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VE COUNCIL.

Tuvaspay, April 10.

Honse in committee on the Eleeyre Council
Bilt. Moa. Mr. Forgan iu the chai.”

Hoy. Mr. PING W ELL—In making this change
in tae consti¢ution of this Council, | wish to Know |
what it will cust the Colony,or «hether any of your)
Hovere have made a cuiculation of the
cust? Lalse wish to kaow whether this House is |
te bave any more authority over the revenue! 1)
think this ts the proper time fo understand those
yttestions, as at present the House of Assembly
view moucy matters with a very jealous eye.

Hon. the PRESIDEN T—Doee his [gnuer mean
that this House should have the power to initiate
meney votes !

Hoa. Mr. DINGWELL—Yes; that is what I
mean. Y think theae questions are reasonable,
and may save trouble and misunderstanding with
the House of Assembly in fature time.
we to gaia by an elective Couneil if we are aot to

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LEGISLATI

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robable
Rouse |

What are}

ples’ sighte ; byt ar che same time i cammot see} dn phe De wich of the Ree
leas this Measure will be for the gervice of the] which Theld ja my hand,

country ; if you can convince me tly: it‘is, I will! gaurd tothe electors, “TF would require

retary of State, a copy of
his Grace says, with re-
RI erably

support yf high qualification.” Now, what does his Grace
Hon. Mr. PALMER—Ilis honor Mr. Hujchinson| mean by this? le means that the electors should

be of that class of persons who have a stake in the
country, so that we mighthave an aristocratic ver
Chumber which wouk wally represent the lan
interests of the Colony. Well then if we take the
despatch as our guide, we should take the whole of
it, and Lao not think that £100 curreney will be
gonsideted “a tolerably high qualiteation.” If
hustinge. What advantage, Task exn it be to the | this body were to be eleeted by the same cleetors,
Government of the day?) They have a majority at} you might as well have but ove chamber. There
present in the Conneil, and also in the Hlouse ef | Tore I cannot agree with the amendment proposed
Assembly. And if aimajovity of the same party | by his Honor Mr. Walker, for I would rather in-
would not be returned to the latter at the next} crease the qualification than dimiwish it; and if a
j} general clection, what guarantee have we that a] motion is made to that effect I wiil support it.
majority in favour of the present Government) fon. Mr. ANDERSON — When this Bill was
| would be returned to the former from the Same | passed last year there Was no « uulification required
coustituencies | Does not this show the futility of | fop candidates, and I was gatistied; but as his Grace
his honor's arguments. There is nothing to prevent | the Secretary of State requires a tolerably high qua-
j} any party from gaining power, if public opinion | tification, alll am afraid of is that it is not high
| should so order it, nor of holding that power when

jenough to secure its passing, because I know that

is evideritly m very bad humoyr to-day. He has
attributed motives'to the present Government for
introducing this Bill. He says it was for their own

tantages aiid ends—tor the purpose of securing
the position of the members of this Gourd. To be
consistent he should go a little further and say it
ig te prevent the Liberals from coming to the

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Hon. Mx. DINGWE{A—1 am thankfa} for the
explanation of his honor Mr. Palmer, for | certainly
a apprebend that a change had come over the
regent Government; bat his honor’s explanation
so satisfactory that 1 am willing to leave the
clause as it’ is. :

The clause then agreed to.
House pans § and Soleal ieerted.
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MISCELLANEOUS,

A DUEL ON THE TIGHT ROPE.

The taste for repe-dancing which the celebrated
madame Violante brought into fashion in the early
part of the last century ourished nowhere 6 much
and so long as in Dublin, where the agile lady es-
tablished herself, and opened at heatre, the attrac-
ions of which fora time surperseded every other
place of public usement. Madame Violante
was the Blondin of her day, but more of an artist,
and less of an acrobat. She treated the public to

have guy more control over the revenue than we | they remind me of the fable of the wolf and the

|} once gained, till its term expires. I therefore think | the people wish to have a voice in the formation of
his houor's arguments are very much out of place ,| this Honge. I wonld therefore be willing to raise

have wow! It will éost the country some thou-
sands of ao to elect this House.

Ifon. t
dreds,

Hov. Mr. DINGWELL—Yes, thousands at
every electiva. J alap wish te know if the mem-
pers of this Council are te bear their own expen-
ses when they are elected !

Hon. Mr. PALMER—I certainly see nothing |
improper in the questions of his Honor, and while |
the Bill is under consideration is the proper time |
tw understand them, His Honor asks whether it)
ds intended tg extend or abridge the privileges of
this Couneil, or, if L understand him aright, whe-|
ther we are te have the power, when eleeted, of|
initiating meney votes. Now, I do not think it is)
a to pat the Council oy the same foot- |
ing as the House of Assembly in that respect; the |
Hill wifl not bear that construction. It leaves us|
just as we are at present constituted with regard |
ite money votes. I contess that I am not exacily |
prepared to say to what extent the privileges of
the Legislative Councas, in the provinces where
they are elected, extend; but I do not think they |
have the power te initiate money votes.
course, rests with the members or this House to
say whether they will contend fer that power or
not. For mp part, I would not feel myself justi
fied in introducing such an avendment as his!
Honor contemplates, and will, therefore, give my |
adherayee to the Bill as it is; it having passed the |
other brauch of the Legislature with such « large |
majority. I shail notoffer any amendment except |
with regard to the seratiny; but I net jad,
any fault with his Honor for askilg those ques- |
tions. If such a power were exercised by beth,
seraaches of the Legislature, I think it wiuld be
‘attended with a great deal of inconvenience. We!
ovill still have the power to negative any Bul. All!
the appropriations come up in one Bill; we have |
the right te exercise our judgupent y pos, each item, |
and if we are dissatisfied with ang of them, we)
would be justifiable in rejecting the whole Bill, if)
there were no other expedient. We would then,
Le responsible to our constituencies, and it would
rest with them te say whether we or the House |
of Assembly were wrong.

How. the PRESIDENT—It is very little use to |
talk about this Bill, because I believe it is the de-|
termination of the majority of this House to carry
it through.

Bat with regard to the question of |

his Howor, Me. Vingwedl, I think it is a matter} ey ina friendly manner by his Grace the Secretary |
. | of State.

for very grave cousideration: fur if the country is)
te be put to such an evermous expense, your |
Honors should weigh the subject well. However,
1 cannot agree with bis Saatee in saying that it)
will cost theusandg of pounds; but I believe it)
will cost hundreds.

Hon. Mr. DINGWELL—Time is money, and)
when I consider the time that will be spent at |
elections, I believe that it will cust the country)
thousands ef pounds; but I do not say that itwill|
cost the revenue that mach.

Hwa. the PRESIDENT —I quite understand,
his Honor now, and I fully admit that it wiil cost
the reyenue and country ngs. What bene-

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At ty be derived fro it] Fhage are na gree Be ae odes et as tthe aol ot ee
Sent ; : 1 . adie nage rhat is for © guod o e
privileges to this Hous; 3 wr By denying the privilege to the other

it would embarrass any Government to give Na le

| which is calculated eventually, if not directly, to do

Hlouses the power tu initiate money Votes.
hepe to see the day when the Government will)
have the sole coutrol over the revenue. It is 80 |
ies Nova Seotia; the Government initiate all money |
#e@es. Lut if it is to cost the country so much, |
orket advantage will it be? Now. 1 will just put.
Case: su the liberals have a majerity in|

the House of Assembly and the conservatives ia, *

sthis House; and suppose the liberal majority pass |
the Revenue Bill, a the liberal minority in this”
House are unable to carry it, what is to *;
are the interests of the country to be sacrificed? |
How Me. HUTCHINSON—There must be a

sselettion.
lion. the PRESIDENT—Yes; but in the mean-
time the ewuntry would be ruined; it would be!
filled with Yankee rum. And if the same majo-)
rity should be returned, what would be done then ?
You cannot then create five new weimbers in one
aught. You cannot increase this House nor dis-,
solve it. Therefore I think your Bul will be fond |
to be a total faifure. You will find that it will be |
alinost impossible to carry on the princip
thle Government. If the crown ha
power to get the House out of the difficulty, it
would be different; but by this Bill you deprive
it of that power, Therefore I say you should
pause before you pass this Bill. Then again his |

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Jfover, Mr. Dingwell, has asked the question,and | electors for the other Hoase, but I am willing to |
yais Honor the President of the Executive has, | fall back and support the amendment of his honor, | feet ;

through inadvertaney [ suppose, neglected to an-
swer it, whether the members of this House are |
te be paid. Gentlemen will not then come from
the eountry without being paid. Suppose the Le-
gisdatare sat in Georgetown, I would not leave
my home, my family aud my busiuess, and attend |
there for a £106); avither, J am sure, would my |
hon. friend the leader of the Goversment do 0d.)
lt is ne inconvenience for mewhers residing in|
Charlottetown te attend here, it is rather a ples |
sure; but it is tue much to ask gentlemen trom,
the country to attend here and spend their time |
aod their money without any remuneration.

Hon. Mr. PALMER—I dil not expect when I
moved the House into committee that we would

| ture were held there.

lamb which went to drink at the sume brook.
Ilou. the PRESIDENT—His boner says that it

x PRESIDENT—Not thousands, hun- | is the first time he has heard me speak about paying} tion be £150.

the members of this House. Now, | have always
been of opinion that as long as they were nomina-
ted they should not be paid; but what I said was
| that [ would not go to Georgetown if the Legisla

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The first clause were then agreed to and the
second rend.

Hon. Dr. JOUNSON—TPhat clause says that on
the Bill being coutirmed by Her Majesty, this House
shall be immediately dissolved. Kow Lthink the

ary power, because a Despatch confirming the Bill
might be received by him at a time when it would
be very intonvenient to hofd an election.

Hon. the PRESILENT—Suppose a Despatch
arrived When the Legislature is sitting, this seme
might be'dissolved in the very heart of the Session.

After some dissultory debate the clause was
ametided by yiviag the Lieutenant Governdr power
to dissolve the House at any time after the passing
ef the Act not exceeding six mouths.

Ou the 7th clause, relating tg the quadilic ation of
electors, being read .

Hou. Mr. WALKER moved that it |

ve amended

It, of | by striking out the werds “ oue hiundred,” aad in-}

serting the word “fiftv.’’ I think, said his honor,

that if it is intended that the two branches should |
| work in harmony there should not be such a very

great differeuce in the qualification

Hon. 7 a DINGWELL—J think it is hardly con-

sistent with the state of‘the country to aay that the
ualitication of a menibe? for the other House is
not sufficient for an © :vetor for this.

Hon. Mr. PALMER—I niust oppose that amend-
rept, and I think their Wonors in, moving and sup-
porting it, are acting yery inconsistently. If they
wish to'show theif consisteney let them move to
have the qualification the same as that of the elee-
ters for members of the other House. I should op-
pose it either way, because it is necessary, if we
wish to preserve any analogy to the House of Lords,
to rnise the standard of the electors. What we want
is the wrave, sober, settled inhabitants of the Colony.
We do not wish the members of this House elected
by a moving, transitory popnlation—men who are
subject to asuddenebullition of party feeling. There
is enough of that element sending members to the
House of Assembly. We wanta selection made by
people having more of the interests of the country
at stake. If you take away that qualification you
put this House ona par withthe House of Assembly.

ron would then destry all analogy between the

| Upper Chamber aud House of Lords, some principles | yy

of which we should follow. This bas been pointed

“He appears to know what we want bet-
ter than we do ourselves. 1 do not adhere to that
clause simply beeanse his Grace says we should
bave a tolerably high qualitication, but because |
believe it will be for the benefit of the country ; and
I hope and trust that no support will be given to
the proposal to rednes it, © Lum not standing here
to deprive tiny biaes Of persons of a privilege ; but
there is a class of persons who are not as capable
of judging what is for their benefit as some others
¢. Many men have to submit to what is for the
general benefit.’ ‘For instance, how many men have
to submit to a tyxation for education, who have al-
ready edueated their children, or who have none to
educate !—but it is for the benefit of the country at
Jarge. It is, therefore, better for a question of this

country.
lass we do them no harm, becuase we do that
them a benefit. It is necessary to have laws to pro-
tect property, and those parties will participate in
the blessings of those laws; they may then be con-
tent to abide by the judgment of those whe are more
capable of deciding. They have the privilege of
voting for membersof the House of Assembly. We
not contracting, but extending the privileges
which they enjoy, and they should thank us for
doing so. Therefore, I trust that hon. members
will see the necessity of allowing the qualification
to remain as it is, at £100, for I think it is very mo-
deraté. Few men in the country, asa general rale,
have farms of less than 50 acres, and those whose

improvements are not worth £100 must be pro-| theni—extortin

nounced transitory and unsectled, and we cannot
rely upon them. The

privilege should therefore be
withheld from them tillt

hey do acquire that amount.

Iton. Mr. DINGWELL—His honor, the leader!

of the Government accuses us of inconsistency.

| Last year when this Bill was introduced, there | and the committee divided :

was 10 be no property quatlifieation at all; Ido not
know how such a change could bave come over the
minds of hon. members. If it is the Desputech of

les of| His Grace the Duke of Neweastle that has changed Palmer, Johnson, Anderson, IHaszard, MacLaren,
d the | their minds | must say that I do not attach a great | §

deal of importance to the Despatches of British
noblemen, dictating to our poor Colony what course
to pursne w ith regard tv our own affairs.

lon. Mr. HUTCULNSON—I intended to move |

that the qualification should be the same as that for

Mr. Walker. I have listened to the arynments of

his honor the leader of the Government, and they |
appear to me like saying to a man, you may come |
into the kitchen, but not into the parlour, to say |
that he may vote for members of the House of As- |
sembly, but not for the Council. 1 Lope the men |
who are prevented from voting for members of this |
Honse will not vote for supporters of the Govern-

ment in the other; for [ maintain that the inhabi- |
tants of this Islind should not be put on a par with

the inhabitants of Britain, where the population is
so dense. Alimost every man, when he comes here,
looks ont for a piece of land, and settles down upon
it, and why should such an individual be prohibited |
from voting, though he may not have £100 worth |
| of property. His honor the leader of the Govern: |
) ment Mid not say a word last year against the quali-

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| the qualification higherin order to seeure the passing
lof the Bill.
Hon. Mr. GARDINER moved that the qualifica-
Hon. Dr. JOHNSON on rising to second the mo-
tion said—I am of opinion that the interference of
the Secretary of State is very proper, because by
this Bl the crown is delegating its power to the
ople; and therefore Her Majesty, or rather the

seenie effects they had never witnessed before; she
trained some notable actresses—among whom was
Peg Woftington—and carried rope-dancing to so
high a pitch, that the écau monde of Dublin talked
of, and attended to, nothing else for some years.
Long after the day of her management had gone
by, and her theatre passed into other hands and
uses (itis said to bibee boounte a Methodist Chapel),

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7 - i i titled to the thanks of this House for doing so.
} Lieutenant Governor should have some discretion- |

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{ fixed by the Gévernment at £100, T think it would

Polonial Minister, who is in this respect the guar- | the relish for this species of performance was strong
dinu of the prerogutives of the Crown, should exer: | enough in the public mind to produce a kind ot
cise the right of making any suggestions which he | civil war regarding,the merits of two rival rope-
may think’ proper, and ] further think that he is en- dancers, who had established themselves and their
ropes at opposite ends of the city. One astonished
the natives of the then fiushionable Liberties, the
other amazed the dwellers of the New Town, who
had not then extended to Merrion Square. They
had arrived in Dublin on the same ‘day, set up
their rival camps, and sent forth their manitestoes
next morning; aud henceforth there was nothing
but contention at dinuer-table and tea party, in
tavern, coffee-house, and billiard-room, concerning
the moral, social, and acrobatic worth of Signor
Sarfuico and Monsieur Perote.

As their names and titles indicate, the one was
an Italian and the other a Frenchman. Sarfuico
was young, muscular, and tall for a gentleman
whose business had to be conducted on the tight-
rope. Perote’s age could not be ascertained ; his
adversaries asserted that the blackness of his thin
hair was owing td dye; he was small, slender, and
wind-dried, professed to haye been brought up on
the rope, and considered it the grandest and most
elevating of liuman pursuits. Signor Sartuico was
grave, silent, and even dignified. On the hemp
he danced the latest minuet, carried a hamper of

Tlouse a glass on his back, and balanced his sword on his
cil Bill. ‘| chin with a”taciturn stateliness sufficient for a

Hon. Mr. RAMSAY moved that a clause be in-) ¢ardinal in full canonicals. His Gallic antagonist
serted to prohibit any member from being elected | talked with immense volubility throughout his per-
-: any other county than that in which he resides. | emneniin generally in hisown praise and that of his

on. Mr. PALMER—1 wotild spport that mea-| Setenit O6 will 4? telated Wie ex-
sure, but I do not think it would bé good policy at | S#ence, as he pleased to call it; related fis ex
periences, delivered his opinions on men and man-

the present time. Jt appears to be the feeling at} : 4 .
prevent to allow the ejevors to select their member | ners, and exchanged repartees with his Dublin
Signor Sarfucio assured the public that

Hon. Mr. PALMER—Thoagh J admit that there

ipa good deal of force in the arguments for raising
| the qualification, yet,as the matter has been strongly
}argued in the House of Assembly, aud asit has been

| be very little use for us to try to raise it.
The question was then put on Hon Mr. Walker's
motien and the House divided ;
Conresxts — Hons. Messrs. Walker, Hutchinson
and Dinewell—-3. , '
Noy-contents—Hon. the President, Hons Messrs.
| Palmer, Johnson, Anderson, Gardiner, Haszard,
; Ramesy, Simpson and MeLaren—9.
So fle motion was lost,
| ‘Thé ¢westion was then put on Hof. Mr. Gardi-
} ners mution, and the Honse again divided :
Contents — Hon. the President, Hons. Messrs.
Gardiner, Johnson, Andersou and Ramsay—5.
| _Nox-contests—Hons, Messrs. Palmer, Haszard,
| MacLaren, Simpson, Hutchinson, Walkerand Ding-
| well—7.
So it passed in the negative. House resumed and
pregress reported. Adjourned for one hour. ©

Tuvrspay Arrersxoon, April 10.
gain in committee on the Elective Coun-

his ancestors who performed before Henri Quatre,
Each gentleman prefessed to know nothing of the
other, but their mutual hatred was said te execed
that of ordinary tivals; through their respective

from any district so long as he has been in the Co | audience.
lony for a give time. * I scarcely think it would! he was the last scion of anoble Florentine family.
| tind support at the present time in the House of As-| Monsieur Perote boasted his descent from a line
|sembly; and thoagh [ would like to see the Bill |
j embrace the views of all parties, yet I cannot cup |
port his Honors amendment, as I fear it would 6 |
} struct the Bill. * :

Hon. Mr. RAMSAY—1I am sorry that his honer

tr. Palmer cannot agree with this reselation. I
| submitted a similar resolution last year and there | satellites a whisper oozed out that they had tra-
| Was 4 majority of this House in favor of it. 1 am velled and danced together for yea: 3 on the conti-
| still of the same opinion. I think we have a right} nent—that their quarrels had latterly been such as
to judge for coated about our local affairs ; and | to call for police interference—and. that they had

if you canyas Prince County at the present time I |
am conlidént that you will find 99 out of a 100 who
will go fur the measure.

Hon. Mr. SIMPSON—F
mission there can be no need for the measure at
least in Prinee County, for if the people are so
much in favor of the measure they will certainly
return a man from their own county.

Hon. Dr. JOUNSON—Mempbers will not be sent
to this House to represent any district or party, but
‘the whole Island; and if the electors think there

is a man jin their own district whe will suit them, ; st
they Will certainly select him without restricting |e? quarrelled in coffee-houses, and met next
ithem by law; if not they should be at liberty te | morning in the Phenix Park about them ; family
choose a man from another district. i controversies arose — social circles split and fell

Hon. Mr. HUTCHINSON—Last year his honor, | away — people altered their wills — old friends
Mr. Ramsay, proposed a similar resolution, and 1) passed each vther without speaking—and engage-
seconded it. Iam still of the same opinion ; for if} ments were broken eff, on account of Signor Sar-
eandidates have liverty to go to all parts of the Is- | fuico and Monsieur Perote. They got mixed up

land certain individuals from Charlottetown will| —. A. Fishy: Fal

get themselves returned in spite of fate. I think with polities, - what ” ao dx not ! >
the members should represent the counties in which pepular er Trish party were the chief supporters
they reside of Perote; he bowed to the carmen, and wanted

separated with vows of vengeance on each other;
some intention of that kind was supposed to in-
rom his honor’s own ad-| fence the Frenchman’s movements in particu-
lar, for wherever the Italian went, there be fol-
lowed him, and set up his opposing camp. :
They were both excellent in, or rather on, their
peculiar lines. As ropes were walked or danced
in those days, Dublin had not seen their equals,
and they divided the town between them. w-
agers fought their battles over their cards; young

of rope-dancers, and took special pride in one of

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deceit, and vindieate science! Look at thestraps
oF. hi nedlne. edly posed ever the
he made himself safe, and
dared to surpass me, whose life was spent on the
rope, Whose great-greatgrandfather performed
before Henri Quatre. guessed it~I knew it,
through the inspiration of my science, and I die
y since the villain is unmasked.” ;

onsicnr Perote did not die happy or otherwise
on that occasion. Before his parting speech was |
done, the spectators had recovered their senses |
sufficiently to give the alarm, and rush to the res-
cue with ladders, fire escapes, and feather-beds to
be fallen upon, He was got safely down; 50 with
Sarfuico, though it proved a more difficult busi-
ness, and the doetora never could understand why
he did not die of apoplexy. From that evening,
however, his glory had departed—a faet of whieli
the last scion of the nobie Florentine family was
so sensible, that he departed also without sound
of trumpet, and to the great regret of several
tradesmen. His now successful rival}jiade a long-
er stay and a good dea! of noise about the un-
masking; but the whole seene cured the Dublin
world of fashion of its fancy for such petormances.
One knows not what Blondin may effect, but the
ygoers

rope; there is

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| nished with material, &c.

| party speaking, the other must rely u

GORRESPONDEWCE,

To Tux Eprror oF THE EXAMINER.

Sin—The chairman of the tate Mostague me
ing, in the * Islander’ of the 1 hth inst., has treat
us to another attempt to refute a statemes paw
former commutiication to the ‘Examiner, o
upon reliable information, that Mr. McAulay «“
from Charlottetown to Mr. McDonald to be fur-
As Mr. McDonald ap-

pears to be willing to submit to “ matter of fact’’ in

this case, he shall bave it. ais

The knowledge which any one person can ave
from the use of his own senses, in many things, is
ed; he must, therefore, often depend for

very limit ;
' what others say to him; ane

his knowledge on
when the thing spoken of is known only to the
pon what he
If the statements of one person to another
lied upon, the affairs of life would be
jence in each other would be

says.
cannot be re
embarrassed, aud confi<
destroyed. The matter of speaking the truth con-

like have never been popular among the pla
of the royal city since they happened to witness a
Duel on the Tight-rope.

—or

Barrisn CoLumpta AND ITs GOLD. -— There
is ne longer any doubt that a new gold-field of sur-
passing fertility, and very easily worked, has been
opened in British Colambia. This immense ter-
ritory, stretching northward from Vancouver's
Island over six or seven degrees of latitude, and
bounded here, if bounded at all, only by other por-
tions, hitherto unoccupied, of British North Ame-
rica, has scarcely received the attention it deserves.
Most inviting accounts of its climate and agricul-
tural resources have reached us from time to time,
vet the stream of colonization has never set strongly
in that direction, and the extraordinary price of
iabour has continued to attest the dearth of able-
bodied emigrants. It is probable that last year’s
operations at the diggings on Fraser River will
prove the turning point in the fortunes of the
colony. Gold is the ‘universal magnet, and it is
not by average receipts, but by the earnings of the
most adventurous aud successful, that the attrae-
tiveness of a new country is to be estimated, The
falleys between Fraser River and the Rocky
Niocktsins, and especially that district scarcely to
be identified on the map, but deseribed by our
correspondent under the name of Cariboo, pro-
mises to draw the ay roving population from
California more rapidly than Otago has diverted
that from Australia. Already we hear of villages
growing “like magic,” of roads, or rather bridle-
paths and “trails,” being cut through the forests ;
of complicated machinery for gold-washing beicg
erected in nameless localities some 500 miles north-
east of Victoria and New Westminster; and of
butchers’ shops, blacksmiths’ forges, bakeries,
| taverns, and gambligg-houses msing up onall sides.
'“In all Cariboo” there were but “five white
women and three physicians” in June, but the
former class must afterwards have greatly increas-
ed, and if the latter did not multiply, it seems to

miners. Altogether, considering that this moun-
tainous tract, though marked on some maps as
“ Gold Regions,” Was all but uninhabited till a year
or two ago, we can hardly be surprised that the
rumours which have reached us of its fabulous
| wealth have hitherto found little eredit. Even in
| Victoria they were searcely believed till the suc-
cessive arrival of seftler after settler, laden with
golden spoils, convinéed the most sceptical that a
new El Dorado had been discovered. — London
Times, Edl. Feb. 7.

Indians, who were paid $20 a day for “ packing.”
Labeuring men, who had no mining claims of their
own, were hired to work those of the miners at
$7 and $8, and found. Provisions were relatively
high in price. Flour was at 38c. (is.7d.) per Ib.;
bacon, 75¢.; beans, 40c.; tea, $1 50c.; sugar and
coffee, 75e. per lb. Single meals at the restaurants,
consisting of beans and bacon and a cup of bad
coffee, cost $2 (4s. 4d.) A correspoudent of one
of the newspapers in Victoria, writing from Cariboo
at this time, quotes the prices of what, in the
grandiose style of these parts, he calls “ miners’
jnxuries,” as follows:—A tin pan (worth 3d.) sold
for $8 (£1 128. 9d.); picks and shovels, $6 each ;
ditto, with handles, i.¢., shovels, $7 50c.each (£1
4s. Gd. and £1 10s. 6d.) ag was charged
for at $6 a dozen piece (£1 4s. 6d.) The latter

Hon. Mr. HASZARD—I do not see that we can | justice for Ireland. The high Tories and friends
do any harm by wept the choice to the electors| of government, on the other hand, lent their
theinselves. Some of the very best representatives | strength to Sarfuico; he was a reduced gentle-

reside beyond the bounds of the district which they | man, and no doubt of sound principles. The Irish
vepresens. erote a

a .* . | party being the most namerous, gave P
on. Mr. GARDINER —I shall snpport his | P&® pm _ agar “
honor Mr. Ramsay's amendment. I — nae can- considerable minjerity, and what bers still 7 a red
didates from Charlottetown coming to the conntry | the Frenchman's favor, the ladies threw t vir
with their kegs of ram,and collecting crowds round | weight into the seale. In spite of the better looks
r pretensions of bis rival, Monsieur Pe-
ia ff ae compliments and general dey etion

promises from them — and iti this | and highe
| way they would choose the representative of the | rote’sabu
| district.
/T do not think they have any right to yo beyond | and old, espoused this cause vs ladies only éan ;
them. , land in their influgnee, great as it is, and has been
The question wes then put on the amendment, | in all times and “es, had a power on the banks
Costests—Hons. Messrs. Ramsay, Hutchinson , Of the. Lidey in Guame days aificient to swamp any
and Gardiner—3 . opposition. Monsieur Perete’s fame and eash-box
Nox-coxrexrs—Hon.the President. Hons. Messrs. | went up at a rate which threatened extinction to
| his rival, till the Ltalian’s ingenuity found out 2
mode of making things more tan even. Sarfuico
| raised his rope. The elevation was full twenty
| feet above anything Perote had ever attempted.
| The bare advertisement drew a considerable house
| be re-eleeted. Thut principle is adoptod in England. (on the first evening of exhibit iou, and when it went
and I suppose it is found to have some beneticial ef | abroad how he had carried the sack, balaneed
but [ caunot see the propriety of adopting such | the sword, and drank a glass of wine to the health
a course here. The people who select a man as of the lerd-lientenant, Perote’s popularity fell to
their representative must have confidence in him, | freezing-poiut. In vain his most astonishing feats
and I cannot see that accepting office disqualifies | were put in requisition: he steod on one leg te no
him in - i po if be ay Mpeg ae hy purpose, danced the minnet De la Cour with no
think the principle should be ubroyated. | 8e ave and shout, for lis daring antagonist and
Hon. Mr. HUTCHINSON—If there is any good | though his compliments rose if possible toahigher
: : . oe SO pera: ' | key, the ladies deserted him and tis rope.
in any part of the Dill it isthat part; and Tam sur- | : . : i ci
rised that his honor Dr. Johnson, who is an Eng. | At this epoch, it became public by their joint
Fats man, should depart from those great principles | advertisement that Sarfuico and Perute had made
which have been established in Saereale When | friends, Why and how, their most confidential
the bait of an offies is held out to a mau, is he the | advisers could not declare, but it was generally
same man that he was before? He should then go | believed that, as became hiv position, Perote had
back to the people, and it is forthem to say whether made the first overtures, and Sartuico, remember.

}

impson, Dingwell and Walker—9.

So it passed in the negative.

The clause relating to members vacating their
| seats on accepting office was then read.

Hlon. Dr. JOUNSON~—They have to go back to

tney have the sume confidence in him, and if they

I would confine them to the counties, for to the fair sex carried the day; the ladies, young |

| have they can elect him again; if they have rot

| ing former days, and not unwilling to rule over his

have a contest on the principle of the Bill; bet 1) fication being the same as that for the other House
see His Honor the President hag buckled on bis! and 1 was me Benes! to see that he did not; but it ap- |

i they can say no, we will not elect you, That isa

armour and atiacked the principle with renewed
vigour. He thinks tw¢ eleetive bodies might come
to a dead lock, and wouders hpw the kev would be
applied. Now it is quite possible that ageh a calli-
sion might take pace, just as it has already Laken
lace when we have a nominative Council and an!
# lective Houge : but 1 do net apprehend that it would |
s#imihijate the constitution if it did take place
Jbis Estand would net be more liable to such a
collision than the other Colonies which have adopted
the prinei

isitiiuted A the Lower House were sent up here
aud we refused to pass it, then each House takes |
the ibility of what it dues. The Howse of

Asse was always responsible, this House
never; then both will be responsible.
lon. the PRESIDEN I—This Bill provides that |

this House can neither be dissolved nor crammed. | cation fer the electors, it shonid be a respectable | public officers holding seats in the House of Ags-
Hon. Mr. PALMER—Very well, they are re-! one. Iam of opinion that both the clectors aryl the | sembly ; and therefore [ think some new light mast

sponsible to the people, amt that will be brought to}
bear which is the only remedy for many constitu.
4ignal diseases—publie opinion—that mast regulate
the matter. If a large number of petitions come In
from the conntry, the Legislature will have to act |
accordingly. I think this is quite sufficient ; becanse |
any constitution is hable wdutem ptions ; but these)
are evils which will work theif owy cpye. His)
homer says we cannot prevent thase evils by 3
new creation. I dou not adwit that even now we

ean do se. That power may not he conceded to a’

future Government, at lenst they eannot obtain ix
at any momeut. Lf the House er Chamber of Re-
presentatives need reformation, and the power Is
in their own hands they will never be reformed.
At the time t+ which your honor has alluded there
Was an extraordinary state of affairs, and an ex
traerdinary remedy was required. And with
respect to the question whether the members are te
‘be paid or nut wien they are elected, if his honor
had wdverted to the debate of yesterday, he might
yemember that that question was asked by fris
JLonor Me. Walker, and in my re ve _a —
one of the greatest objections to the Bill ; but I saic
that if the wished to have the power they
muust pay for it is honor s of the onerous
bal of geutlemen from the country sitting here
without pay; his honor's sympathy has broken out
ve poo wl His friends sut for years and years
pode him without pay ; why were they not pai
theud I ueverh te — the cause + S se
country wombers as be has done at present.
presev! Geverument has said that they will not pay
them till they sre elected.

Hon. Mr. HUTCHINSON —Iis honor the Leader
of the says thut if this Council should
evutinue a» it is wt present constituted, that the
same course could nut be pursued in case of an

“ ‘y as has beeu formerly adopted. Now
this appearé very steanve to me; it seems as if one
party were to have a privilege over the other. 1
thought from the tirst Lime this Bill was introdaced
that the was to get 4 Council here so con-
structed that it could not be removed or reconstruct-
ed in case the Lilemd —, into power, so us

frou deing auythmg. And I
f enormously high q ion that
was required for candidates by the Bill of last year

was tor same .

dion Mr. Simson —t presume that we are out
ot order Mr. Cusirman, io diseasxsing the pemmipia
4! the Bill now ; but as the liberty ef doing so has
Last

bees to viber members, 1 wish also to make
thera , fi poh ~~ says,
in for the parpore of

rmenttrom, ing.
Jn the

meays tung

the other party in a better position if they should
wer, because it — rte) p by the
bout the same time, for Ue Bill provides slat they
eball be elected us soon as it
therefore harmonize better
Assewbly. Suyinw that they cannot be removed is

mot correct, beeanse they “must back to th
ee oe four years. Thy 1 aubestace
that there js auy ground for the fears which his
Hu appease yo eure

-

rtain. Wheutiey ure elected

‘eapjtal, aud I certainly think that £50 is high

bogmes Jaw Itwili
with the Honse of of

sears that sotue anaccountable change has come ever
tis mind. I suppose the Despatch of bis Grace the
Duke of Neweastle who kuows very little about |
ns has produced the change; but it is very likely
that these very words have been put into iris mouth |
from this side of the Atlantic. +
Von. Mr. WALKER—A poor man’s labour is his

enough.
Hon. Mr. GARDINER—T do not know why we |

iple of an elective Council. Suppose a Bill! should reduce the qualification, for I think it is too | why you should loose contideuce in a man because

low at £100; I wish we could bave it higher. if
this House is to be elected it should be chosen by
men having a stake in the country. 1 do not think
that any person having the good of the country at)
heart would suy that £100 is too high.

Hon. Mr. RAMSAY—If we are to have a qualifi- |

candidates should have a property qualification, and |
last vear I contended that that for the candidates |
should be £1000; but it was reduced by the Llouse
of Assembly.

lion. Dr. JOUNSON—Sowme of the arguments of |
hon. members are ou the assumption that we were}
distranchising a certain class ef persons, but this is |
not the ease. We are endenvouring to reconstruct |
the Constitution of this House and should endeavour
to have it established on the very best foundation.
Last year I took the liberty to move that the electors
should be 39 years of ave; that was not disfran-
ebising any class; it was enfrauchising all above
that aye. This House should be elecied by a fixed
) poreiaties. having a tixed stake in the country, and
uiving the welfare of the eountry ut heart. LTagree
| with his honor, Mr. Gardiner, that it is two low.
| £100 sterling would be more acceptable. It would
| tuen have a similar etlect to the amendment which
| J proposed last year. [ut to say that it should be
the sume as that for the other House is altogether

| unreasonable.
Hon. Mr. PALMER—Ilis honor, Mr. Hutchinson,
says that 1 was willing last year to have the quali-
the same as that of the electors for members
of the House of Assembly, and I have been uccused
of inconsistency because I yo for that clanse now,
which requires the electors to have a qualification.
Now, I can inform hon. members, for their gratili-
cation, that when this measure was first introduced
into the House of Assembly, I couteuded stroagly
for a qualification of both tle electors and the eleet-
ed; but Lhad to give way to the opinions of the
more numerous; and why did I doso! Simply be-
cause I did vot wish to lose the Bill. That was not
inconsistency ; and the same feeling induces ne now
to vote as I iutend to do—to maintain my consistency
by carrying this Bill. If I thought the Duke of
Neweastie, or any other Colonial Minister, would
assent to it. L wonld till go for having a qualifica-
tion in the candidate, but I yield for the pu of
carrying my object, for it is better to have the Bill
as it is than not have it at all. As to the remark
of his honer, Mr. Hntchirson, about the class of
persons to whom we do not grant the privilege of
voting for members of this House not yoting, as he
bas expressed a hope, for the supporters of the Go-
vermment when the time comes; if they do not 1
suppose it will not be bis honor's fault, for I dare
sty his honor will be found leading up as many of
that class as he cau find to vote aguinst the Govern-
ment. All I can say is that I wish him joy of his
company. It is not Irkely that I will be in the con-
tention. Tam sorry that we should oceupy se much
of the time of this House, going over what was
fully discussed here yesterday ; bat hon. members
do wot to be satistied with an answer.
was ing not long ago ef a parrot which had
been taught to speak a number of words. It was
placed near where a bricklayer was building a house,
aud some wag learned it to say, “more mortar.”
The hod carrier would no sooner go down with
his hod than he would hear the cry from the top
the wall, “ more mortar,”’ and supposing it to be
the bricklayer would immediately return with his
hed fullof mortar. Ai length the bricklayer began
to eumplain and asked the man what he meant by
bringing him so much mortar. The hod-carrier, to
lis surprise, then discovered that it was the parrot
that was calling for it. There appears to be just as
little ase in answering the questions of hon. mem-

believe they will be
Hoa. Mr. DINGWELL—Any party that is in
lie interest us well

unis
now how; w f look around me
experienced men at this Board, I let

nestly aud fudrly—let us de for the better
for tue worse. “bans net for curtailing the |

bers, fur there would only be a repetition of the cry
of “ more mortar.”

Hoa. the PRESIDENT—This discussion is not
on the pon on of the Bill, but on the details, and

jan that be is changed ; but you must have time to |

| departments on the floor of the House.

| enemy, agreed to let bygones be bygones, and re-
| ceive bim into his service. They were henceforth
te act together, and the suriises, speculations,
and reports that went through Dublin, when that |
announcement was issued, was unexampled. |
Would the Italian bring down his rope? Would |
the Frenchman elevate his? Would the stage |
admit of twe ropes?) Would there be anything
| more than the old tricks? Heavy bets were taken
on those important questions, and a full hour be-
fore its doors were opened, a crowd that might
have filled a building twice the size, had collected
in front of Sartuico’s theatre. The getting iaand
getting places was a considerable business ; and
when no mere seats could be found for the ladies,
and no more standing-reom for the gentlemen, the
curtain rose. Then whata surprise for the eager
faces—what a disappointinent of shrewd conjec-
have dawned on the winds of the present majority. oe oe : losing of heavy bets appeared, =
I think they find that it is almost impossible tocarry | Here was Sarfuico’s rope alone, at its highest ele-
on Responsible Government without the heads of | Vation, and there were the rivals both upon it.
I must say | The Italian looked more than usually grave and
I am surprised at the position assumed by his honor| grand; the Frenchman determmed and unflinch-
Dr. Johnson, for it is a principle admitted in Eng- ing, as if his courage had been screwed up for
land. For instanee, suppose lis honor were elect-| some desperate purpose. The one bowed solemnly
ed to a seat in the House and were afterwards ap- | to the boxes, the other to the whole house, but it

rivilee granted by the British constitution and I
Caos it will never be surrendered.

Hon. Dr. JOUNSON—I am an Englishman, and
an old Englishman too,and [believe that Englishmen
at the present day would not approve of that clause.
You have no business to elect a nan as a represen-
tative in whom you have not confidence. His honor
says that wheu the bait of an office is held ont toa

know whether he is changed or not. I do not see

he accepts an office.

Ilion. the PRESIDENT—I must congratulate the
majority for inserting that clause, hen the pre-
sent majority came into power they would not ai-
low any member to hold an office; but before un-
other session passes 1 rather think you will find

I} great deal to persuade me to eonsent to have that

i

| the appointment.

also expected to see his honor Mr. Simpson on
his legs, judging from the tenor of his remarks yes- |
terday ; bt verhaps he has also seen some new light.
Hon. Mr. PA LMER—A similar elanse still re-
mains in the constitution of the House of Assembly ;
and it has been thought proper to assimilate the |
constitutions of the two Houses. It might so hap-
pen that a man might accept a paltry olfice, whieh
might just come within the meaning of the term
** profit or emolument,” for the purpose of doing a)
favor to the Governmentof theday. His honor the
President says he did not think the present Govern-
ment would insert snch a clause,
Hon. the PRESIDENT—Ne; L said I thonght
seme new light must have darned on their minds.
Hon. Mr. PALMER—Then his honor should not
speak by insinuations, but in plain terms as I do.
We will then undertsand him better, and [ will not
rise up to disclaim the insinuation. Yon might have
a set of men in the next House of Assembly who
would wish to have some of the heads of depart.
ments in the Ifouse ; aud suppose they should desire
to introdace one into the Council, what would be
said then? The ery would be—oh, how nicely they
have managed it! “And I do not hesitate to say that
it is not improbable that we may see some of the
heads of departinents on the floor of the House at no
very distant day. If the present Opposition are iy
wer we will have the House crammed with them.
t was so before, so much so as to cause his Grace
the Secretary of State to write a despatch to the
Lieutenant Governor reprimanding lim for not in-
forming him of the circumstances; but at the same
time perhaps it would be better to haye one or two
Public officers on the tloor of the House. At the
time that the present party came into power, it cer
tainly was the feeling in the country to have theme
all excluded. Many of their own party were of that
opinion; and some of the supporters of the present
Government think we have gone too far in exe)u-
ding them all. Ata future time candidates might
be called upon to pledge themselves to admit 2 or 3
officers on the floor of the House, but no more. And
1 do not hesitate to say that it would not take a

number in the House; for perhaps the purty xt pre-
sent in power did carry the matier a little too far.
But if sach an alteration do take place, 1 hope we
will wot go back to the extreme measure. I think
then it is right to have such a clause as that in the
Bill; for there might be a Government in power
which would cram this House with public oificers.
Eleven out of the thirteen might hold office, there-
fore [ think it is beter to Jook forward aud make
some provision to preveyt such a state of atinirs.
Thong Ido admit that there is some force in the
ma of hon. members, yet, nevertheless, |
will not object to that clause for | think it is neces-
sary.

Hon. the PRESIDENT—If his honor had heard

winted Vaccinator General, he would have to go|
mck to his constituency to see if they approved of |
Therefore I consider that the |

clause is just and necessary, and | will support it. |

Stroke which threw him off his balance,and at the

' was carelessly done, and Perote’s hand was not
even laid on his heart when he turned te the

ies.

As soon as the house recovered from its amaze-
ment, it made the roof ring and the rope tremble,
not to speak ot those who stood on it,with thunders
ofapplause. Sarfuico’s theatre,it must be premised,
had been an ancient windmill of inore than eom-
mon height, which allowed room for his present
elevation, and there he and his former rival stood
some forty fect above the stage. Most people ex-
pected the Frenchman to fall, buthe did not. The
italian had evidently no notion of the like; he re-
ceived the ovation as his due; and the little dark
man who acted as his crier—by the way, he called
him Manifestato — came forward and announced
that the ladies and gentlemen were that eveuing
to Witness # performance never before exhibited
on any stage; it was called the dance of friend-
ship, invented by ences Perote, and immensely
improved by Signor Sartuico.

‘he two os Kontos immediately began to put
themselves in dancing position; they were both in
the full dress of the period, with lace rattles, bag
wigs, and swords. The eyes of the whole house
were fixed on them. Signor Sarfuico was still
grand, but in beginning the dance of friendship,
he seemed to have some difficulty with his feet.
Perote had perceived this, and made some remark,
which no body else could hear; but it aroused the
Italian’s anger. He raised his hand as if to strike
him; the same instant, Perote’s rapier was drawn,
aud before the audience could comprehend that
they had actually quarrelled, Sartuico’s hanger
was out also, and they thrusting at each other on
the tight rope. A pin might have been heard fall-
ing in the crowded house, where everybody sat
still in his place gazing up at the two fighting in
the air. How they kept their footing, the genius
of mischief only knows. ‘The concentrated hatred
and malice of their faces were fearful to see up
there in the flickering lamphght. Pass after pass,
lunge after lunge, they made at cach other with
the rapidity of lightning. Both were good swords-
men, but Perote was the best of the two; he
warded off the Italian’s thrusts with his small! ra-
pier, and positively seemed more certain of his
footing than before the quarrel began; till Sar-
tuico, making one desperate lunge, received a back-

same moment attempting to grapple with his
enemy. Down he went, and dowu weat Perote.
A cry of horror rose from the spectators; but
some power had interfered in their behalf, for
there was the Italau hanging to the rope by his
feet, and the Freuchinan holding on to it with

wy observations from the first { do not think be
wonld have occupied so much of the time of the
Honse, for I stated distinctly that I congratulated

I think your honors should weigh this clause well.

the House of Assembly for imtroduciag this clause.

beth his hands. “ Louk, ladies and gentlemen,”
he eried with a face of triumph sufficient tor hav.
ing saved Christendom; “ behold how I bave pe-

| is the ouly item of “luxury” I see in the “ Price
| Current,” and I eannet believe that the leundry-
'man was much patronized, It was added that
| “busine sof every description was lively.” Atsuch
prices a man would need to earn his £
\a day to enable hun to keep “ business lively.
| These wages and prices show the large gains of
ithe miners. — Do. Corresp. Victoria, Vancour

Island, Nov. 29.

”

cr

}

a 2o* a
A Worp ow rue Ornen Sipe—Tie Poverty
AND THE BENIFICENCE OF ENGLAND.—In des-
| pite of all prejudice, wet! or il! founded, towards
| the English nation, it must be coneeded, that the
| benificence is as marked as the poverty of their
people, and is a full offset to it, iz the eye of im-
partial judgment. And well does the Liverpool
Courier remark, that “ the statisties of paaperism
eonstitute a gloomy, but an invaluable literature—

a study by no means pleasant, and yet one which |

| it is iuypossible to dispense with.

At the close of 1261 the whole number of
| paupers in England and Wales approximated 900,-
'000. "The entire population was less than
600,000—nearly one in every 29 persons being
panpers. Inthe manufacturing disirictsouly, the
) number in December last was 217,751. But look-

ua! benevolence, the Queen in her recent speech |

to Parliament prouounced the gencral condition of |

the country to be “sound and satisfactory.” Far)
otherwise would it be, but for these relieving co: - |
siderations. Wealth has increased in each success
sive year in Great Britain disproportionately to
pauperis, and increase of charity has kept pace
| with the imerease of wealth, which bespeaks a
noble tribute to both the industry and innate good-
ness of enlightened humanity. We take a priceless
pleasure in contemplating it in the light efsatistical
proofs which bear this undeniable testimony.

The English papers record the fact, that a few
weeks since, when the families of 200 poor miners
were deprived of support by the terrible catastrophe
at Hartley, it was announced that $35,000—or
£17,000, were necessary to place the suffering
survivors beyond a condition of want, double that
sum was subcribed, to fill the emergency, before
the coroner’s jury had returned their verdict upon
the unfortunate dead. The Lord Mayor had to
announce, that no more contributions were

! How beautifully sublime is this record
of Christian benevolence! Such « people may be
instinctively proud of their condition and power,
for they are undeniably great in the impulses of
thought in the right direction.

So we read that, “in Manchester again, where
the apprehensions of pauperism at this period
would naturally be greatest, a deputation of gen-

have been due to the wonderful healthiness of the |

Provisions had to be carried on the backs of

20,- |

settle the whole question of the land tennres.

ing to the vast wealth of the nation, and its habit- |

exercising their choice in the selection of its mem-

cerns all persons, so all persons agree in holding
those who do not speak the truth in contempt. Mr.
McDonald knows that sisters and nephews some-
times blurt out the secrets of brother and uncle,and
when these say, “ MeAulay sen‘ to James to send
him an account of the meeting,” why should they
not be believed. From this matter of fact it is
hoped Mr. McDonald will perceive the “ thought
does no discredit to Mr. Rowe's sagacity or intelli-
gence,”’ and affords no sufficient reason for Rowe to
“quit the desk and attend to his rum shop.” In
this Jast expression there is a sprinkling of ingrat)-
tude. It is not commendable in any person to com
temn those who have afforded accommodation in an
article suited to their taste, however light the lia-
bility. Some poet has written:
“Tle that’s ungrateful has an only fault; _
All other crimes may pass for virtues in him.”

When I took up my pen it was in defence of civil
liberty ; and John Ball like, put my name to it.
My assailants appear to overlook the subject matter,
and shoot their envenomed arrows at the individual,

descend the lowest in personal abuse, thus develop-
ing the inherent and prominent features of the mind,
proving to a nicety that persons who can, by physi-
cal force rob others of their civil rights, cannot
adopt moral suasion in defence.

Unfortunately, with reference to Reyd. George
Sutherland, my information was incorrect as to
name. An acknowledgment of this fact is in the
hands of the printer, and probably will appear Le-
fore this meets the public eye.

Respectfally,
MANOAH ROWE.

Montague Bridge, April 15, 1862.
“to
To THe Epitor or THe Examixer.

,

Sir—The tenantry are anxious to know what
their Representatives ‘have done for their settle-
ment, a how the Award has been disposed of ;
and it is but right that they should be informed as
soon as you can make it convenient. But as it will
be some time before the debates can be published,
perwit me, through the Examiner, to give them th
following brief statement of the case :

It should be borne in mind that the Commission-
ers formed the Court of Enquiry so often spoken
of and asked for. The Commissioners were autho-

rity to escheat this land, or give an award against
the Crown. The landowners holding over by m-
dulgence from former Ministers gives them a claim
for compensation ; and it belongs to the Imperial
Government to enquire into those claims, re-
pair the errors of former Ministers. Therefore, as
the Commissioners could not dispute the right of the

title, and could only award as between proprietor
and tenant. Bat they did not expect their award to
become law, as will appear on referring to the con-
clusion of their Report, as follows: “ Should the
general principles propounded in this Report be ac-
cepted in the spirit which animates the Commission-
ers, and be followed by practiea! legislation, the
British Governrent will have nobly atoned forany
errors in its past policy, aud the Colony will start

5 to £20 Torward with renewed energy, dating amew ere |

| from 1361.”’

| The Duke of Neweastle has made no objections
to the gevera! principles ee, marae in the Report,
but be has objected to the main principles of the |

Award, viz: the Loan and the Arbitration; und}
when onr Governinest applied to the Duke for a
copy of the Appendix (that is, the evidences), he |
said they had only one copy, which was required
‘for the deliberation of the Government ; therefore
ithere was no grounds for the Legislature here to
interfere with the Award when it was under the
consideration of the huperialt Government.

Bat the proprietors, having a majority in the
House of Assembly, have passed the Award into an
Act, and also a Billto carry oat one of its pro-
| visions; but as these Bills were opposed in every

istage by six members representiug the tenautry, I
think they will not receive the Royal assent. But
if the people were to forward to the Queen a peti-
tion against the Bills, there is no doult that Mer
| Majesty would disallow them, and the British Go-

ivernment, in order to avert futare agitation and
itrouble, would then be more inclined than ever to |

| The Commissioners were a year in taking evi-|
dence and preparing their Report, and the Govern-
ment will require Hine to investigate such a mass
of evidence te come to a fair decision—a decision
which, I believe, will ‘atone for past errors of
policy,” and enable the tenantry to commence a
new era from whence to date their emancipation

and prosperity. -
: Wa. COOPER.
Ch.Town, April 22, 1862.
— - —~e eee eo
To tee Epiror or THE EXAMINER.

Str—The right granted to us by the Franchise
Act to elect onr representatives by universal
suffrage is irnly one of the greatest privileges we
enjoy. A Parliament is indispensably necessary to
the welfare of any country; and to render it pro-
ductive of permanent good, the members thereof
must necessarily be good, honest, pa, philan-
tropic, well-informed and well educated, in order
that they may ably, wisely and advantageously ful-
fil the important fuuctions assigned them—perfect-
ing the laws and constitution of their country, and
otherwise directing and promoting 18 prosperity,
and the welfare of its people. Andto obtain a Par-
liament of this description, it is necessary that the
body of the people should have the privilege of

bers; for we must naturally expeet that the mass
of the people will not elect men whose policy, cha-
racter or intellect will be likely to militate against
their greutest interests. It is true that many elec-
tors have, on varions occasions, voted for men who
proved themselves foes to their rights, liberties and

tlemeu waited on the Board of Guardians and
asked whether a donatioh of £10,000 or £20,000 |
in aid of the rates would be useful or acceptable.
The guardians replied in the negative, aud said
that they had means and machinery in abundance
for meeting all contingencies. ‘The amount of!
property available both by legal assessment and
voluntary taxation for ebaritable purposes is 1
calculably great. It has been plainly declared,
voth in Laneashire and in London, that there was
money ready for every call, if the genuineness of
the eall could be ascertained, and the machinery
of distribution effectively organized.” q
May we not, on this side of the Atlantic, study
to advantage these evidences of man’s humanity
to man, practically illustrated, as well as to
constantly brooding in a spirit of accusation over
“ nan’s inhumanity to man,” without practically
exciting for it any positive relief?
How justly says the Poet—
The world is not exactly what I thought it,
But pretty nearly so; and after all,
Tis not so bad as good men make it out,
Nor such a hopeless wretch.
—Portland Adcertiser.
InstineT or 4 Cat..—An old woman who died
a few years age in Lreland, had a nephew, a law-
yer, to whom she left by will all she possessed.
She happened to have a favourite cat, who never
left her, and even remained by the corpse after
her death. After the will was read in the adjoin-
ing room, on opening the door, the eat at
the lawyer, seized him by the throat, and was with
great difficulty prevented from strangling him.
‘The man died about fifteen months after the scene,
and on his death bed confessed that he had mur-
dered his aunt to get possession of her money.
—— 99
The operation of the Reciprocity Treaty is be-
coming more distasteful to the Americans every
day. It has beeu stated in Congress that it entails
a loss of $2,000,000 a year on the States. The
Canadians are in eff-ct made citizens of the
States by the treaty, without being aired to
bear any of the burdens of citizenship. ‘The Amer-
icans appear to be incredulous when told that the
treaty cannot be terminated by asix months’ notice,
when the tact is pateat to the world that its dura-
tion extends to ten years, from Sept. 11, 1854,
and after that one year’s notice of abrogation.
la view of this a member of Congress has announ
ced his purpos to apply to the Presideut to ter-.
minate the treaty.

: eee

Lady Franklin had at latest dates arrived at
Honolalu, on her way to China aud Japan. This
is her second visit to the Sandwich Islands. This
lady has a perfect mania for trayelling, and is now
journeying arowad the world with her neice,

a > a

Wuar is 4 “ Lioxse Power ?’’"—The power
of & horse is understood to be that which
will elevate a weight of 33,000 Ibs. the
height of one foot in a minute of time, equal
to about ninety pounds at the rate of four

be the base intrigues and perfidious machinations of all
desiguing evil-intentioned candidates who may

national prosperity. But this dereliction of so im-
ortant a duty was owing either to a want of
uovledge of the real character of the candidates,

or, .f their real character was known, to their in-

trigues and the ignorance, prejudice, or selfishness
of their constituents. It is the cause of deep"regret,
interns] misery, and national insignificance and de-
gradation, that among ourselves the great privilege
of universal snifrage bas been grossly head » through
silly prejadice, party feeling, or sectarian rancour ;
but we may venture to express the hope that a sense
of their duty, and a consciousness of the wrongs
perpetrated against them heretofore, by which the
people are now generally imbued, will unite all
gee and-seets in the conimon interest—wil! stimu-
ate all to the formation of an upright and efficient
Partiament, and will place all on the alert against

solicit public patronage at the approaching political
crisis.

When we take into consideration the lamentable
condition ef our country—increased debt, landlord
oppression, failure of the Land Commission, and
what not; and when we reflect that the present
state of things is the result of the maladministration
of the party which now holds the reins ot Govern-
ment, We are inclined to-attach double importance
to the privileges emanating from the Franchise Act
which will enable us to remedy the present sad
state of things, by removing the present Adminis.
tration and placing a better oue in its stead—the two-
fold object aimed at and looked for by nearly all
classes and grades of the community, as the result
of the comjng election. And when we consider how
important it is that every one should have a voice
in the achievement of this grand object, we cannot
but feel shocked and indignant when we
acquainted with the fact, thut there is a certain class
of respectable and useful members of the community
debarred from the exercise of this great privilege,
namely, the schoo! rs. Whan't dhhectnesties
not allowed to vote! who number nearly three
hundred ; having rights to maintain and interests to
promote ; having oppressed friends to sigh for, and
wronged countrymen to sympathize with; havin
patriotisin stamped on their hearts, and their very
souls yearning iu common with every right-thinkin
inhabitant of oyr Island home, for extinction of a

yeeros and a are the amal ion of | March.” ge
sects universal harmon: good feel- <= ia? in evening
ing, Parhamevtary success and aoa happiness Panes, A 2.—The ‘ Patrie’ of a? the
public welfare and national importance. Shocking || S#¥8:—" We have reason to believe signiné
yet true. By the revisions mide in the Acts relat. | Freneh and Spanish Government intend S8™°
ing to elections by the party now in power, it is|@ new treaty for regulating their joint scuee
required that, every voter, not otherwise qualified, | Mexico.”

must be provided with a certificate of pertormance
of Statate Labor or commutation thereof, from the
Road Overseer of the Precinct in which he may re-
side, before he is entitled to a vote. Schoolmasters
being exempt from Statute Labor, will not, of
course, be able to reo such a certificate at the
hustings, and will consequently be debarred from
voting.

Now, whether the deprivation of the school
masters of this important right was intentionally
done by the Tory party to work out their own an-
worthy ends, or not, time will tell. If they will
not remedy the defect in the Act, after receiving
this notice of its existence through your columns,
we inay feel assured. that they, in remodelling the
Act, om mg y allowed a defect to remain therein,
which shut out a large portion of the community

resti them, but that 4
Sappln de dotee pene hente CO
masters their impertant right of recording
votes in favor of those whom the ny deen

to set ee eachinery ot adapted
healthy and vigorous operation to revive the
aud happiness of the people, to make the
flourish and progress, and to

the State,

oa laws within
o shield alike the buunble and the greag.”

1
I have the honor to be, Sir
Your humble servant, ,

| Lot 4, April 15, 1802.

Che Examiner,

—
——

Char
a
LATEST FROM EUROPE,

The R. M. Steamship Canada
on Wednesday moruing, 16th NT Be od
Liverpool via Queenstown,
GREAT BRITAIN.
The public interest in the business of
was contred in the Budget, which My Parliament

devoloped, with bis usual force and jue The

lottetown, April 28th, 1869,

and seem te’ vie with each other as to which can| P.

rised to uire into everythi relating to the powerful euough te crack iron Alas,
rights of laud owners and nents, and finding that | 't is clear enough that for many a day to comethe
the lands were forfeited, and the landowners hold. | Chiet energy and expenditure of civilized nations
ing over by indulgence from former Ministers, they | is to be devoted to improve mnachinery of destrue-
could only report the fact. But they had no autho-! tion. er

Crown to grant indulgence, they bad to allow that | the

‘3 Gen. Douay is still embarking troops

Chaucellor of the Exchequer leaves thingsgs

are, except the Hop Duty, which he 7
repeal from and after the loth

thus preserving the a for this year),
thereof he 3 the re-imposition

Dnty, but in modified form, the paste a
! 3d. per barrel; and a modification of by
licences. This will pat home and toreign
upon an equality, but — involve a loss of Pry
000 to the Revenue. He alse proposes

licence tax of 12s, 6d. a year Sees
who brew beer, if they oceupy a house a
upwards of £20 per annum, or paya

a year for a farm. He leaves it to Paras?
take their choice—the Hop Duty or the
Scheme: ait Casar, he says, avt nullus
wise proposes a@ new arrangement for
the Tips (Castanea) Duties. He e
Revenue for the year at £70,190,000,
penditure at £70,040,000 leaving:
the rather short balance of £16
rcsume, the estimated loss of £4
tinciton ot the Hop Duty. The
are to take effect at once; and on
after the sailing of the steamer the

te » the re-i ition of the }
at Ba. in the jot, or ana another year,
cousiderable discussion and
Mr. Gladstone sat down, but
all be adopted.
The English papers have been
the — of the no between the
and the Monitor: and very properly.
system of naval war is cunents The
fleet of Britain is rendered
Whether to adapt shields to existing
build new iron rams and tortoises, or to
is the only question. That the F.
ot defensive armour for ships cost
many millions, is certain, A
_ We have once more to ran a Tace
maritime power, that is in fact for our)
greatness and independence. There
great questions — first, is it wise that we
continue at present the enormous
which we have just entered for
harbours and dockyards—tor it
henceforth of

forts alone are te
next, can we so far improve our

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as to
peseneme. the stmngiit cf de saan aan
we, as Sir G. Lewis antici

In the House of Commons Mr.

that it is expedient to su:
he propoacd forts at Spit

iron-rooted gun boats, oad the

oa

igautic follies that a. ey
gigautie follies were cver perpetrated
country or inany age. dord Palmerston
that there was mueb plausibility in the reeommen-
dation to suspend for a time, until a more serious
decision could be arrived at end fuller i
a mg the a efangn of the forts at
lor the parpose of applying to the building
cased ships the stenab fee would
spent on those torts. The Seeretary for Warhad
lustructed the defence commmmssion iv reexamine
the question ef the utility of permanent forts as
compared with floating defences alone, or m com-
bination with Soating deienres, and temake a re-
rt thereon, Sir J. Pakington
ord Palmerston en having exercised a wine-die-
-_ erg ee etre

ARRIVAL or ANoTiieR ConreprratTr Vi
in THe Mersey.—The brig Adelaide Ay’
Confederate flag, arrived in the Mersey
nesday, from Charleston, which pert she
the eveniny of the 3rd ult., baving run the
ade without any hindrance from the
fleet. The Adelaide is 273 tags

manded by Capt. Swan. She bas a fuk vg
cotton and rosin on board. The lef
Charleston in company-with the barqne Eptiwin,
bound to Liverpool, the barque Mary ‘ee
four schooners, all laden with cotton.

kew stone fleet at Charleston is fast breabing:
the Larbonr being covered with broken 3 wie
The cargo of the Adclaide co nprises 6.

of cotton, 18 ef which are Sea island, and 442 bales
rosin.

Carrure or A Feprrat, Sup By A Cone
DERATE PRIVATEER.—Captain Hadfield of the
D. G. Fleming states that on the 4th inst., im lat
26 N., Lon 39 W., he saw a large American ship
about five miles ahead, stecring north-east, The
American ship suddeuly hacked her main yard,
when a rakish fore and aft schoonerran

and the American ensign was hauled down. The
ship then squared away to the north-west, after
which the schooner stood for the D. G. Fleming,
but on seeing the British ensign flying under
her lee with the Confederate = Her
name is the S.C. Evans.

It is understood that orders are in course of
transmission to all the dockyards throughout the
United Kingdom to suspend any further operations
upon wooden ships.

FRANCE.

The Marquis De Lavalette’s sudden retum te
Paris frou: his Roman Embassy, is the a sae
discussion in di ic and political Pr
some affirming that the Ambassador has been re-
called beeause he aud General de

about Roman and Italian affairs, while others eon-
tend that he hae been summoned to the Frenes
capital in order tu take counsel with and orders

from the Emperor with reference to soure new
phase of the Italian anarchy.
The French squadron stationed in the Medi-

in
terranean will return on the 12th of April.

vessels will be sent to Che to escort.
mperor on his visit to the London Exhibition.

Paris, Saturday Afternoon.

The Moniteur of to-day announces that the sim

to be paid by any person desiring exe

military service is fixed for this yenr at

The bounty for re-enlistment for 7 years basbet

fixed at 2200f. oe
The late naval ement in Amectae

has been the subject of discussion in the

Cabinet Councils, and the opinions of

as to the prospects of the future of naval arebi

tecture canvassed witha view of

far it would be wise to proceed, or

with the designs and of

now in progress of building. The

generally express their satisfaction that

had the prudence of trying her ,

plated vessels on a model

selected in England; first, because th

infinitely less; and next, because the

vessels are found to have answered badly.

‘Pays’ says the Defence and the Wantior

comparative failures in England, prineipaliy #0

the that they do not answer the

whereas the French iron-cased vessels,

doubt on the point.

THE INTERVENTION IN MEXICO.
Paris, April 1.—The ‘ Patrie’ of this evesing
says:—* The rumour that General Douay wis
ceived orders to return to Toulon is

to trans them toe Vera Cruz.
Lorencez arrived at Vera Cruz on

The ‘ Moniteur’ of yesterday
bulletin a distinct denial of the assertion:
the Spanish papers, that the French Gover —!
had requested the Cabinet of Madrid
General Prim. The French
the ‘ Moniteur,’ confined itself to
disapproval of the convention

the nipotentiaries

cue this < appeared to it t
to the dignity of France. M. Saligny ar
sequence been alone entrusted with the
tical powers with which Admiral Jurien
Graviere was invested, Admiral Juriea
Craviere has received orders to rea te
the command of the naval division.

miles an hour.

r my life, and, still more, my fame, tounmask

ee ee ee

from exercising the Franchise. Let us hope that
(this session will mt terminate with that stigma

ireeeived yesterday from Madrid adds that