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King’s County (Mr. Cooper).

to make the tenautry’contented Was,
if he did so, he would find them good tenants, but until then,
he would find them discontented, How can it be expected
that contentment can prevail under such iniquitous terms as
a lease of 21 years, for wikterness land, gnd full rent after
two years’ occupancy? fle (Mr. Maclean) considered that

as those ef the hon. member for Charlottetown, charging the

were wholly without foundation. Was it the eschentors that in-
duced Mr, Worrell to give the short leases which Mr. Douse
acknowledges he gives? In August, 1893, two vessels load-
ed with emigrants from the Isle of Skye arrived at Belfast,
and they all purchased their land from the Ear! of Selkirk,
with one ortwo exceptions, These individuals put the
colony to no expense. ‘
Mr. Fraser chad heard some hon, members assert that
there were no distrains for rent to any amount throughout
the Island; but he knew full ten distraints for rent within
four or five miles of thé district: in whict he ‘lived;‘and the
person distrained on offered cattle to the amount, but) no-
thing would do but money; so thatit was useless to say
there was no distress.” He (Mr. Fraser)nevertheless thought
the proprietors were not halfias bad as the agents. He did
not thiuk the address was sufficiently extensive in its details.
fon. J. S. Macvowaxp faid he had already acknowledged
that distress exists throughout the country, and extends, in
some. measure, to every other. class as well as to the, farm-
ers. In all countries, rents will sometimes fall in. arrear,
aud people will often find. it difficult to meet their engage-
ments. Muny attempts were, made in the former, House %6 |
remedy the grievances complained of -by the besine. © Ese
cheat had been tried, but that was unsuccessful) ‘Phe pur-
chase of the rights ofthe proprietors had ‘been tried, but
it also had failed. He wee convinced that embodying the
substance of those Pesolutions already agreed to in an Ad-|
dress to Her Majesty’s Government, beseeching them to
intercede with the proprietors, to induce them to cancel the
back rents, and take, produce in rent, was, the best. method
«within the power of the House te pursue at. present for the
good of the Colony, and for the benefit ofthe tenantry.. He
hed prepared a Resolution, which he intended: to submit to
the consideration of the House; butas the substance of it
was taken up in the Resolutions already agreed to, he would
decline submitting it.
Mr. Mactnrosir would willingly give credit, where credit
was due, and the hon."Speaker deserved credit, as agent,
for the terms he had given his tenants; and he wished |
there were more like hiin in this respect. In King’s County,
on Lots 41.and 42, atract of 40,000 acres, there are. only |
seven legal leases; the othersettlers have no security for |
their improvements ; indeed, they were ouly tenants at wilis|
and this is all the fault of the. proprietor... A rent. of two

shillings an acre is demanded. Some. of those persens lave | lative to the pistols in the sleigh.

discrepancies.] Justice demanded that they should declaretiie

General. was prepar
tract of land for which he. is .ageut, during the whole time |

he had an unfavorable opinion ef, previous to the sitting 0

: this committee; but, in Common justice to that” jndividual,

the accusations so repeatedly preferred against the Hon.t
Solicitor: General, and if no other member would) move

and to their constituencies in the Colony. Something, surely,

ac*inst the Solicitor General and Mr. Morpeth, lisuch capn-

‘teaching them to

ys in so deity. "Phis mass of
rubbish, this summary, or whatever it may be termed, is
not according to the evidence. [Here the hon. Speaker
enumerated what be conceived to be some of the princi al

charges against the Solicitor General not proved. His mind
now was quite cleared of the mist that surrounded it, for
from what he lac ‘heard, again and again, in this House, he

whole amount he ba

he has acted in that capacity. Mr: Stewart’s manageinent

he most unhesitatingly declared his opinion to,be considera-

She Colowial Weraly.

thrown down to him, “and his friend, the hon. member for | will shew the people how little heed they ought t@take of after theit labours wer@closed, as nothing whatever compa-
eo ~~ what they-heard. He (the Speaker) hoped it would hav

: as wi eitible with their previo
Mr. A. Maczean said he thought he knew Belfast as well ithe effect ef disabiising theit.minds, ane

An attempt had been Mm ; ,
Ii is a3 q ; ee” ; ay. |3 ny col ion. . myst, however
SOF jem con reer, eae. te sated Wie - s inexcusable, s ay z > f Ber ek
‘opine them good terms;}artd who hive interested 3 ofthe House, and causing so great a waste of the public
money. ;. 4 See
citor General, whose proceedings they were to inquire into,
as connected with tenants and squatters.

was, whether or
‘Caminittee ? <7
‘eseheators with being theeause of ithese oppressive terms,| had *had_his doubts} but now he was convinced he ought jhad be depend Fe ee ye did sek ey that ower
not to have entertained them ; and be believed the Solicitor | to ca parties be In 5 he- 9 a

ed.to prove that-Eleven. Pounds was.the).was reponsd.in aoCOsAmiMiee.50. inflict punishment;-but.we,
d received of tle tenantry on the great may represent persons foun
sho, employ them. , A
Journals of the Honse. of Com ;
f} milarly situated have been examined.

1S | ieee eame “out in evidence,
ade to evade the point, by not cor

condemn it a

There is not an iota of evidence against the Soli-

Mr. Raz remarked, that the questien he wished answered

not this was a constitutionally appointed

. d contend that it was; and ‘that they

to be acting wrong to those
He (Mr. Rae) could, point out, trem the
nions, where fifty persons si-
We have a right,

reie duty. They possessed aright h (7heremainder of this Debate will be

- Mr. Rae was-fully persuaded that
bad been oxdgiaat, the Commi

edas having ¥ ved nothing\a rair
ad been inkorgee it son din
hat the examination ofhat ou
into, but that he knew w eq ion was

place, the hon, member for Charlottetown (Mr. P;
(Mr. Rae) could be allowed to use an old sa
the cudgels and beat us out of the field.” Unde
cumstances, he a rather at a loss to know «
triumph consisted, now_so.vaun ingly set up.t
citor General’s Coriiaci F cid op

New York, Apri Mar
Court Martial which has been occupied for man
trial of Commander Mackenzie, closed on Tf
mitted its proceedings aud judgment to Was
tience of the-public-will be-intense-untilthat

whieh-cannot-be-successtally disputed, ‘to inquire into-mat~
ters between man and man, relative to so weighty.and pub-,

bly altered. ‘They were not borne out. by the, evidence in lie a thing asthe Jand of this‘Colony. It was ‘absurd and

Resolution, he would, to'the effectthat the Committee bad'| t
failed to confirm their statements by sufficient evidence. t

he| ridiculous.in the hep, ;
a | Palmer) to. insiiuate that. we were anxious to convict the yesterday commenced’ an’ action against Com,
in ordersto punish him. Here] false imprisonment, in damages fo;

member for Charlottetown, (Mr| 4

Jon. the Solicitor General,
he hos, member slightly touched upon the statements made

Mr: Déovsr said that althowgh such a Report gave bim no ’ oy the hon. member for King’s County (Mr. Cooper), which,

its result must cause a great disappointtyent to tts majority,

surprize, be being one in the minority of the Conimittce, yet lis some degree, teniled’'to exonerate the hon. member fruit

najo an intention of misrepresentation. He (Mr. Rae) did not
think the Solicitor General’s conduct was quite so white as 5
snow, though he would admit nothing very oppressive had
heen proved.;, Yet nts it : :
are put off, from time to time, and have not received their
often promised leases.

was expected, after the fepeatza accusations made by the
hon. member (Mr, Coopex)jand his friends against the whole
body of jreprietors and their Agents, but more especially

cities. It was natural for'some’ hon. meinbers to infer that
with patience, time would “bring all their imputations to
light. It was only to send for a host of witnesses to prove
this, and. all would ‘ke settled. | However, ‘the’ majority of
such Committee, in this instance, failed, and it has ended, as
he had premised, in “smoke.” An, epitome of such evi-
dence being introduced, without any coinments on the iadi-
viduals alluded to,,in the shape of a Report, shews this to. be
a total failure, in agitation; but he would. go farther, and state
that such epitome waserparle and incorrect, aud did not con-
tain many. of the: very essential parts. of ine evidence: taken. |
[Here Mr. Douse took up the evidence, and read several im-
portant questions and answers, in proofiof this.] Nothing
was reported of Mr. Adaitis’s (the first: witness) being a tan
in good cireunistances, or of his having asked £1600 for his
property} but his inability to pay £2°15s. 7d. Carféency, per
annum, rent, was not forgotten. What became of the second
witness, Mr. Hugh Macintosh’s, statement, aud the blunders }
he made in giving his evidence? Nothing was stated iis to
Mr. Peters having extended. his liberality towards him, by
letting him off, for £7 rent in fall, for 14 or 15 years’ occu-
pation of 60 acres. of land, at 1s.Stz. per acre. Then, again,
gone important parts of Messrs. Henderson’s evidence, re-
Their statements, were

improved 40 acres of their land, and yet they have no secu-|clear-and: distinet. [tis admitted that these said_ pistols,

rity forit. Is this the way to encourage the people?) Mr. | whieh have been‘so much alluded to, as the dreaded instru-
| ments, were noteven kept under lock, but that any person

Douse had alluded. to preaching: He had perhaps forgetten
that he (Mr. Macintosh) had: preached in Belfast, and again
he might find him bolding forth in that quarter.

Mr. Raz said, he was aware that 70 writs were issued for
rent from one agent; and he thought, if he enquired further,
he would find more. fle was sorry Mr. Cooper had called
for the Conmnittee; but he (Mr. Rae) was dragged into it
He would not, however, take the evidence before the Com-
mittee asa sufficient illustration ef the state of the Colony.

He had beard that sucha thing as a Black. Book. existed |

among the agents, which they were glad to get rid of, and

_he thought, if their Ledgers were thrown open to the public

inspection, a scene of greater chicanery. would be unfolded

_ than ever was exhibited in the Lower Previnces.

The chairman then reported progress, and asked leave to
sit again,

t Apri 8.

Mr. Coorgr reported, from the Special Committee ap-
pointed to inquire into the proceedings of the Solhteitor
General, taken against the Tenantry and Squatters, in his
capacity as Land Agent; and also into the manner in which
the Agents of Mr. David Stewart are settling the Inhabi-
tants upon the Lands claimed by him,

The Hon Mr. Pater said he would detain the House but.
ashort time to cominent on the matter at length submitted
to their cous deration. 'Phis Committee was granted fora

~ specific purpose—to examine the Hon. the Solicitor General
and Mr. Morpeth touching their conduct as Land Agents.
He (Mr. Palmer) was uot in his place when this Commiitee
was granted, orhe would have opposed it as strongly as
Parliamentary language would have allowed him. He op-
posed the measure because the House possessed not the
right to pry into the private affairs of individuals} it was in
direct epposition to the spirit of the Constitution. -We do
not constitute a Star Chamber. And has not this Committee
deviated from the intended: purpose? It has, gone, into a
‘great mass of evidence wide of the question. Surveyors
have been questioned as to who and for what they had sur-
veyed certain estates. A great number of tenants. likewise
“had passed the inquisition, and be would now ask them what
they intended to do? Were they going to turn one nan out
of his farm, and put another in? They had gone into cases
of litigation, performance and non-performarce'of agreements;
but in no case do they come to the point, They ought not
to have been allowed to take cognizance of much that they
have gone into. Itis a most iniquitous proceeding, and he
could not forbear saying it exhibited great ignorance in the
House; and he protested against the idea of their being the
proper tribunal to decide on those private matters they had
gone into. He again asked them, what-was their intention
particularly as to the Hon. the Solicitor General? ‘Shey
ought to say whether he is culpable or not—guilty or not
guilty of the charges so profusely heaped upon him by cer-
tain hon. members, in their places in this House.
Mr. Cooper contended that reports had_gone home tend-

ing to deceive the Government, and the louse. ought to go

into the real state of the Colony, in ozder to contradict then.
_ His opinion was, that the Report ghould be transmitted with
the Address previously ogreed to; then the Government
could form their own idgas as to whether there were, or were
not glaring acts of or pression chargeable to the Hon. the So!i-
_ citor General, We k:sow the hardships maay suffer. Lt may be
lawful, but is it equity or justice? Is the Island settled in
accordance with the original grants 2 No, it is not; and they
could not sy it was. ‘The Home Governmentshould be put

in possession of the fact that. many of those who have im-

proved ‘his Colony are liable to be ejected, and consequently
to losis the whole! of their many: years’ had labour. Is this a
stace ofthings that ought to be tolerated? And yet the hon.
Speaker would tell us they were: wrong doers in settling
thereon, and another hon. member questions our. right to
“enquire into such matters. | We are taunted with not having
produced much against. the Solicitor: General: ean: hon.
_. members be in earnest, when they themselves have success-
fully resisted our going into.a personal examination of that
chon. individual ? — bet
- The Hoa. the Speaxen said that of all the documents: he
had ever seen, this was the most remarkable. Such a jum-
dle of trash he had never, upon any previous occasion, peru-
sed. If any discovery had been made, why not lay it before
the house? Hon. members could not forget the pathetic
appeal the hon. member for King’s County (Mr. Cooper)
made to this House, on alluding to the treatment, -by the
Hon. the Solicitor General, as land agent, of a poor man
With a family of ten children. He (the Speaker) need not
repeat the cruelty said to have been practised upon that
family; but how had it turned out?) Just as many other
-eruelties that we have heard'so much of—it amounted to
just nothing at all. Nota single fact didithey make’ out,
tocall down censure on the head of the Solicitor General,
whom he (the Speaker) must now consider as having» been
grossly calumniated; and the Committee ought to have
known their duty, and have exonerated him from the vaccu-
sations by which it was-so unjustly attempted to affix a'stig-
ma on his character. He could not express himself other-
wise, it ought to go abroad, Yes, it shall go abroad; it

entering the barn where the sleigh was might have taken
them away. So much for the safe keeping of pistols used in
the collection of rents. He would state that were he ‘unac-
qtiainted with Mr. Peters, he’should have almost thought
| that he must have given the hon. member (Mr. Cooper) a
very handsome fee for the very. great pains taken by him to
establish his character; or rather, that the understanding
was, if the hon. member (Mr. Cooper) would act, vindicator
in his behalf in, this House, the Solicitor General would re-
turn him the compliment ina Court of Law, sheuld any
matter arise. which might compel his attendance there for
the very many ¢rimes. of slander be has committed against
others. However, viewing the lengtl of time the Committee
have been occupied, and the great host of witnesses examin-
ed, one might have almost fancied something of the kind had
happened but the most serious part yet remains to be told,
namely, the large amount of expense incurred in this useless
proceedine, The barren Report proves effectually that the
hon. members (Mr. Cooper and Mr. Rae) have been using
every effort to deceive the House, through the whole of this
Session, by endeayouring to create excitement out of it; but
the time has come when the Colony will no longer be delud-
ed by such extravagant, and, he would add, ridieulous men,
and their wild, visionary, and expensive measures.

The Hon. the Spraxer said the expenses of this. Useless
}examination will notcost the country less than from Two to
Three hundred Pounds. — He (the Speaker) did not envy the

it must. be admitted that the: tenantry ¥
ft was very,easy, to, produce evi- g

denee to.shew. that we were fully warranted in going into
Committee. ‘ yiieere aud a)
The hon: the: Spsaxer felt bound to acknowledge that
considerable eredit was’ dne to the ‘hon. meimber who had
just resumed his seat, for the tact he displayed to-elear him=-
self; and it Seémed: now pretty evident the hon. member
was disgusted with the Committee a very few days after its
formation. Tt was appointed to examine into transactions
alleged to have been committed by the Solicitor General.
Reluctant/as was the hon. member (Mr. Rae) to acknow-
ledge his shame in being a part and parcel of this ever-to-he-
remembered inquisition. it was a fact that after the lapse of
a few days, the hon. member. ceased to be active. The hon,
member for. King’s Conaty (Mr. Couper) imagines he can
perceive.a loop-hole whereat to creep out, because, forsooth,
the hon. individual (the Solicitor General)-was not examin-
ed by this itribunal; but it was unfortunate for him that m
Comnuittee be did not wish such ‘to take place; though the
hon, member for Belfast (Mr. Douse) was desirous that it

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member, who, if he were not ashamed of the thing, he (the
Speaker) believed €
who was not. Be this however as it may, he ought to ac-
knowledge his fault, and ifthis course is not taken, We must,
do it fer him. +f : pp ee : F

The Hon. Mr. Parmer said, if the Committee wished to |
find out the enermous.and numerous grievances we hear so
much about, they should have shaped their. resolution, ac- }
cordingly, . When the hon. member for Prince County (Mr.
Rag) goes into the evidence submitted to the House of Com-
mons, ‘relative.to. the Duke of Argyle, it’ will be found to
turn ont, as:this has, very. different to whatsome wished,
and had stated—he would not say expected. Now, said the
Hon. Mr. Palmer, let us (see whetherthe hon. member (Mr.
Rae) or myself have been guilty of sophistry. {Here the
hon. member read from the Journals the purpose for which
the Committee was granted.] From this it appeared that}
the Comimittee was appointed for a specific purpese, and
not for that general. enquiry they had gone into; and whe-
ther or not they now. say the charges. against the Solicitor
General are disproved, he (Mr. Palmer) was. conyinced he
stood completely acquitted.

Mr. Raz said the hon. member for Charlottetown (Mr.
Palmer) had before told us.the Committee was not in ac-
eordance with the spirit of the Constitution. Now he says
it was for the purpose of proving charges made against the
Solicitor General, but he had failed te convince him (Mr.
Rae) that the right was not possessed by the Committee to
enquire into the matters by them investigated. We were
not bound to report, but the evidence obtained ought to be
transmitted to the Home Government; then would they be
enabled to judge of the real, state of the Colony. He (Mr.
Rae) supposed his sight was not so, vivid as some hon. mem-

hon. member ‘for King’s County (Mr. Cooper) his present
feelings; the mortification to him must be most acute ; so
larie is'the Report, that it will teach the House to heed not
his statements in future. This, however, would be the effect
with him (Mr. Speaker)—he never would again notice them.

tempted the pathetic, the beautiful, and the sublime, in allu-
sion to Haney and his family; but it was, now by evidence
found to. be totally unfounded in fact. ‘Pe whole Keport
tends to the ridiculous; not a single case is produced. to
confirm any one of the numerous statements so repeatedly
brought uncerour notice, In short, it was so dissusting a
document, that he wonld not be sorry to see it treated in a
similar manner.as a certain Petition the other day.’

Mr. Cooper disputed that he was altogether wrong in, his
description of the treatment Haney had experienced, through
the instrumentality: of the Solicitor General. He had not
vouched for the truth of what he said en this matter ona
previnus occasion ; he had merely repeated, in bis place, the
information received from, another party. Is it notin evi-
gence that Haney and his family were peaceably leaving
the premises when a gninion of the law. appeared, “and de-
sired them to be clear by the morrow; but he artfully con-
cealed the fact from them that there was another approach-
ing with a writ? [s- such treatment. as this to be held up
also as commendable and:praiseworthy ? s

Mr. THornron thought the hon. member, the Chairman
of the Covimittee (Mr. Cooper), ‘atall events, must now be
satisfied that the principal part of what he stated to us on
this matter was not founded on fact. The Special Commit-
tee was granted by the House to inquire into the alleged
malpractices of certain parties. When its long sitting had
terminated, he (Mr. Thornton) enquired of the Chairman
(Mr. Cooper) what his intentions were, or what he could do
with the evidence—whether lie would “make avy charge,
&c. He (Mr. Cooper) merely replied, that a Committee of
the whole House might determine to. whom he should leave
its consideration, It was proved by the surveyor (Mr. Ball),
that he was not employed by the Solicitor General_when he
gave offence to the parties at the East Point in placing the
stakes. Thus the latter was in fo wise instrumental inthe
oceurrences that-had happened in that neighbourhood. We
ought'to determine what course should be pursued respect-
ing the Hon. the Solicitor: General. We are bound to de:
clare him guilty or not; it is: due froin us to him. He (Mri
Thornton) must declare that there weré several facts in the
evidence, tending to exculpate that individual, not copied
into this Report—whether designedly kept out or not, he
would not say; but he considered they ought to have been
embodied in the Report. The hon. member stated the rea-
sons why he disliked the Report generally, and declared its
intrinsic value to be of such a nature, that it might as well
be committed. to the flames. ;

Mr. Coorer contended that the Committee had not ex-
ceeded the bounds of their duty, or gone further than they
were authorized: to do when the Committee was granted
The bon. member here read, from the Journal of the House,
for what purpose it was appointed.

Mr. Rae wished to hear the law Inid' down by the hon
member for Charlottetown (the Hon. Mr, Palmer), as to
whom a Committee could or could not examine. Then he
(Mr. Rae) might possibly havea little more to say

The Hon. Mr, Patuer denied that they hada phe to in-
quire into the private matters of any individual : they could |
not justify themselves in exceeding the bounds of their duty
“Search,” said the hon. member, “the Parliamentary re.
ports, and see, if there, can. be found any thing eihatlaa to"
this; it isa mass of dry, insignificant trash.” |

it appeared

When the hon. member applied for this. Committee, he at-'

ito him (Mr. Palmer) that they knew not what to do with it,| taters,”

bers’ seemed to be ; for he must confess, in his bumble opi-
nion the Solicitor General was not so completely, cleared
ofall blame... Were not the distraints at New. London, some
stain that at least had not been washed out?) Some hon.
members did not hesitate to declare that distress existed enly
in the imagination; but he (Mr. Rae) knew ‘how. different
this was to the-truth, for many tenants would not, of them-
selves, be enabled to seed their Jand ie season.

The Hon. Mr. Pauuer said, in comsion fairness, the Com-
mittee ought to have set forth the nt&nber of tenants there
are in the Island; but this they have kept out of sight,
The small number. of distraints would bear no comparison:
with the great number of tenants; it would have ‘appeared,
truly insignificant. . Let it fora moment, for the sake of ar-
gument, be supposed that 50 djstraints had taken place—
would it be ithe means of caus that great amount. of dis-
tress said'to ‘prevail, so magnified was it that one might al-
most suppose thonsands to have heer so dealt with, and tha
they were now quite destitute? [Here the hou tnember read
from a Newspaper the speech delivered on a former debate,
wherein the, bon. member (Mr, Cooper) deplored ‘the state
of misery said to be experienced by the man Haney, his wife
and 10 children, and also attributed to the cruelty of the So-
licitor General.] | This, too, turned out to be a highly painted
picture, for the fact. was, he had been allowed to remain on
the premises two years after his. lawful time had expired.
He had likewise refused a lease.(“Here itis,” said the hen,
member, who-then read it.) Does this make ont the hard-
ship talked about? Is it not on liberal terms? If the en-
quiry was to exhibit a distressed state of the Colony, it was
a complete failure.” They try to escape fron: that position
by saying, it was only to inquire into-the proceedings of the
Solicitor General ; and there again, to use a homely. phrase
they have not a leg to’ stand upon—only one trifling cxse
discovered, and that unsubstantiated. ~ He (Mr. Palmer)
could not speak with too great contempt of the Report, if it
could be so designated, saying nothing of the. worse than
useless sacrifice of time and the maney of the public.

Mr. D. Macrean said his opinion was, as yet, ubshaken
and that was, that the Solicitor General’s severe measures
were the ground-work upon which was built the whole of
the commotions of the Colony.that had been of recent occur-
rence. He endeavours to exact from poor tenants. to the
Pres farthing, by threats anda display. of. fite arms.
— ~~ Committee! bad been closed, he (Mr. D. Maclean)

een told the writs issued, instead of being a few only
a are now told, amounted, in reality, to near one hun-
Pras Sain if Se Rey on ‘the State of the
fica’ he ah = hon, oe er ( r. Rae) states) was constitu-
al, he should have remarked, that it was also a very ex-
pensive proceeding. But. was it constitutional to submit a
partial selection of evidence to the Committee. He thought
hot 5 but be this as it may, it was dear-bought experience
wanhome effecting any good results, save establishing the
Abe AP Set pores oy i andl § e least flaw been obserya-
peak ws n, ~examination of such a host
paged efore the Committee, he felt confident there
eTare ane oy areport brought in of that extreme-length
complication would almost have been un-

|The Court, we believe, cannot dissolve j

seen at St. 'Fhomas,on the. 2d of the past
brilliant as to cause considerable alarm to-|
A shock ofan earthquake was also-felt at St.
5th ult, about half past nine’ o’cldck: at night.
damage done. eG ae

shock ofvafi earthquake’ was experienced
Island at the time states that it shook h
severity, that it was with difficulty th
feet. A dense cloud efsmoke as

Basseterre, aud serious fe
of that. place. It was quite

peas i | mach excitement in the City, as this faman
should: so that this seems to be an after-thouglit of the hon. } ef Ap QUS

he was the only’ one on the Committee | shall briefly notice

jreach either this port or Georgeto

ands adjourned until Saturday ‘Text# ae
We are informed that McKinley; one of the m
ie Somers mutiny, and who was brought to

$10,000.

FArruquare,—The official report, up|
ber of dead bodies. ou

re completely embargoed. Several
ame predicament.

Tur Comet in tue West, Inpizs.—

ee f t ; > ; 4. % >
Seconp Earntaquaxe in rue West |

he 8rd ult. A captain of a'vessel oft

sickly at

NEW. BRUNS'
: Tue eneepn lice aan 1843. v

and. the. strongest expressions of yexation
on all sides, at its iucongruities and absurditi

: Koeide
Under the bead of fresh pork,” we fi
meats,” for the rate of duty ; but th
tables as.‘ fiesh meats,” consequen

mutton, and fresh veal, being non-enu
der the general clause, pay a duty
from Nova Scotia, and 10. per cent. if
fruit, whether British or foreign, (exce
4 percent. Therefore poars, plums and ch
tia, as also cheese, cider and eggs, and man)
from that quarter, as non-eniimerated artic
This will doubtless give facilities to the ri
and Nova Scotia the present season, and
rovenue—to shy nothing of thee
look after the coasters and prevent fra
New Brunswicker. Ba he

; ee ? NOVA SCOTL
Haurrax, Ni S., April 15.—Mr, | er"
at Bermuda, in a letter dated the 2d ins’ wat
seugers of the W. 1. Mail Steamer Medwe
two very severe shocks of an earthqu
ten minutes, at half past three o’clock,
they were near Cuba, on the passa
‘Thomas, when the shocks occurred.
same writer, that Jami w
the 12th, as well as on the 7th
Kingston on the 15th, that the G
disappeared! We doubt the
for there is not.a single word
12th, ar the Grand Caymanas, 1
Recorder. ; 3) Eee
Tur Late Hon. Micuagn Tosr
of this gentleman last Tuesday. His
to the grave on ‘Thursday following, by 8 la
“persons, and by the Charitable Irish Society,®
a zealous member. Mr. Tobin was of
Roman Catholic, and his success 1 life
ple of industry, anda refutation, if any W
charge of intolerance that may have be
the community in which be | od, durin
From an humble mechanical ocen
by his good natural abilities and.
the good fortune of many |
station, and along with his
bin, carried on an extensive
amassed a handsome fortune. F
Member of Her Majesty’s Council.
of singular gaod: humour, of a gener
position, and thoagh uncompromising
litieal and religious, always acted with
dependence of character in others!
mily (sous and daughters) amply
in the first circles of Nova Se
April 18."" aS
The Royal Mail Steamsh
morning, in 13 days from Liverpoe
sengers, 20 ef whom are for Halifa:
and Mr, Featherstonhaugh, |
Boundary Line in accorda
ton, came passengers in th
to Beston.

5

at Kingston on the 29th of

Che Colonial
SATURDAY, A

The Royal Mail Steamsaip DB
on Monday morning. last, after a.
bringing London dates to the 3d, af
inst. Among the’ passeng
Duncan and W. W. Lord,
tlemen arrived here ata early:
having been landed with the English |
by a boat belonging , to the Steamer
large quantity of ice in the Gulph, that

wo,
in landing her pagsengers and the
returned to Pictou. ee

A decided improvement, itis said,
itself in the trade of the Mother Coun
rally is not-of much importance.
esting items of intelligence will bet

¥ SAE OFS
Dr. Southey, Poet Laureate, ant
and varied productions in prose at
March 21, at his residence at

soreuiea He had no desire to’ make that: Committee
pear more despicable than they had made themselves, nor

ia cts et the dignity of the House, by having
such ass of trumpery printed j rs 5 it
Histo tice: pery } lin the Newspapers; but at

ofthe Totahe oe reprriad that'some of the constituencies
Be donribed ee vo Hat ven 80 deluded by agitation, should
Ti el its perusal—they might well ejaculate, “ Keep
j tands out of our pockets, ye hungry and rapacious agi-

years he had been in a state of
by excess of mental labour,
those who had been his companlors soak
The ‘Thames Tunnel was opened
‘ult. Jt has eost nearly three ;
The trial of M-Nauabreny ‘for the
mond, bias terminated in the acquittal ¢
' ground of insanity. He will be con
| during the remainder of his life.