.

The past year large quantities of Shingles have been brought to market, and from the most correct estimate we can make, the export for last year for the own alone, exceeded ten millions; and the stocks accumulating on our wharves are larger than we have every notices.

Temperance
Scarcely a paper reaches us either from the old country, or the neighboring colonies, that does not furnish some highly interesting formation regarding the spread of Temperance principles, and the formation of temperance or total Abstinence Societies. Crowds of individuals are coming forward and enrolled themselves under the banners; and the pledge—the most c consistent of the two—and the one most efficacious, which requires all members to abstain from all kinds of intoxicating beverages, is the general favorite.

Standard
March 26, 1841
The Shipping engaged in the W. India and English trade owned in this town amounts to over five thousand tons, besides a large number of coasting vessels.

Temperance Ship Club
A number of persons in town have associated themselves under the above title, for the purpose of building a vessel from their weekly savings, which are to be paid into the hands of a treasurer on every Saturday evening. The Rules are well drawn up and rigid, one of them we cannot withhold from the public—"That if any member of this club is seen intoxicated, and upon its being proved to the committee he will be admonished for the first offense, but on conviction of the second will forfeit whatever amount he has paid." We observe a number of the members of the Catholic Temperance Society have joined the Club. We wish the undertaking every success.

Standard
April 23, 1841
The Standard Office is removed to the building formerly occupied as the billiard Room, by Mr. Jas. Brennan, in rear of Mr. C. Connolly's Residence—entrance at door adjoining Mr. E. Stentifords' Shop.

Standard
May 7, 1841
Timber Duties
We regret to find that an alteration in the duties on timber, unfavorable to the colonies, is contemplated by the Imperial Parliament during their present session, founded upon evidence given before a committee last year exhibiting, to use the language of the Report of the committee of Trade at Quebec," the grossest ignorance, or, what is worse, the most shameful prejudice and impartiality." In reply to an application of the Montreal Committee of trade to the Governor General on the subject of the proposed change in the duties, the Quebec Mercury gives the following as the substance of his Lordship's answer . . .

Standard
May 28/1841
Olympia Arena and New York Equestrian Circus to visit St. Andrews. S. T. Gove, surgeon, etc., selling "farinaceous food for infants, hair and tooth brushes, paint and varnish brushes, London pickled Oysters, Durham bottled mustard, white brown Windsor, and other fancy soap, perfumes, oils, vermicelli, macaroni, Russian isinglass, London confectionary, drugs and medications. From London via Saint John.

Standard
June 25, 1841
Parliament in response to the many petitions to it against proposed changed to the Timber Duties has postpone a decision on the matter for a time.

Great Olympic Circus, self-professedly the largest in the world, with upwards of 80 members, to come to St. Andrews. Lengthy ad. As usual mostly equestrian but with variety acts.

Standard
July 10, 1841
Temperance
This good cause is making rapid strides over this continent, there is hardly an exchange paper we receive which does not contain some pleasing intelligence on this best of causes. We are happy to add to this welcome news, our humble offering. There are at present two Temperance Societies in this Town—the Catholic Temperance Society, established by the Rev. Jas. Quinn, and the St. Andrews Total Abstinence Society, established some few years ago, which dwindled away to half a dozen members, has been recently reorganized and is now larger than ever it was, there is an evident increased zeal on the part of its members. The number who have up to this period jointed the Catholic Temperance Society in Mr. Quinn's congregation is three hundred and twenty, all of whom will soon be provided with medals, nor is the cause at all retrograding for applications we are informed, are being almost daily made to join the society. We have seen a few of the Medals which are very appropriate, and exhibit some beautiful specimens of art.

Halifax, July 3rd

Small Pox
The barque, Elizabeth Grimmer, Captain McKenna, with 171 passengers, from Cork, bound to St. Andrews, New Brunswick, put in at this port on Thursday last, having 7 cases of small pox on board; 1 woman and 2 children died on the passage. Capt. McKenna is one of the patients and dangerously ill; the others it is reported are likely to recover. The vessel is lying at the quarantine ground; an to prevent he possibility of those on board disseminating the infection by visiting the city clandestinely, the corporation have stationed a guard boat between her and the shore.—Halifax Recorder

July 6—The Captain died on Sunday

The Elizabeth Grimmer arrived at this Port on Sunday last and anchored on the ballast ground. On Monday morning, the Visiting Physician, Dr. Frye, proceeded on board the vessel and after examination discovered three cases of small pox. The vessel was ordered at once to the Quarantine Ground, the Sick were landed at once and sent to the Hospital, on the Island, and every attention was paid to the other passengers who were landed also, while the vessel was cleansing. The greater number of the passengers were short of Provisions notwithstanding their short passage; but we are happy to say their wants were speedily relieved by the Board of Health. We understand that they are decent looking persons.—Ed. Standard

Much Wanted
We heard one of our townsmen the other day suggest that now the Market Square is nearly finished something should be done towards erecting a new market House, or take away the stairs at each side of the old Court House repair and point it and construct the lower part into a market, and the large room formerly used as the Court room into a town hall. Such an alteration would be a decided improvement, as that unsightly house would then appear something like a public building, and there would be some prospect of the present market house being pulled down. We trust their Worships will put this suggestion into operation.

Standard
July 23, 1841
Visit of His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor
On Monday afternoon, the 19th instant, we were gratified by a short and unexpected visit of His Excellency the Lieut. Governor. The instant it was ascertained that he had arrived several of the Magistrates, and person sin authority, waited in him, and attended him about the town, to show him the public buildings and to point out to him the best views. He took a hasty view of our Block Houses, and dilapidated Fort. We are informed His Excellency expressed himself much pleased with the neat appearance of the streets, the numerous handsome houses, and the general air of comfort that pervades our little town. We observed him conversing very affably with a number of Emigrants that have lately arrived from Ireland, and heard him advise them to weigh well the consequence of seeking a home in a foreign country, in preference to staying in the Provinces, which were government by Laws they were accustomed to. He seems very solicitous, that more facilities should be afforded the newcomers, and more inducements offered the emigrant to settle upon our vacant lands. In his views we most earnestly concur. About half past 9, all the magistrates and as many of the gentry as could be assembled on so short a notice, waited upon him at Mr. Copeland's Hotel, and presented him through the Hon. Col. Wyer with a respectful Address, which with his answer will be found in our columns of today. At 10 o'clock, he and a number of gentlemen repaired to the Hon Col. Hatch's where they passed the evening. In the morning he inspected the Court House and Gaol, and there learning the peculiarly hard case of a Crown Prisoner confined for debt, most kindly, and in a very feeling manner desire the Sheriff to discharge him. His Excellency embarked shortly after in the steamboat Nova Scotia, for Saint John amidst a discharge of artillery and the cheers of a great concourse of spectators. The impression remaining on the our minds from what we have heard and seen of His Excellency, is that few Governors will have been more popular than Sir William Colebrooke bids fair to be.

Standard
Aug 27, 1841
Our Market Square is now finished, and admitted by al to be a great improvement to the appearance of the Town. We trust that their Worships will not allow a building either public or private to be erected on it, as there is not a public square in the Town but one. Now let the Old Court House be repaired, and we shall then have a good market House and Public room, which are much needed.

Dunning
Much as we dislike the system of dunning, yet we are obliged again to call upon subscribers for their subscriptions. The amount is small and when paid regularly will not be felt. There are a number of delinquents which have been called upon repeatedly, and have not paid us, these, we regret to say, after the 1st of September, will have to pay their respective accounts to a magistrate as we have bills to pay which must be met in a few weeks. Let those who are indebted to us take this to themselves. Our best thanks are due to those persons who have already paid us.

Sea Serpent
A schooner sailing from the mouth of the Macadavic to this Harbour, on Monday last, was followed by an immense Serpent nearly to the entrance of the Harbour. The Captain and men informed us that two were seen together a few days previous in the Bay. As they were not good at guessing they could not tell the exact length of the reptile. Some say that it must have been the great American Sea Serpent, but we do not believe it was, as that monster would nearly reach from here to Macadavic, if the accounts we have seen are correct.

Standard
Sept 24/1841
New Hotel in St. Stephen. Travellers used to cross to Calais for respectable accommodation. Hundred yards from public landing. Mrs. Atherton.

Standard
Oct 8, 1841
Launched from the building yard at Indian Point, a splendid Barque, of about 230 tons, named the Brunswick, on entering her future element. She is a good specimen of naval architecture, and for beauty of model and strength of build, is not excelled in this County. After the launch a large party of the inhabitants repaired to Mr. E. Pheasant's, where an excellent luncheon was prepared—the party separated at an early hour. We wish the owners of the barque the best success.

Standard
Oct 15/1841
MWF overnight mail stage to St. Stephen. James McAllister to run twice weekly packet to Eastport.

Standard
Oct 22, 1841
Road to St. Andrews
This road, to which we have before called public attention, that connects St. Andrews and St. Stephen with the capital, has, we are happy to say, been completed, and wheeled carriages can now pass over it with ease. We presume the Post Office department will shortly authorize the American mails to be brought by this route. The distance from St. Andrews to Fredericton being very little more, than it is from the former place to St. John, by which city one of the American mails is forwarded; thus occupying two days in its transmission instead of one—
Fredericton Herald

In the Charlotte General Sessions
September Term
1841
Rules and Regulations for the government of Tavern Keepers made and passed by Her Majesty's Justices, at the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for the County of Charlotte.
2. Every Licensed Tavern within the County of Charlotte, shall have at least four clean and good beds, and two spare rooms, for the use and accommodation of Travellers, exclusive of those used by the family of such Tavern Keeper, and shall in all respects be furnished with the necessary means for refreshment, such as Tea, Coffee, etc., for the accommodation and comfort of travellers and others.

Standard
Oct 29, 1841
Died
At the residence of his daughter in St. George, on the 13th inst., Mr. Ephraim Young aged 88 years and 3 months. Mr. Young was one of the earliest settlers of Saint Andrews, and lived there before a frame house was erected in that place; has lived with his wife, who survives him, nearly 66 years, and is the progenitor of 264 descendants, as follows:
13 children, 168 grand-children; 140 great grand-children, and 3 great-great grand-children. At the advanced age of 80 years, after having passed through many hardships, he united with the Baptist Church in St George, of which he remained a faithful and consistent member until his death, leaving a numerous circle of friends to mourn his loss, not as those who mourn without hope.

Standard
Nov 5/1841
Disgraceful—On "Wednesday evening last, as Mr. Young, (a witness attending the Court) was passing along Water Street, near the Post Office, a collection of boys assailed him with a volley of stones and sticks, cutting his face and otherwise abusing him in a shocking manner, without any kind of provocation. Mr. Young, who is a peaceable, sober man, was inclined at first to treat the outrage as a joke, until he was followed up and struck with a bludgeon which knocked him down. As we were passing near the place at the time, we saw Mr. Young bleeding profusely from his face, surrounded by a gang of young scamps, who are nightly collected in our streets, disturbing the inhabitants. It is a matter of deep regret that the Magistrates do not put a stop to such infamous proceedings by appointing special Constable to patrol the streets at night. Such conduct is a disgrace to any community, and we trust that the offenders in this case will be brought up and severally punished by making a public example of them. While mentioning this outrage we cannot avoid calling attention to the disgraceful conduct of these youths at the evening Book auctions; instead of embracing the opportunity of purchasing cheap information, they have invariably molested the auctioneers in various ways and stopped the sales at an early hour, and in one instance several books were stolen. We again call the special attention of their Worships to these proceeding, and hope they will follow the method adopted in other towns in the Province, by making examples of the culprits and publishing the police reports giving the names.

Standard
Nov 19, 1841
To Our Subscribers
In consequence of not receiving our Winter Supply of Paper, we have been obliged to purchase a few reams from publishers of papers form some weeks, which is not to be had now at any price. This has been owing to our subscribers not paying regularly. We trust all those indebted to us for subscriptions and advertising, will not delay any longer in paying their respective bills as it is impossible to publish our paper without receiving the subscriptions punctually. We dislike dunning as much as we do being dunned, and hope that our subscriber will see the propriety of settling the accounts at once and save us the disagreeable necessity of calling upon them publicly again. A number of other accounts are due for years, which will positively be handed to a Magistrate for collection unless they are paid before the 31st of December next. To those persons who have paid we tender our acknowledgements.

Standard
Dec 3, 1841
The following was handed us too late for insertion in our last.
It will be observed that a resolution passed the meeting which says, "that intemperance is greatly on the increase in this parish". It must be apparent to every person in the community that this is not the case—we do not hesitate to assert that there is not a Town in New Brunswick, where will be seen less persons intoxicated in the streets than in Saint Andrews—indeed we may say it is a rare occurrence to see a drunken man in our street. It may be possible that when a ship arrives, a drunken sailor is sometimes seen, but even this is rate, as most of our vessel's crews are either temperate or total abstinence men. Our friends must not suppose that we wish to state that there is no intemperance existing here, but this we do essay, that since the establishment of the Temperance Societies intemperance is on the wane. [this is from the Temperance Society; not the editor]

Standard
Dec. 10, 1841
Marine Monster
An enormous Hood Seal or Seal Elephant was caught in the dock owned by John Wilson, Esq. at Chamcook [cf. early piece on rambles in St. Andrews], during last week, where it is supposed it was attracted by small fish upon which it lives. Its length is 10 feet 6 inches, girth 7 feet 9 inches, width of clippers or fins 14 inches, and has a beautiful smooth skin. This wonderful structure of nature was brought into town and exhibited and was viewed by a great number of persons. We understand it is to be stuffed, and we trust presented to Dr. Gesner for his museum.

Standard
Dec 17, 1841
Geological and Philosophical Society
We have pleasure in noting the concluding lecture of C. V. Foster, Esq., upon "China," delivered last Monday evening before a large audience. The lecture opened with the subject of Agriculture, and remarked upon the high and honourable esteem in which it is held by the Chinese, in the scale of national importance. Under this head were severally considered the soil and geological feature of the country, the implement of husbandry, the disadvantage the farmer labours under and his prolific returns, in fine, every light and shade that could relieve this portion of the picture were carefully condensed upon the essayists' page. The peasantry, their dwellings, domestic condition, dress and mode of livelihood, with the various ills they are heir to, their exposure to the severities of the climate, and the contrast in manners they bear to the city habitant were treated upon. The Chinese commerce with their staple commodities of export and import formed a large branch of this gentleman's lecture, the attention of the audience was particularly engrossed by his remarks upon the growth of sugar—the cause of its former retardation as an export, and its increase since West India emancipation. The cities, buildings (public and private) of China, with a minute description of the suburbs of Canton found their appropriate place. Conclusively the lecturer felicitously treated upon the helpless miserable mendicants that infest Canton and inconvenience travelers—the ineffici9encies of its police, and instance of gross and arbitrary oppression, and in connection the impotency of magisterial authority to correct abuses; concluding with the humorous mode the Chinese adopt to discover stolen property of the offender.

Standard
Dec 31, 1841
Temperance Procession
The procession of the members of the Catholic Total Abstinence Society which was to have taken place on Monday last, was postponed until tomorrow, when the procession will form before the Catholic Church after 11 o'clock Mss, and after taking the appointed route, will again return within the Church when the Rev. Mr. Quin will address them on the all important subject of temperance.