PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. "5 newspapers. Her second son, James Barrett Cooper , was, when a boy, apprenticed to Mr. J. D. Haszard to learn printing and journal¬ ism. Possessing literary ability, he aspired to distinction as an editor and for several years gave the public a good newspaper. But he lacked capital to support his enterprise and the "Colonial Herald" suspended publi¬ cation in 1843. Then followed "The Morning News and Semi-weekly Advertiser"—"neutral in poli¬ tics, devoted to general intelligence and liter¬ ature"—first issued on the 6th of September, 1843. This was an excellent journal of its kind. It contained four pages of four col¬ umns each and was published every Wednes¬ day and Saturday by E. A. Moody , editor and proprietor: "The Morning News" was the first semi-Weekly newspaper published in the Island and was regularly issued for about four years. When Mr. Moody fell ill and died, the publication of the paper was continued 1>\ his son-in-law, Mr. John J. Pippy , who changed its name to that of "The Advertiser" and maintained it until the year 1854, when he sold the plant and good-will of the paper to Mr. J. J. Rice , in whose hands it came to an end. Mr. Pippy went from Charlottetown to Boston, where he continued to publish and to prosper, while Mr. Rice subsequently de¬ parted for Ontario , where he became a Meth¬ odist minister. "The Constitutionalist," first issued in 1846, was a short-lived paper, published in the stirring time preceding responsible gov¬ ernment It was ably edited by a lawyer named Collard and was understood to be the organ of the Hon . Joseph Pope ,-a leading politician in a stirring period. When the oc¬ casion of its publication had passed away, it ceased. In the meantime, "The Islander ," or " Weekly Intelligencer and Advertiser," was placed at the service of of the public by Mr. John Ings , who had trained in the office of Mr. J. D. Haszard . It was first issued on Friday, the 2d of De¬ cember, 1842; and it was published continu¬ ously on every succeeding Friday—Christ-' mas day, New Year's day and Good Friday excepted—by Mr. Ings until his retirement from business in the year 1872, a long pe¬ riod of thirty years. At first the " Islander " was issued bear¬ ing the motto "Open to all parties; influ¬ enced by none." But in that period'of polit¬ ical activity, with the Qfleen's printershtp in the gift of the governing party, the tempta¬ tion to a yourtg and aspiring publisher to en¬ ter (he party lists was too great to be resisted. Not many years elapsed ere "The Is lander" became the organ of the Conserva¬ tive, or "Tory," party df that day. With Mr. Duncan McLean as the chief writer of its leading articles, it soon became influential in the land. Mr. McLean was a man of ed¬ ucation who came here from that part of British which was then distinctively known as Canada . Some persons said that he had, before he came to the Island, beai • Papineau's secretary. Whether this repoft \ was true or not true, it is certain that M£.. [ McLean wielded a caustic and \» iwerful pen. and was able for many years to lead the Con - < servative press in the party combat with the Liberals, under Coles and Whelan. After his death, in the hour of his party's triumph, the editorial chair of the " Islander " was filled by the Hon . William H. Pope , then colonial secretary and, after confederation, the countv court judge of Prince county. "The Is¬ lander" took part in all the discussions and contests waged over the introduction of re-