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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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Sarerpar Arrensoon, April 12.

Hon. Mr. PALMER, on rieing to move the order
of the day fer the seeond reading of the Bi to eon
firm the Award of the Commissioners on the Land!
Question es L- few wa Bill of wre alle portance to the
Colony. ft is that measure which propowes to con
term the Award of the Land ¢ omrmigsiqhers, which
hus Seen before the public tor some weeks. The
BM is formed on very «i uple prin iples It iacon
fined exactly to the Award as it is given, and pre
view ti inet as it was intended |
to operate by the very able Coun.issioners whe made
it One partof that Award, us ia well known to}
your Henors; and it may be termed a most material |
part, where the price af land cannot be mutually |
agreed pon, ta « wesidered rather Trinny rteet tn tts!
constituent pr inmmamuch as it does not pro
vide for the Appointment of a third arbitrator, inthe
event of the other twe not agreein It isto
Le iameuted a good deal that that prineipie had not
heen carried eat in some more definite manner by
the Award. Whether it was owing to an oversight,
wr Wa Practionl ditlieglty, | am at a loss te sav ; bat
thre it ic, ‘And the country umst deal with it as it
i New, it may be the opinion of many
i hat when we sit down to legislate npen it that the

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st it shail operat

neiple,

to ome

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remedy ix in our own bands, and we might as well |
proces d to devwixe some means to obviate the apport
ment 4f the third arbitrate: Jt is very true thet

mirht be done; bat I think jt wan

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gre uf ELE p pede ¥ te atte:
in the Bill now

consiiered legisimting upenm the

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yofore us: this Bill can searcely be

Award. There is}

no compylsery means for the appointmentoft an Um
pire, in the event of the twe arbitrators not Agree
fiw, avd it is fox that reason that legislation ie called

forth upon the matter
ja consequence of the l te confirm it not
receiving the Roval sanction, is a \ ery inoperative
docament, if people chase to say we will not eam. |
ply with Sat Howe gitempt to lay dewa any

plan, in thie Bill, to dispense with the appointment

of an Umpire, it would put it inte the moutha of |
those Who are disposed to be eaptious, to say, the |
Levisliture bas gone further than was intended by

the Award—it wonld panish them with areaments. |
Ll suv, to reject the whole Award. It is therefore
eefest fur us, and all whe wish to see the Award
eonfirmed, to confine ourselves to the confirmation |
of it in ite pure terms, thouzh it is not all we could |
wis. gPhen we have the peeprictors who signed
the reference bowud to abide by the degjsion of the
Commissioners, as well as Her Majesty's Govern
ment pladwed to confirm this Act. But if we vo be
youd thisand attempt fo sup vLy those defeets which
we @ ja the Awanl, and which we lament, it will
bill Therefore, I look upon it, that
the great chance of obfajning the bevetits of the
Award is by keeping within that bond of faith whic!
@Xiste between the Propricters, the Imperial § i
Vernigent and the local

previou lt

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endanwes th

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two first named oreasion to say, you hav, broken
faith with us, and thegefore we are at lib opty to vive
our dissent to the Award. Since the present Bill
has been prepared with that obje . in view, and
having eentined onrselves te the Lonfirmation of the
fwand in simple tera, we wy fouk forward with
confidence that the Imperini Govermment will not
refuse their have evercome the great obstacles to the settle
went of shies long agitated quesyon ; and thongh the
Witl thay not be perfeet, yet ic the Royal assent is
eiven to this Kill, they wilt have sanetioned the
princéple of the Awy
mlvr DIL go home showing that the Award is in
golus Pespects defective, aud enacting such snpple-
mentary messes as will render it complete, we
will have gor. croands to hope that it too will re
cvive the royal allowance. By wradan] ievialation
én this Way the measure may be rendered perfpet
And ju order to vive the country the adyantages of
the Award, wits as little delay as ible, the Ko-
vernment bas framed another Bill to prescribe how
the arbitcation clunse shall be earried out. That
Dill ie now before tie other branch of the Levisla-
ture, and I hope it will meet the approbation both
of that House and this. And jf Jler Majesty's Go
vernment considers that we have gone too far in
that Bil’, and deeme it proper to reject it, they may
do 30, ard yet leave the principles of the Award in-
tact. Is will then be in the power of the local Go-
vernmer t to devise sume other means leas objeetion-
able in tie eyes of the Home Government. It is
useless for as te attempt toenforce any Bill contrary
to those great constitutional principles and rights of
nag

me within bounds, an

d going on by gradual steps,

we will be fur more likely & vain our object than !
by civing way to feelings outside, and allowing |
ourselves to be forced inte a Bill which would be-|

denoanced as highly ehjectionable by the Colonial
Minister. I therefore hope your honors will concar
with a larue majority of the House of Assembly in

of the Legishsture with a large majority wid go home

with # strong reeommendazon? and will doubtless

also be accompanied with a strong recommendation |
of His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor; we

may then confidently expect that it wHl obtain the

sanction of Her Majesty's Government. By this!
Bill we will obtain the great prin iple, and by the)
other we may be able to add to it, and to supply |
what is lacking for the fair and honest working of
the 4svard.

Hen.the PRESIDENT—I think there can he!
but one opinion with regard to this Bill, and it is, |
zat the contirmation of the Award shonld take |
place, for ot ise ft wonld he a complete breach
of faith, The confirmation of the Award should |
dake place, because the Mill pussed in the twenty-|
thi ear of Her Majesty's reign to confirm the
Award, was manimously adopted by this House ;
and by the second clause of tiat Bill it is enacted
that she Award shull be tinal and conclusive ; there- |
fore, to refuse to pase this Bill would be a breach |
ef faith, Under these cireumstances I will! support
the second reading of the Bill. But i may give my |
opinion with regurd to the Award. I do not think
it can, by any possibility, come np toe the expecta- |
tions of the tenantry, though I believe the Cousuis- |
sioners have deve what they conceived to be justice.
Now, I believe the proprietors are not satisfied and
ido net know why, for the Award gives them!
more than they could ever have expected. It con-}
firms their titles. I may be told that their titk =)
were confirmed before—that they were legal. But
if a man went into a Court of Law, and the slight- |
est flaw were foundin his title, he wonld be turned
out aud mon-saited. But their tithes are confirmed
now, and av question respecting theie validity ean
ere hereutier; therefore, 1 think the proprietors |
shonid be wedi sutistied with the character of the!
Award. Then, agaia, they shoald be «xtisfied be. |
cause it renounces all claim to dhe arrears of Quit |
Rents. J may be told that this question was sesdded |
iu 1532; bat | would just ask your honors to shaw |
ine a despateh giving up the arrears of Quit Rents}
te the proprietors? J never saw it. Tam not going }
éo enter inte the amount of those Quit Rents at!
present; Ihave heard that £200,000 are still due, |
aud as they have never been given up by any Act
of the loeal Lewisiature, or by any despatch from
the Celeviz! Oilice, and as the AWard. if contiemed, |
will pet ae eud for ever to that question, | think |
ihe proprieters shoald be well sutistied. Thea tle
next thing whieh is given up, and which seems}
Tuost cctravnlinary,is the Fishery Reserves. 1 may |
be told that these reserves are useless, and tht it
wus an onfair reservation; but with that we have
nothing todo. The right to the soil was invested
in the Crown in some cases, and in the proprietors
in others; bat they areall swept away, therefore ,
f think the preprictors eannet complain on that
round, There ia yet another elainn which isgiven |
ap tothe proprietors, and which is very singular ;
it ia the claims of the Loyalists. They have been
referred w the local Government. Therefore, |
eannot see that the proprietors have any cause to}
comphiin when the loyuliets have been shifted fron |
off their shoulders. i

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Another thing that strikes me |
as very singularia the high priee put upon jand.
Now, lask your honers if you do net consider 20

eum parchase too high a price for land ou this}
Faint weler ordiuary circumstances ; though some
furtos, having a mill stream or being near a market,
or possessing some other lacal advantage, may be
worth that much? 20 years’ purehase, under ordi
vary eirommstances, is surely two high. Well, that;
is the price fixed by the Award. It is true, there a
a shgyvestion abont an arldtration: Lut thas cannot4
be depended apon. Therefore, the Award gives!
everything t the proprietors: that they asked for,
and ~earcely anything to the tenanta. Y new come
te tie arreara of rent. Ihave beena resident ant
this “dand for 24 years, and [ believe that where. |
ever there Was & tenant who wus able to pay one
shibing rent, that shilligg has beeu exacted from
fii. A believe that all the arrears which have ac-
comnlated prior to 1558, ure only simple bad debts ;
therefore, it is very little injury to the proprietors.
Lo come Townships some may he collected, bat I
hase heard so oueh about diatraints tor rent since
Jie commencement of the Laad Commission, that I
earmnot help coming to the conelusion that eve
elviling that ean be recovered haa been collected.
New, what are the benefits conferred apon the ten-
autry’ I have read and exeanined the Award care
tully, aud & appears to me that the benefits which
will reoute from it ave comparatively iasignificant.
There are two suggestions made by the Commis-
sioners which, if they coald be carried out, might
he some beneut. First, the purchase of the lands,
aud secouuly, the arbitration scheme. But jydying
fram the tenor of His Grace’s despatch there ie very
little bepe of either the one or the other being ear-
ried out, fet com@ermiag the first be en 8, dE tear d
exnnot beld ont any hope that Her Najest y's Ge-
vernmment will zugrantee the loan ;"’ and congerming |
the second ke a yd tuvre are insuperable oljections
to it.’ 1 would be glad tuat this question were
settled on fair and eqnitable principles. I did hope
that ue Commissioners would have fixed the price
of the laud at a muderate rate, and given the ten-
ents the liberty of purchasing their farms and pay- |
ing tur tiem in easy auuual instalmeuts.and by this |
meaus that this question, Which has Leen the bane |
of the Colony, would be settled. 1 heped to see the |
day when every tenant wanld Lecome a freeholder ; |
bat my hopes of that desirable object being consuu- j
juated by the Land Cuigmission, ure yous. 1 eun-
not help agreeing with the Land Commissioners
when they way that the British Government did a
positive injusiies to this ddaad when they granted |
away the lads to absentee proprietors; and if they
were grant a sdiumof money to redeem them, Al
would be uvuing more than a dhaple act of justiec.4
I think, however, that we are bogad te coudrm the’
Award. We are bound by the Act which wa pre-
viously d te do so, though J eagnot see what
benefit is to result from it. Withtheae observations
J shal! support the motion for the secoud teudiug of
the Bill.

low. Dr. JOULNSON —1 iLink that in the cireym-
atances of the easy itis our duty to ean fiprs the
Award; but I canuet see that we are bumud wo do

ro

Mon..the PRESIDENT—If his hop or wi! read
the Act passed in 1560, be will see that we are
bound to coutirn, it.

Hon. Dr. JOUNSON—Ie appeara to me that in
the beginning the Coannission was established. ona
wrong foundstion, It makes it appenr as if all the
trvuble were between the Proprietors and the ten-
Ants; but ikappaar to me cat che diiference Was
between the Crowy and ghis Goverment. ‘11 he
peoyle are suileriny, byt what was the cause? MM

}assume that it is worth

We know that the Award, | *

jintention of the Bei ish

| speaks oft

. wad having done so, if an-|

as acknowledged in Britain; bat by keep-| Lot, if that statement is not

passing this bitl.” And it having pussed both branches | better than that, and the

| tertained about the

| aly measure for the good of the eountry,
, wet see that this will be any benefit.

j the people of this country will,

| Se7V Ce

—— ~ — a eee a

Parties Who have not fulfilled the conditions of
their grants; one of which conditions wre that they
were to settle the lund inthe preportion of one per
eon to every 2 neres. If that had been done it
would have been beneficial to the country; but
they have not fulfilled their conditions in any way,
and they have been forgiven again and “again.
They were to pay quit reut; bat they have not
done so. Now, 1 think the Crown shovld appeal
to those parties to fulfil those engagements

Ilion. the PRESLIDENT—L do not see any use jn)
tathing about that now

Hon. Dr. JOHNSON—It Appears to me that it
should be between the Crown and the loenl Go
vernment. ‘The tenants should have nothing to do
with it. The proprietors have been put all right
by the Award; bat the teyants will receive yery
little benetit. Tlad the Commissioners fixed a fair
price for the land it would be all very well; but to|
Qs. an

acre,—there is no|

i encouragement to @ man te purchase his iar, for | factory ht meanber as has ever been proposed.

he would be no better off at the end of 20 vears, |
beeause the interest of the purchase meney would
pay the rent. If the arbitration ¢lanse can be!
worked it may do very well, bat it would be better!
le huve uM fixed rice i

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| solemn decision by persans of competent authority,

Tion. the PRESIDENT —I do not think go.

lion. Mr. PALMER— Well as regards the arrears
of quit rents. It is a work of superero ation to tt-
tempt to give reason npoy that som } hat subject
has been sifted so often, and Her Majesty's Minis-
ters have given it up, so that it is useless to mise
doubts about it. His honor says he dard all
despatch giving up those qnit rents, bu wouk
rola him to the dsapateh of the 19th Mareh, L838.
The subject was referred to the a No np mane
ers of Hler Majesty's Treasury, and their answer
will Ky oh in their letteraf the 10th March L838.
All arrears are remitted up to 1833. There is a

therefore, it was useless for the Commissioners to
xO inte that. Lplways look upon it as a second
willo’-the-wisp, for they were remitted ap to the
time when the Land Tax Act came into operation
With respect to the fishery reserves | shall say very
little. Tthink that question is settled in as satis

of Government ! and,to render this emphatie truth
more obvious to his illiterate hearers, have re-
course to the expedient of waving a yellow hand-
kerchief? And yet, the Hon, Mr. Haviland, who
styles himself a * constitutional lawyer,” js re-
ported to have yttered at the meeting at Monta-
gue Bridge nonsense like this, and to haye acted
in the ridiculous manner aboye deseribed, It is
needless to comment upon the part whieh the
immaculate W. H. Pope and others of the Go-
vernment acted at that meeting. further than to
say that it was in accordance with the doctrine
of the Hon. Mr. Haviland. The Colonial Seere-
tary may assure us that there can ay | be a Pro-
testant and a Caitholie party:in this sland; but
the intelligeace coming from him, is treated with
derision and contempt from one end of the Island
to the other. It appears that the unequivocal

It is
a question of a local nature, in which not many of
the inhabitants are concerned. LT have never heard
of a fishery being stopped for the want of land to
dry fish upon. There are always persons willing
to give up a piece of laud for that purpose. And uf

voice of the people, expressed at the hustings, is
| required to convince this self-constituted monitor
{that he has quite mistaken his mission, and that
his labours as a pablic servant can be very well
idispensed with. In view of the non-fulfilment of

Hon. Me. SIMPSON —T am glad to hear the last} the tenant get that valuable part of bis farm on the | the promises given te the people as to retrencl-

speaker but one say that he would like to see the | same terms as the other mart, L do not think he has | ment, &e., &e.,
} tand question settled; but if we reject the Award} much to complain of. Then, with regard to the 20
do not know how we are going to effect that ob-| years’ purchase being too
True, the conditions of the eriginal grants |
| have not been fullilled; bat it would be unjust, at) be something to answer here; bat we know that
1 Aipeeingei er the present lapse of time, ta deprive the present | claus. does not finally settle the price at 20 years’
on he hast Genes | occupants of their lind on that aecount,fer there are) pur chase,

ject

high a price for the hund
f there were no other provision made there would

It is put in for the benefit of the ten

very tew of the heirs et the orginal grantees now | tats more than for the proprietors. The arbitra

holding land in this Oalony Those lands have
been taxed since INt3, and was not thatan ackue w
ledgment of the proprieters’ claims? The next
question his honor alindest to was the Quit Rents.
ow, [think it wag his duty to have exar jned and
seen, when he was Attorney General) whether
those Qutt Rents were due ta the Col my or not.

Hon. the PRESIDENT- -They w }
the Laud Tux Act

llon, Me. SIMVSON—L refer wo the arrears of
Quit Kents, If there were £° 3,000 due it was the
daty of his honer to look af ev this debt; and if it
were not expedient to do in Ip, surely it is not
in 1862. But to the beg Ot jny judgement it wasthe
Government that they
in IS, when the Land Pax
Therefore, t think that qnestion

ere tied up by

should he remitted
Act was pasaed,
may be set aside .
pression of op Aon in the des
of State wh h accompanied the Award, when ht
‘tas able and painstaking ? Can the
| Celonial ” ginister say one A
) to-Or ow? ‘True, a former Colonial Minister ex
| pre” ed his w Ulingness to nceede to a Joan of £100,
}0C) when he was induced to believe that the Re
nue of the Colony was in a position to warrant
j the loan ; but afterwards withheid it when be dis
covered his mistake.

I than half of those reserves are in the hands of
rreeholders,and the Commissionevs award that they
| Shull be retained by the persons Who oeeupy them.
| 1 think every person will be pleased with the way
} they are settled. x
| yeur honors by reverting to Escheat, which has
| been pronounced a * wilke’-the-wisp.” His honor,
j the Presjdent, says that every shilling of rent has
| been pajd that eqn be cojlected ; but really if it is
ithe case, has the promietar ne right in the soil?
; What can be more binding than a jeuxe ?

Hon. the PRESIDENT— It must be floating in
| his honer’s mia! that I have been ndvoeating Es-
| cheat, byt [ never was an advocate for that eXtreme
) heneure.

| Hon. Mr. SIMPSON—His honor expressed a

| hope that the question would be settled, but said he |

|had ne hope of it being settled by the Award.
| Well, [ wonder what other sebeme his honor is
going to adopt, L have heard a great many ob-
Jeetions urged against the Award, but T have not
) yet heard any other scheme propounded. (Ion.
Mr. Palmer, hear.) I did bape thad this question
| would be settled by the Award, and though it is
| not as perfect as T could Wish, yet to take it on the
whole it is the best scheme yeb propounded that I
have heard of. His honoy says that the remission
of arrears of rent is no beneljt to the tenantry, as
| every shijling that gan be eo}lected has leen paid ;
t { differ from bis honor,
reside I beligye

for on the Lot ou whieh
that there are at least £10,000
(Hon. Mr. Palmer, hear.) J appeal to his
Mr. Porgan, who was formerty agent for the
correct.

' Hon. Mr. FORG AN-—Yes, it is eprrect.

iI

| hopor,

poor, if ia irne, but their land is liable fer the rent.
£1 10s. sterling an acre was the lowest the propri-
etor would take fer the fee simple of those farms ;
net your depreciated sterling either, and that re-
mitted to Lomion. Now, the 20 years’ purchase is

! Award says that the pro-
pretors shall sell for twenty years’ purchase, and
sllow a discount of 10 per ecent.,?f the money is
aid down. I wonkl take that if I goukl gei po
iter terns, though it is too much. j
that 15 years’ purchase is as much as it is worth.
Che Counissjoners say it is not worth it, and inone
part of the Award assume that it is only worth
~s. 6d. an acre. There gppear to be greet fears en-
arbitrations, bat I think it wilt
depend very much on the parties themselves. As
for the Multiplicity of arbitrations, 1 do not think
that will oceur, for the value of land on a Township
will be fixed by two or three arbitrations.
iunpossible for the Commissioners to examine
fix the price of the land; it would take them two
years to do so. Therefore, they adopted other
means; they sent au accredited ive

and

his report before us. 20 yeurs’

country.

Hou. Mr. DINGWELL—I would like to sec thia

nestion settled, aad I dic
by the Award, bat my hopes are gone.
the Colonial Miuister that the Report is very al
aul painstaking, so much se that we should have |
some hesitation in rejecting it; but the Report and |
the Award are two different things. I believe the!
Duke of Newcastle is a man of discernment, and |
will be led, by the Report, to see that there has been |
an injustice dove to this Colony. Where ix there
another Colony which is enlled upon to pay its own |
Civil List when the whole of the lauds are in the |
hands of the proprietors! I have more contidence
in the Colonial Minister than toe stippose Claut he will |

j stnelion any thing so detrimental to the interests of |

ibis Colony aus that Award. We know that 20 years’
purchase is too high a price for the land, and the!
proprietors know it too;
more than that.

As for the arbitration cluuse, I!

have ne confidence in it; and, in nly opinion, the |
Commiastoners have utterly failed in devising any! thas the Duk

practical plan for the settlement «
do not know but we are
upon the Award at all.

tf the question
I would be willing to pats |
bat Dean.)
A I am from the |
country, and [know the niinds of the pe ople on this
matter: they say the Commission is a total failure
even the supporters of the Government say so.
honor who has
Keserves

His

He thought both parties would be satis-

fied with the way that question is settled by the | .
Award; but there is uthird party whieh will not | porter for the year 18G
le watioted, Maat is the fishermen. J believe that! HL. Haviland delivered iimsel
in course of tinu:,| patriotic sentiments
ation mere to fishing: but the Re-{ dress in ans

turp their
we taken from the fishermen and given to
tlie poupesten. The fishermen are poor aud few
in number; bat I do not care how peor or few in
number, their rights should be respected.

Hon. Me. SIMPSON—Who are the fishermen ?

Ifon. Mr. DINGWELL—Any man who yoex to!
sea and catches fish for the support of his fawuily is|
a tisherman. 2

Hon. Mr. SIMPSON—I presume his honer lives
in a fishiag Port

lion. Mr. DINGWELL—H live where there is not
so mach rent due.

Hon. Mr. HUTCHINSON —T have read the
Award over and over again, und though @ do not
pretend to be us competent to judye of its merits as
farmers and others whe are wore deeply interested
in it, yet [ must aay that I cannot see that it will be
any advantage to the country. There may possibly
be a few of the tenants who will beable to purchase
their farms af the high figure named in the Award,
but the grea majority of them will not; many of
them are largely im arrears, and no doubt steps have
been taken to secure the whole of the back rent.
A mau asked me the other day what was the reason
the land agent Was 80 unxious to have the rent all
seated ap! LE went to seo the agent, said be, and
told him that f had uo money to pay him. He said
he would lend me some, and take security on the
leasehold aguin. Now, that appeared very stranye ;
but that is the way they take to secure the rent:
and [ believe the gnomes of i6 is secured in some
wayorother. Many of the tenants cannot pay their
accruing revi, and ew ean they pay the back rent
and 20s. aut were for the fee simple of their farms.
It is far better for them to keep on as they are. |
realiy think if the matter had been lef: alone, the

ple would be better off, for they would not have
on distressed s0 much, and the proprietors would
have taken anything they could give them. It hus
been since this extreme agitation was got up that
the tenants have been so much distressed; and in-
stead of this measure going to cure it, it ie only

ing to make matters worse. A great dea) has
on said about the Commissioners. Now, { think
they must have asked the proprictors how much
they would take for their land. It has been some-

‘ing to day and another

The next resource was the
Government, and rg to! Fishery Reserves, and thay went down very well
averstep that live which wenld give either of the | fet & Gime, for the tenantry were induced to believe

: ithat they would be given up to them; but more

1 will not occupy the time of

Hon. Mr. SIMPSON—Many of those people are |

My opituon 13 |

It was!

nt here to ex-'
amine the fand, and I am sorry that we have not!
; purchase is certainly |
too high, but the arbitration clause will provide the |
remedy, and when we have passed this Bilt, we |
will have doue our duty to ourselves and our |

i hope it would be settled | measure.
I agree with | for doingdt

| about the arbitration clause.

none of them would ask |

} Hon. 4) eau say that he wil
premature iu legislating |

i

jast sat down spoke about the Fishery

j tions cannot go higher than 20 years’ purchase.
j Lknow that some landlords have refused 30g. an
jacre; and some have got 40s. or O0s. an were. And
j the arbitrators will also be bound by it; they muy
| #0 as low as they like but net higher than 20 years’
| purchase. Therefore that clause is for the benefit
of the tenants, His honor, Mc. Dingwel}, says we
are premature in legislutuig upon thjs Award, and
I do not deny but thpre is somp foundation for that
opinion. T have some slight misgivings that we
may be told so by the Golonigl Minister, but Unat
j does not deter me from going on and passiug this
| Bill. There is ae other alternative for us, and we
} ean do the tenants nohapm by jt, We pass the Aet
in good faith. Lf we do not this, what else can we
}dot Are we to sit down in despair, and let the
| Award go to the winds? Not i would be sorry to

deter us from passing this Bill” L remember when
the fermer Bill to contirm the Award was iatro
duced, t expressed m ‘
premature; but still done all L eould to get it
passed. His honor, Mr. Dingwell, also says that
1@ knows the minds of the people in his part of the
country, and that they pronounce the Award a
tailuve. Tt may be the misfortune of those people
not fo gome within the pale of the Award; but to
others who do, is it to be denied on that account?
j lt is surely & great advantaye to others to have
| their arrears of rent swept olf, and if they never
parchase their farms, they may pay their £5 a year
and bid defiance to the fandlord.” His honor, Mr.
Hutchinson, says that some of the proprietors or
agents have tried to tury the rents into sonie other
kind of debts; bat should that deter us from passing
this Bik? Such have been the arguments of hon.
members ; but if they intend to vote against this
Bill Lthink jf would be fur better they had not
given their reasons fordoing so. Now, those three
hon. members stand up as the representatives, |
suppose, of (hat beady, who are supposed to be op-
posed io the Award; your position, therefore, re
anders it jncumbrent npou you to yo forward and stute
what other remedy you propose.

Mon. Mr. HUTCHINSON —The guarantee for
the Loan.

Hon. Mr. PALMER —Ifis honor the President
alluded to that. He thought it would be the best
remedy, but admitted that he had no hope of attain.
ing it. The Dake of Neweastle says he fears he can
1old ont no hope of it; and when he fears, the hon.
and learned President may quake, and his honor
Mr. Hutebjnson too. Batt will vo further and say,
if there were hope of obtaining the loan, L would be
very sorry to accept of it, unless we had a guaran-
tee from the Imperial Government that they would
mss an Act to compell the proprietors to sell their
land. What would be the use of having the inoney
in the chest unless we had the power to compell the
proprietors jo sell? What would be so blind as to
take this joan, aud then go round to the proprietors
aad say, come, we baye gota large bag of money
now, and we wet to purchase your Estates, what
will you take for your land? They might say ves,
we will tabe 20s. un acre fer it; and no less : what
would be the good of the money then!
Hon. the PRESIDENT—Théy will take less.
| Hon. Mr. PALMER — Where is the guarantee
| that they will take less? And until we have that
| What would be the use of the money ?

Hon. the PRESIDENT—We would not require
j the money till we would have completed the pur-
chase.

| Hon. Mr. PALMER—AII I want is a guarantee |

| that they will take a reasonable price fortheir land ;
| bat where is the hope thut they will do so, without
} a2 Compalsory law.
Iloun. Mr. HUTCHINSON —
been asked
Han, My. PALMER — Yes, every one of them
jhas been asked, since the present Government
| came into power, who it was supposed wonld sell.
| I therefore hope that this Bill will receive the sune-
| tion of this House, and also of Her Majesty's Minis
ters. If it do not meet the mppebeell of the Im
| perial Government becaise the Award ie too un
| favonrable to the proprietors, then 1 would ask bis
j honor Mr. Dingwell what other weasure he could
expect to carry that would be more favourable
the tenantry 7 What does his honor sropose better
than the Award? I have frequently asked this
question but have never musioed aun ahawer.
lion. Mr. HUTCHINSON —Sooner than take the
Award, J weuld take nothing.

They have never

Hon. Mr. VPALMER—Then if you do without the :

Award, it is useless to expect to carry any other
If I had balf of Prince Edward Island
, 1 do not know how I could sit down
frame any other measure that would meet the
tion of the Luperial Government,
be more favourable to the tenantry.

Mon, Mr. DINGWELL — His honor has alluded |

to the few words I said, and I wish to explain.

| lle says that no hope can be entertained of the Loan. |

Well, it is true the Duke says he fears he cannot
hold out any hepe of it; bat he does not coudeiwn
it, OF Bay We cannot getit. He says nearly the same
1 would give the Duke
a tittle further time. If we could combine the ur-
bitration clause with the Award, I would support
the Bill. Bat when we pass the Bill to coulirm
the Award, we give up the Loan Bill.

Hon. Mr. PALMER—No, the mere confirmation
of the Award would not do that.

Hion. Mr. DINGWELL—Well, we cannot say

e will pasa this Bill auy more than we

pass the Loan Bill, therefore,
i thiuk we ame premature in legislating upon it.

Tfouse wadjpowr ned.

ESE a

CORRESPONDENCE,

To Tue Eprror or raz EXAMINER.
Sm—On reading over the Parliamentary Re-
1, I find that the Hon. 'T.
f of the following
during the debate on the ad-
wer to the Governor's Speech, viz:—
1 had te esaue forward and stand for the rights
of my country, and uever shall [ relax my efforts
until every necessary object is gained; and no
party, L believe, was ever so able to effect the

“

~-
litical salvation of the country as the party A.
at present hold the reins of Govertment?” Tn

the language of Shakespeare, I might exelaim:—
~—“T the name of truth
Are ye fantastical, or that indeed
Which outwardly ye seem?”

Time bas enabled as to catimate at their true
value the bigh-saunding assertions just quoted,and
tu knew whether these rights, se confidently
promised, have beea gained or not. Tne profound
policy, too, hy whieh the “ political salvation” of
the Colony was te be ¢ifeeted, has been unfolded
to our view—that policy which was not only to
command the grateful admiration of P. E. Islan-
ders, but to rivet the attention of the world at
large. It is within the recollection of many of
us that at a meeting of the defunct Politieal Al-
lianve, held a tew years ago, the hen. gentleman
above uamed created quite a sensation by in-
forming the members of that society that the eyes
of the world were directed to their proceedings
that night, aa also ta the experiment in legislation
which the Government of this Colony were try-
ing. However that may have been, it is eertain
that not eves Archimides, when the knowledge
first lashed upon his mind as to the method of
ascertaining the specific gravity of pure gold, was
more emphatic in crying through the streets of
Syracuse, “ Eureka, Eureka,” than are members
of the Government ia assuring us that they pos-
sess the secret whereby to effect the “ political
salvation” of the eoantecy. This conduct would
be pardonable oy their part were there any foun-
dation in truth for the boast. But unfortunately
for them,the future historian—should P. E. Island
ever form thé subject ef his speculations—when

thing like the recent affair in Nova Seotia, of send- |
ing round to the public officers to know bow much }
they would have their salaries reduced. I shall |
oppose the Bill, for L believe it is not worth the
paper it is Written on.

Hon. Mr. RAMSAY—Yonur houors have gone so
fully into the subject that itis needless for me to
say anything ; but Ido not see any other course for
us but to take the whole Award as it is, and I shall,
therefore, support the Bill.

Hon. Mr. PALMER—t searcely deem it neces-
sary to add to the length of this debate, Mr. Presi-
dent, by replying to the statements of the various
speakers, but 1 cannot refrain from offering a few
observations. And, first, with regard to your hon-
or; I did not expect the train of argument whieh |
have heard. If I understood your honor, you en
ceaveured to ran through the Award and find fault
with it for confirming the proprietors’ titles. It is
your hovor’s opinion then that they require to be
confirmed, and therefore they mast be bad. Then
you went on to speak about the vast amount of
quit rents still dae to the Colony ; and you suy you
never saw adespatch giving up those quit reuts.
Then the fishery reserves, then the joyalist claims,
every single prineiple of the Award meets your dis-
approbation ; and yet you say you will support the
Bill to coulirm it." Now, if the Award is so injuri-
ous a8 you represent it to be, I dy uot see why you
shoald confirm it.

lion. the PRESIDENT—I do not wish to be put
in a false position; bat by assenting to the Act of

is60 f cousider that Tam bound to supportthis Bik,
ome the Award were injurious w myself, per-
sonitily.

amd Mr. PALMER—Your honor considers that
a wre bound by the Act of 1800; but if that Act
vas been disallowed, it leaves you just as you were

Was the Crowhk giving away the whole Island w

belure , you we icleased from your obligations.

treating on the party who at present hold the
reins ot Government, will net feel inclined to at-
tribute to the leaders of that party a portion of
that political sagacity er foresight which dis-

lieu, a Pitt, or a Burke. The policy which our
political wiseacres have adopted will be described
in few words, and charaeterized as the basest that
could be brought inte eperation.

The most superficial observer cannot fail to
have diseosered that religious dissension is the
politieal secret which so inflated the Hon. Mr.
Haviland on the occasion referred to; this was
the lever by which he and his hon. colleagues in
the Government were te move the minds of the
people at pleasure, and insure to themselves and
friends the long enjoyment of place and power.
The time, however, ts got far distant when these
gentlemes will be convinced that there is too
much intelligence in the country to submit to be
governed by fanatician or to be deluded by fal-
lacious promises. None but the shallowest of
shallow politicians would think of carrying into
effect in the present day that.system ef proserip-
tion which finds its expressigii in the columns of
' the ‘Islander,’ the ‘ Monitor’ aud the ‘ Protestant.’
| Nor would any one whe had a character to lose
| as a politician appeal to the worst passions of a

twob rather than te the xeasan ef an intelligent
_ people for a continuance of support and approval.
fiat, then, must be thought of the individual, as-
suming to be a gentleman, a scholar, a statesman,
who embodies his ideas of political science in the
novel truth, that Irishmen could live upon nothiny,
While Scotchimen required the especial patronage

misgivings that we were |

tinguished such charaeters as a Cardinal Riehe-| yj

it is not surprising that the Go-
vermment should cling with the tenacity of despair
| te the religious cry as the only plank by which to
keep themselves ufloat ; for it cannot be concealed
that the debt of the Colyny has been largely in-
creased during the past three years—that the coun-
try is ruled by seeret despatehes more so now than
tormerly—that the public expenditure has been
incrgased—that the Land Question is yet unset-
tled—neijther js an Elective Legislative Council
nor the haliet system of voting established, and
\ taxation has been increased, shght wonder,then,
that Protestants should be told to beware of their
civiland religious Jiberty from the plottings of
the hateful Liberals; but the Colonial Secretary
must calculate largely ou the eredulity of those to
whom he addresses Ais warnings, if le imagines
they are tobe duped by such wretched nonsense,
—nar that they are to be diverted from inquiring
inte the conduct of the “powers that be,” by
| being assyred that Catholies are to 4 man united
lagainst the Government. I think jt might with

; : : pe é tustion bo ani ‘ "oH. Pope would
What can we say after the ex-| do so; for though his honor may think we pro pro. | uth and ttle if ole tenaghol - theka
patch of the Seeretary | mature in legislating upon it, yet that should not | care very little if Protestants and Catho

ics Were
| to illustrate practically the reputed coudpet of the
Kilkenny cats, provided he himself be continued
to enjoy the sweets of office and ty preserve a
whole chin. The words of the poet are applicable
to him :—
* Should the whole frame of nature round
him break
Tn ruin and confusion byrled,
He, unconcerned, would bear the mighty erack,
And stand secure amidst a failing world.’’
Let the members of the present Government,
When their glory shall have departed from them
at the next election, cousole themselves while in
the shades of opposition by the reflection thatany
Government having nothing tangible in the shape
of legislation te show atter being four years in
power, and whose politieal steck consists in an
unnecessary and suspicious zeal for the religious
liberty we enjoy, deserves to be consigned to the
tombs of the capulets.
LIBERTAS.
Queen's County, May 12..
—-- —»eoe—
To THe Epiron or THe Examiner.

Srr—aAs it is rumoured that there ix to bean early
election, and for the electors to take a review of
the past, may serve as a lesson for the future:
When the loan was not allowed, the Colonial Mi
nister asked the proprietors if they intended to
muke concessions to settle the tenants, we did not
hear the answer, and must refer to their actions.
The main object of the proprietors was to get the
Government and a House of Assembly to sell the
tenants, and do this in such a way that the tenants
would not suspect them. Therefore a secret alli-
ance was formed to draw up plans, and provide
means to lecture Protestants on the Bible question,
and allow expenses to enable Catholics to oppose
candidates who were favorable to settle the tenants ;
and also to march men from Queen's County to
overawe the nomination for King’s County. us
after two elections and a serutiny to unseat liberal
members, the proprietors secured themselves in the
Government and a House of Assembly to agree to
their measures.

The first session the resolutions which were pass-
ed for one commissioner to negociate with the pro
wietors; which resolution was not allowed consi
| same The second session, three arbitrators. one
to be named by each party, und commissioned by
| the ) oa were to settle the Land question. And
I the third session, at the instance ef the Liberals,
the Governor was requested to use his influence
| With the proprictors not to distress their tenants un
) til the Award was agreed to. And the fourth ses
j sion, a copy of the Commissioners’ report was ve

ceived, and au Act passed to confirm the forfeited
titles !!

At should be borne in mind that two of the Com

| three had to be unanimous. Now, to read the re-
| port attentively, it will be seen that there are two
recommendations wide apart. The first and great
est part isa plain statement of the wrongs which

MISCELLANEOUS,

HEAVEN.

~~. ~

Beyond these ohilling winds and gloomy skies,
Beyond death's cloudy portal,

There is a land where beayty never dies,
And love becomes jmworta},

A land whose light is never dimmed by shade,
Whose fields are ever vernal ;

Where nothing beantiful car ever fade,
But blooms for aye, eternal,

We may not know how sweet the balmy air,
How bright and fuir jts flowers;

We may yot hear the songs that echo there,
Through those enchanted bowers,

The city’s shining tower we may not see,
With our dim earthly vision ;

For death, the silent warder, keeps the key,
That opes these gates elysian.

But sometimes, when adown the western sky
The fiery sunset lingers,

Its golden gates swing inward neiselessly,
Unlocked by unseen fingers.

And while they stand a moment half ajay,
Gleams from the inner glor

Stream brightly through the azure vault afar,
And half reveal the story,

Oh, land unknown! oh, Jand of love divine!
Father all wise, eternal,

Guide, guide these wandering, way wornfeet of
Juto those pystares vernal.

—_-
TUE VOICELESS.

We count the broken lyres that rest

Where the sweet wailing singers slumber;
But o’er their silent sjsier’s breast

The wild flowers who wil] stoop to number?
A few ean touch the magic string,

And noisy Fame is proud to win them!
Alas for those that never sing,

But die with al) their music in them!

Nay, grieye not for the dead alone
Whese song has told their heart's sad story ;
Weep for the voiceless, who have known
The cross without the crown of glory !
Not where Leucadian breezes sweep
O’er Sappho’s memory-hauanted billow,
Lut where the glistening night-dews weep
Ou nameless sorrow's churchyard pillow.

© hearts that break and give no sign

Save whitening lip and fydjng tresses,
Till Death pours out his cordial wine

Slow-dropped from misery’s crushing presses ;
If singing breath or echoing chord

To every hidden pang were given,
What endless sales were poured,

As sud as earth, as sweet as heaven!

- ~~ —_—_——

A ROMANTIC SToRY anour THE PRINCE OF
Waves.—There never yet was a Prince of Wales
who was not said to have privately made a love
match by himself while Ministers were looking
round the reyal families of the Continent for a
suitable and politic consort for him. We suppose
it is in complianee with the romance usually as-
sociated with the heir apparent for the time being,
that the ingenuous eldest son of her Majesty is also
reported to be at the present moment, and indeed,
for the last six months, married to a fair subject.
Such a story does exist atleast in the Trish capital,
where the enthraltler of the Prince’s heart and re-
cipient of his troth, is said to be a beautiful young
Hibernian lady, whom he met and fell in love
with during his sojourn for military training at
the Curragh. It will be remembered that his
Royal Highness had appropriated to him, a little
removed from the main line of tents which formed
the encampment, a neat hut, with a F pwc A Little
garden attached to it. Though he had everything
to make him comfortable here, they say that dur-
ing the idle days and long evenings he sometimes

Kildare, whose demesnes fringe the great plain on
which the Prince was stationed. To one of those
houses in particular, and which was inhabited by

j
|
i
j

|
was one of the most agreeable of Lrish gentiemen,
|
'

a family of ancient and almost historic standing,
his herse’s head was oftencst turned; and his
Visits became so frequent that they ceased to be
formal, Nothing was suspected by the Prince’s
Mentors in the calp, as the owner of the mansion

and it was thought that his seciety had a natural
chann for the scion of royalty; untilone afternoon, |
two young ladies gallopped over the green sward, | tl

pulled up in trent of the Prinee’s hut,

aud his particular manner to the younger one at-
tracted the attention of an officer in high rank,
who happened at the moment to be calling on the

| Prince, and who being a veteran in love as well

missioners had opposite interests in charge; but the as war, fancied he saw something more than the

| meve politeness of a young Prince toa young lady.

| the inhabitants of this Colony have endared, and |

| the necessity of putting af Gnd tote by doing jastice \ fellow, whatever his rank, should like
| to all parties. i the y Fons part, the pungrletera’ i monotony of country and Cainp Tite with dies: }
The Dublin gossips, however, gofarther |
purchase their land at a price to be fixed by arbitra-| with the story, and tell you that in a certain little |
tors, or to remaim tenants. The wain part of the | church, net many miles trom Newbridge (the next
»| town to the Curragh), there were one worning

report appears to have been the work of statesmen
whe desired to have the inhabitants setiled for the
»rosperity of the Colony and the houor of the Go-
verument. The lesser part of the report appears to
have been the work of a lawyer, who, true to his

not have to complain of.

The settlement of the Land Question by Commis-
)sioners was a plan of the proprietors, and the Duke
{ing proviso: “ f huve to request you will ascertain
‘and report to me whether the tenants of Prince Ed
| ward deland, or the Honse of Assembly on their be-
half, are prepared to agree to the proposed refer
trence.”’ Sen. the tenants were never consulted,
}and the House of Assembly were elected for a dif-
| ferent purpose, viz: the Hible Question, and that
| olfice-holders should not sit in the [louse of Assem-
bly. Therefore, the tenants have not avreed to the
Award, and only a few of the proprietors; yet the
Government have attempted to coufirm proprietors’
titles with a high hand, twenty-four against six.
Bat the Governor is required to report these facts
to the Colonial Minister.

The Karl of Selkirk sold bis lands for a less sum
than the arrears of rent which were then due; bat
the rest of the proprictors have either enforced pay-
ment, or taken obligations for the arrears; an
therefore they must have anticipated that the Crown
would resume the land, and settle the tenants. But
confirming their titles will set them all agog until
the Acts are disallowed,

* WM. COOPER.

Charlottetown, April 28th, 1862,

~~ 200

Annual Report of the Charlottetown Gas-
Light Company May 6, 1862.

To THE SHAREHOLDERS oF THE CHARLOTTETOWN
Gas-Ligur Company :—

Gentlemen,—The usual period having arrived for
your Directors to lay before you a statement of the
Company’s affairs, they do so by submitting the an-
nual accounts, duly audited and found correct.
These accounts would exhibit a much more satisfac-
tory aspect but for the following circumstances. At
the last annnal meeting your Directgrs informed you
that they had concluded a contract with the City
Council, for lighting the streets and squares of the
City with gas. The terms of the contract were
made with a Committee of three members of the
Corporation, appointed by the City Council for that
purpose; and as pa | desived that the Company
should lay down additional pipes and erect lamps
and posts in places thronghout the City, which
would entail a considerable expense upon the Com-
pany, your Directors objected to comply with these
terms, unless the contract should be made for a
louger period thanoue year. The gentlemen form-
ing that Committee stated that they had not the
power to enter into a written contract for more than
one year, but they assured your Directors that if
the necessary lamps, &¢. were fixed as they de-
sired, there Was no doubt about the contract
renewed.

Acting upon this assurance, and with full faith
in the City Council performing what their own Com-
mittee, In 2 manner, had pledged them te do, your
Directors lost no time in transmitting orders to Eng-
land for the necessary pipes, lamps, &c., and upon
their arrival erecting the same, in accordance with
the wishes of the City Council, at an additional ex-
pense of about £300, exclusive of upwards of £300
expended for a similar purpose in the two previous
years,

Your Directors, however, were much surprised to
learn that the City Council refused to renew the
contract, notwithstanding that the Company had,
under their directions, laid down a considerable
quantity a for the purpose of supplying two
additional Tamps, only one month previous to the
expiration of the contract, at a cost, of £75 to the
Company, over and above the additional loss of an
annual rentof £4, paid by Admiral Baytield, so long
as the main yas pipe did not extend beyond his pre-

ses.
‘rhe plant has been maintained in its original ef-
ficiency. Ali sums for repairs and extension of
capital having been, as usual, charged in the accounts
as part of the ordinary working expenses of the
year. An order for anew roof forthe Retort House

as been sent to England, and the necessary mate-
rial may shortly be expected, the cost of which will
also have to be defrayed out of the annual profits.

An arrangement hus been made with a firm in
England, to obtain a yearly supply of rich Cannel
Coal, a sample ef which was obtained last fall, for
the purpose of improving the quality of the yas.

Should you decide upon declaring a dividend, we
would suggest that it be at the rate of two-and-a half
per cent, payable on and after the first day of July
next.

James ANDERSON, President.
T. H. Havitann, Freok, Baecken,
G.W. De Bros, Daniet Davis,
Joseru Hensiey, Gro. Breer.
| een —<

Mr. Duchemiy’s Brock axp Surave. — Capt.
Clark, of the * Light Bout,” while in Boston, pretty
thorougtly tested one of Mr, Duchemin's blocks in
loading his vessel, and speaks highly in its praise.
He also stated that a sheave of Mr. Duchemin’s in-
vention was pitted against one of the American pa-
tent sheaves, of the same size, in raising five tons
of marble, aud while Mr. Duchemin’s came through
the ordeal unseathed, the American was torn to
pieces. Capt. Clark furnished written testimonials
as to the efheacy of the uew block and sheave.—
KR. Waewcr.

of Neweastle consented to it, subject to the follow- |

to titles are to be contirmed, and the tenants are to | Seciety.

;

|

The visits were repeated, and they were also seen |
| riding about the country.

been; and nething more natural than that
to vary the

united in matrimony twe young people, one of
whom was the lady in qnestion, and the other
somebody at least very bke the heir apparent te

ray ata ,
profession, would not agree to the report unless his | te throne of Great Britain, the ouly other par-
and | Award was included for the benetit of bis elients. , ties present being, besides the clergyman, a brother
sanc- | Bat the Lmperial Government, having the evidence | officer of the Prince, and the bride’s brother. Nay,
wand which would | before them, can make out an Award that we will |

one old lady in Dublin declared to us that the |

| Queen and the late lamented Prince Consort were

)

made aware of the fact just before quitting Ireland,
when they visited Killarney in autumn. By the
Royal Marriage Act, we need not say, such a

union Would be unlawful, but the Dublin story- |

teller assures you that so rapt up in this beauititul
Irish bride is the Prince, that this journey of bis
to the East, which was determined upon before

the Prince Consort’s death, was suggested by the |
latter as a means of weaning him from “ bis

foolish attachment,” upon the prineiple of *
sight out of mind !”’—Bat nothing will do, added
our informant; the young Prince’s “heart wn-
travelled fondly turns” towards a certain old man-
sion on the confines of the Curragh, and which
holds“ what is dearer to him than his future
crown!” the fair object of his thoughts almost
daily receiving a letter from under her youthful
and royal lever’s hand.
truth of this story. I] only vouch for the faet that
such a story exists amongst the gossips of Dublin
—Court Circular.
at 0 ee

Aw Anecoo?Tr oF NaroL_eon.—About three
thousand workmen are now being employed in the
completion of the Louvre, in Paris, and it is said
that Louis Napoleon takes great interest in’ the
progress of their labours, and visits the scene some-
times on foot and sometimes with a cigar in his
mouth. A correspondent of the Journal of Com-
merce relates thefullowing incideut which occurred
during one of his visits :

One of the workmen, about three weeks ago,
in an interval of recreation after their lunch offered
to wager three hundred franes that he would light
his pipe by the Emperor's cigar. A large group
near him clubbed immediately, and cried’ dove.’
It happened that the Emperor appeared the next
day, and sinoking, The betiers pushed forward
their man, Whose assurance nearly failed at the
pinch. However, he accosted his Majesty, and
hat in one hand, pipe in the other, requested and
obiained permission to speak-~I have laid a
wager.” ‘And what have I to do with that, my
friend,’ said the Emperor. ‘The case was then
stammered out; the other ou forming an eager
exele. Louis Napoleon laughed; put his hand
iyto his pocket, drew forth a bank bill of five hun-
dred franes, and said. ‘My worthy fellow, you
have lost; here, take this to pay your debt, and
buy matches for your pipe.’— Vive’ Empereur !
shouted the winners, He is famitiar enough with
the multitude. But the wager was a precedent

he was not dis to encourage, k by
jocl csenet allabaas diester ae ligt .
A DurcumMan Draws on A Business Firm
ror a WiFe.—The Cleveland (O.) Herald is
responsible for the following :—* A few days sinee
a business firm on Water street re-
ceived a letter from a customer near Youngstown,
inclosing an order for—a wife. The customer
was rich, middle-aged, a Dutchman, and a wid-
ower. He said he wanted a wife right off, and
had no time to look up ove for himself, but ghou
be in town in the course of a day or twe to
the woman whieh he depended on his gi
to have ready for him. Suchan order took
the merchants ahack, but the man was too
a customer to disoblige. As they had no supply
of the article on hand, for sale, one of the tirm
went out to hunt it up, and at an intelligence office
got track of a girl whe could speak German and
English, was tolerably good ooking, and very
much wanted to tind a husband. A bargain was
struck. The Ducthman came in yesterduy, found
the article ready for him, approved of it, got mar-
ried, and took his curious purchase heme with
him. We did not learn whether the firm charged
a special fee or por centage commission on the
market value of the article.”

Case ov Ilyproruonta.—A woman died
at Newton, L. 1., on Thursday evening of
last week, after four days suffering, from
hydrophobia. It is said that she was bitten
or scratched in January last by a cat, which,
it is supposed, had been bitten by a mad dog.
The cat for some time acted strangely, but
no particular notice was taken of it. One
day she suddenly leaped upon the arm of ber
mistress, and held so tightly with her claws
that a neighbor, who happened to be in the
house, was compelled to use considerable
strength to pull the animal off. The wounds
made by the cat’s claws healed up, and no
unpleasant consequences ensued until Monday
wook ago, when a spasmodic attack began,

which was declared by a 1ysician to be
clearly hydrophobia in its do ony

A

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| ARMOUR Cc

LAD SHIPS PROVED VUL-
NERABLE.

ill be seen from our inn ion this evening
e. . quickly the artillerists of the day have —
our anticipations by reasserting the power —
against ships. A week ago the science ot s :
seemed to be fairly surpassed by the science of ~
fenee, Toth the iron-cased ships engaged in the
American battle had been pre ainst every Ried
of gun employed in the action, an ,aa these veaneh
were known to be but imperfect fabrics of their
kind, while the ordnance used was of modern pat-
tern and approved construction, if was @ necessary
inference for the time that the artillerists had been
vanquished. ‘The tables, however, have been al-
ready turned. On ‘Tuesday afternoon Sir William
Armstrong produced a gnn at Shoeburyness whick
sent its shots right through the most impregnable
target yet constructed—a target, in fuet, presenting
an exact reproduction of the sides of the Warrior.
It follows, therefore, that a vessel undoubtedly
stronger than those which were found invulnerable
in the American battle mast be regarded as inval-
nerable no longer. What renders this even more
remarkable is that there has beeen no new dis-
covery made, The result has been achieved, not
by any scientific invention, but simply by resort to
an old-fashioned and famijiar expedient, For-
tunately, the story can be told in very populac
language, and it is certainly not a little curious
to observe that the theory of projectiles and the
explosive power of guypowder constitute, beth in
Parliament and oyt of Parliament, one of the most
interesting topics of the day.

Ifa ship could be made absolutely impregnable
to shot, guus would Jose their value. An iron-cased
frigate under such conditions could defy our fleets
and shore batteries as successfully as if those de-
fenees mounted ao gune at all. Consequetnly, as

eantered off to see some of the leading gentry of

and the |
alacrity with which he caine out to meet therm, |

All this might have!
a young } that “the
t prett

these conditions seemed in a fair way of establish
ment, alarm was naturally felt for the efficacy ot
| the defences on which we bad hitherto relied, and
we seemed coulined to the alternative of building
invulnerable ships ourselves, or constructing mon-
strous cannon to be placed on stationery forts.
None of the guns toh in America could damage
either the Moniter or the Merrimac. None of the
guns used in Nagland could damage a target repre-
senting the Warrior’s broadside, In America shot
ranging from 110tb. to 1801), in weight had been
thrown both frew ritled and unrifled guns. In this
country we had employed 63-pounders, 100-pound-
ers, and 200-pounders, but with no kind of success.
On both sides of the Atlantic the guns were beaten
and the Americans, in a kind of despair, set about
lorging a guy to carry a 1,0001b. shot as if to see
what that would do. Now, the simple expedient
by whick these designs have been obviated is that
of iacreasing the gun’s charge. “ Put a little
more powder in,” is the very commonplace recipe
for bringing the powder of a gun up te the mark
desired. Hitherto, rifled ordnance has been held
to admit of considerable economy jn thia respect,
and whereas the smooth-bore o8-pounder was fired
with 16lb. of powder, the 110-pounder rifled gun
had a charge of only 14lb. The results of these
charges, as might be supposed, gave a superiority
of velocity, within certain limits of range, to the
lighter projectile; butif the charges had been eqaul-
ized the rifled gan, we are told, would bhaye had
rather the advantage.

What Sir William Armstrong has now dene is
this—he has constructed a gun not only large enough
to carry a heavy ball, but it strong euough to bear
a heavy charge. This gun, as actually used on
Tuesday, carried only a 156\b. shot,—that is to
say, a shot lighter by one sixth than the halls
thrown by the Monitor ; but whereas the Monitor's
guns were charged with only 12Ib of powder, the
new Armstrong piece was loaded with 40tb. The
effects were astounding. At the very first dis-
charge the hitherto impregnable Warner target

her. A second discharge was attended with
ike results, and when, at the third shet, the charge
was increased to 50lb. of powder, and the gun
levelled against an L plate, the Pall
erashed through every layer of wood and iron
with a force utterly irresistible. Necessarily the
conclusion is that not only sneh Tronsides us the

Americans have constructed, but far stronger ships
like our own Warriors, are in reality vulnerable,
and may under certain conditions of attack, be
pierced by shot. This is much the same con-
clusion as was reached 18 months ago.

The first consideration, however, suggested by
© present results concerns the ckrracter of the
coessfal gun. Is it of such a description as can
ibe safely manufactured and conveniently used?
| Can it be always relied apon for such perform-
ances, and canit be used at sea as wellas on shore !

} ‘To these queries we can collect an answer from

} the words of Sir William Armstrong him-elf, who,

}

) as our readers yesterday saw, has tald his own
story. The gist af the whole matter lies in the
; charge of powder. Sir Williain esuneiates it as
2 deduction from his cateukations aud experiments,
battering effect at close quarters is

» i} ‘ye
oi RT RE whenate te te quantity of

lost
by rifling the gun or nenmasing the we oe he

| projectile.” Tae simpbeity of this new principle

jut the present stage of the coutroversy is quite

extraordinary, and there will be no difficulty in
; following it out. As the eflect produced is in pro-
| portion to the charge of powder,ond as the amount
\ef powder which can be used is limited by the

| Strength of the gun, it follows that we nwat have
|& very strong, and therefore a very pouderous,
| piece of ordnance to produce the effect now de-
sired. Otherwise, according te Sir Wiiam’s

theory, the mere weight of the shot would be of

| he great cousequence ; but, as the gun must needs

| bo made Jarger and heavy to earry the powder, it

“out of

) would become a 300-pounder.

Ido not vouch for the |

earries also a ball te correspond. The new gun,
whieh was ultimately luaded with more than trice
the charge of a Gs-pounder, it is not quite three
times its weight. It weighs 24Gewt., whereas the
60-pounder weighs but Sewt It is 14 feet in
length, and has a diameter of 104 inches at the
muzzle. If mfled it would threw an elangated
bolt of twice the weight of the shut used op Tues-

day, and instead of being a 156-pounder gun

We can now understand the inefficacy of the
American ordnance. The enormous guns of the
Monitor carried a charge of 12lb. only, so that
the ball was but feebly propelled, and glanced
harmlessly from the iron roof of the Merrimac.
Even the Merrimac herself, whose guns were more
efficient, used but 21/b of powder to a 120Jb ball,
and thus perhaps the strange results of the battle
are in Some measure aceounted fer. At the ex-
ao on Tuesday an Armstrong gun was so
oaded as to render it about the equivalent of 180-
pounder Dahigren, and it was found to produce ne
effect at all. But the question is whether tho
charge of a Dahigren gun is necessarly so limited,
or whether either of the American belligerents, by
using a little mere powder, might have changed
the fate of the day. An Armstrong gun has now
thrown a lighter shot than that of the Dahlgren
gun with incredibly greater effect, simply by in-
creasing the charge of powder, and the problem
therefore at present is to find the piece of ordnance
which will sustain the heaviest charge with the
least weight of its own. It will not be long, we
may be sure, before more is heard on this subject,
but in the interval we may remark that the con-
troversy, if it can still be so termed, between
Wooden and Iron Ships, remains where it was.
An Iron-pleted Ship may appear less absolutely
efficient, but a Wooden Ship is comparatively av
unserviceable as before —London Tomes.

————— oe

A PROBABLE CLHLRONGLOGY.

1860. Mr. Armstrong, of Neweastle-upon Tyne,
invents rifled ordnance that will knock any shi
to pieces. He is knightea, and the Admiralty is
benighted. 1861. The Admiralty recovers, and
invents iron ships that resist any known cannon-
balls, Is62. Sir. William Armstrong invents a
gun that smashes the iran ships into blacksmith.
ereens. ‘The Admiralty collapses. 1963. The
Admiralty re-expands, and invents platina
fastened with diamond eement, and Sir William
A "s balls fly to pieces like ben-hons,
Mr. Gladstone doubles the incame-tax. 1864. Sir
jee ae rye war S pire brazen thunder-bolts

su ta inal Jupiters) and in a
ro vepdhadhe Bhar fee, op Bon ore SST
British fleet to the bottom of the sea, 1865.
The Admiralty invents torpedo vessels whick. sail
under water, and below any range
William Armstrong tears his hair and swears in
the Neweaetle dialect. 1966, Sir William Arm.
strong imvents a vertical gun that discharges
Greek fire straight down, and a second time he
destroys the greater part of the British fleet. ‘The
Lords of the Admiralty are about to hang them-
selves, when a thought strikes them, and they don’t.
Mr. Gladstone again doubles the income-tax.
1866. Dr. Cumming, who has for some weeks
been having in his coals by the sack only, suddenly
proclaims the Millennium, As there is now to be
peaee everywhere, the Admiralty does not invent
anything, but waits to see, In order ta test Dr.
Cumming’s veracity, and to find whether }iens
will lie down with kids, the Zoologicai Society
(against the advice of their excellent Seeretary,
Mr, Sclater), let loose their biggest lion while ‘a
charity school is in the gardens. As the lien in-
stead of lying down with a kid, only lies down to
digest him, the Admiralty thinks there is some
mistake semewhere, and determiner to invent a
new fleet. Mr. Gladstone once more doubles the
income-tax. 1868. ‘The Admiralty invents a stone
fleet with cork keels, and deties Sir William Arm-
strong. 1869. Sir William Armstrong invents the
Hannibal, or alp-shell, which contains strongest
vinegar, and melts the stone ships, Having for
the third time destroyed the British fleet, he is
raised to the peerage as Lord Bomb. 1870. The
Admiralty invents an aerial fleet which sails inthe
clouds, out of shot-range, and the first Lord takes
a double sight at Sir William Armstrong, Mr.
Gladstone a fourth time doubles the ineome-tax.
3871. Lord Bomb invents a baljoga battering-
train, and in an experimental discharge brings
down all the British fleet into the German Ocean.
1872. ‘The Admiralty, in desperation, invents a

was smashed inte fragments, teak and iron to-|‘

ships | j

a

nels to a thie éfenies, but Mir. Gladstone
suggested that, as everybody now pays wee
income in taxes, the people may objet to
posts unless some proof of economy
Government therefore, stop the pensions of
rey) — discharge sone extra 109
rtera at Treasury, and bring ;

or the subterranean fleet. 1373. Lama geimaen
vents hia typhaons, or rari a shell atin,

fyeates the British feet in t asimania
Mr. Gladstone a fifth time doubles thane, tunnel

1874. The Emperor of the French proclaims

Millennium, whieh of course immediately —

ao more warships are wanted, and the ;
Lord
ofthe

remit the quarter's income-tax not yet due
Boinb invents his volcano fireworks in honor
occasion, and by some aceident burns

—_——— Sey
Che Examiner,

Charlottetown, May 19th, 1862,

LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.

Tue R. M. Steamship “ Niagara” arrived at
Halifax from Liverpool, G. B., on the 14th inet.
The British Mails for this Island reached here om
Friday morning last. Latest dates are to the Athy
inst. The opening of the International Exhibition
is the event of most prominence noticed in the
English papers, The continental aews js hot of
much importance, yet some interesting items Inny
be gleaned, of which we have given selection

below.
practical form ja

British sympathy in ife most
now challenged by the ery which comes from the
North. There never was a more active or indus.
trious population than that whieh peoples the coun.
ties of Lancaster and York; and we cannot new
permit ourselves to forget the manner in whichour
comforts have been multiplied by the energies of
their manufacturing population. Fram no fault
of the people themselves, or of their fellow coun.
trymen, but solely as the result of the American
civil war, the supply of the raw material, Upon
which the industry of Lancashire depends for ite
development, has been stopped.

It is not unimportant to notice, in
with this ort, that very extensive
are being ‘wae to transport a pated go
troops across the Atlantic — ostensibly to Vorg
Cruz— and Vera Cruz is not very far from New
Orleans,

We should pot have attached much importance
to the rumored intervention, if the tone of the
leading morning paper, whieh ix believed to refeet,
to a large extent, the persenal sympathies of
Palmerston, had not undergone g on
change. :

Now, it must be borne in mind that
in the affarrs of America means War with Ame-
rica. It —_ this or it means . me
ral influence im the present state of contest
will not i to preserve the
the two counter must be adopted,
and Franep canwot interfere in this
out provoking the undying hostilities of the
and the North. be it remembered, -

the civil war to a close,

The Globe of last night, an the 07 its
Paris. correspondent, puta forth the
statement, which, if true, — and the writer is as-
ually well i — will have a material infle-
ence on the struggle of whick the Southern
is now the theatre :—* It is stated here that
poleon I]. has, throngh the instreweutahty
Senor Mon, convinced the Spanish Gaverament
that slavery can ne longer be upheld at Cuba and
that the knell ef negro ownership has tolled.
OPENING OF THE INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION.

Our second Great Luternatioual Exhibition was
opened at South Kensington on the Ist, with all
befitting ceremony, and with even gere than
hoped-tor success, Everything as it
was arranged and expected, with but the re-
gularity ot clockwork. The day indeed had one
dark shadew. Of the hundreds of
lined the streets aud thrunged the baikdings, few
gut the Prince p Prva the great —

VY Was encourage helped ors — sowed,
but reaped net: and many were the kindly and
regretful words apekkeow the Dopel Lady. whe
would have been so gladly welcomed, and whe
was so sorely missed.

On the north side of the eastern déme lies the
north east fransept—running into and im a lind
with the eastern annexe. Here the British Colo.
nies are placed. The Eastern, Australasian, Af.
rican, Me literranean, — — and West
Indian possessions are all well represented, and
the traphies include a gilded pyramid from Vie.
tora, 40 fvet high, representing in bulk all the gold
sent fae that colony; a timber cohuwn trom
Tasmania, 80 feet high; a section of coal from
Nova Seotia; a timber structure formed of native
woods frau New Brunswick, and a trophy of Ca

tuuaber,
FRANCE.
Paris, May 2.—Thw Journal Esprit Pubhe of
og cope that there is a qtestion of sending
Marshal Niel to Rome with military and diplomatic
powers. It is said that he wilt be charged te con-
ciliate, if possible, the protection whieb France
owes to the Moly See, with the rights of the
Italian nation. . -
The Emperer of the French is anxious te re
ert — which is a good sign, but he ~y
posed in this respect by the Corps Legislatif, so
that the meneame of the ale are really
less anxious for lessening the pressure of taxation
than the monarch bimself. In that bedy, on Tues
day, the proposition to redace the army to the ex-
feut of 20,000 wen only met with nine supporters.
THE POPE’S SUCCESSOR.
A letter from Turin affirms that the hax
arranged with the Cardinals that he ’
to the approaching convocation in Rome, name
him whom he would desire te be his successer;
and that the choice has fallen upon i
de Angelis, Archbishop of Parma.
ITALY.
ToRIN, May 2.—It is asserted that the Italian
Government has granted the conerssion for the
construction of railways in the South of Italy to a
society of foreign and Italian a
by Messrs. Rothschild. ‘Dhe capital ot the sooety
is 300,000,000 franes.

MEXICAN INTERVENTION.

MADRID, May 1.—'The statement that the
Spanish and French troops were abaut to march
against Mexico has been dovorahity received here.
Parts, May 2.—The ‘Moniteur’ of this morning

publishes a letter from Mexico vrewener
the inteleralle conduct of the Mexican

EF

‘P| ment, and the probability that the French treat

will not delay marching on the city of Mexico.
THE INTERVENTION IN AMERICA.

THE RETURN OF GENERAL GOYON.

Paris, May 2.—The ‘Constitutionel’ of today’s
oe ,.

INDIA.
Bomray, il 12.—The Caleutta merchants
have petiti in favor of, and the Houbay mer-

chants against, the repeal of the import duties.
The Government is said te be divided'on the wub-
ject. The a
imecome tax. r.
in the Supreme Council on account of il-healtb.
The cotton crop in Bombay is shorter and of were
quality than that of last year. ‘Thomas

attorney of the Supreme Court of Caleutta, baa
ere sentenced to cight years penal servitude for
jorgery.

(From the London Daily Tslegraph, April ¥.)
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

The contents of the. New Branswick and Prine®
oe noes courts have been di in &
ashion Which is exceedingly pictuersque, and leaves
ment. Few Colonies, if we consider the
hve insignificance of the settlement in point of size
and lation, can boast a more credi

popu
play thau Prince Edward Island; and

none of its objects which will be

there are
regarded

greater interest than those whick have been pee
duced by the aboriginal Indians. The Micmae

tribe has sadly dwindled down in .
pettiness only but three or four hundred of its
children yet survive; but there is ainple proof be-
fore ge that these peor feliews retain @

subterraucan fleet wluch is to beconveyed by tun-

delicacy of handiwork, aad even a cestaiu