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Wepxespay, April 16.

The Bill to give effect te tue Report of the
Comussioners on the Land Question, the Bill to
facilitate the operation ot tue Award in certain
perticelars, and a Bill for raiging a Revenue,
Were severally read a third timé and passed.

Hew Mr. Palmer aoved that the Bill te explain
fcorGet parts of the Act for the establislinen. of
the Prince of Wales’ College be now read the
second time

me esA OUR ELV 1G

Hew. Me. Walker woved in ameudment that |

it be read a second time thie day three months.

Hon. Mr. PALMER—The College Bill, as you
are aware, provides that certain scholarships shall
be allowed, that the candida!ea shall be selected
iva cack eennty, and that a certain sui shall be
granted by the Government tor their support
.am, Sir, [ believe it was not the intention of the
J eg sivture that the candidates should be selected
From the College itself. My attention has been
called te the subject by the Board of Education,
iad, ov reading the Act over carefully, I find
that chev may be «elected from the College,

Hon, the PRESIUKNT—Se they should be.

Wea Mr. PALMER—Some others are of that

rvenld net. There may be some objections urged
against mot extendiag the privilege to the College

~—there nay be come enterprising pupils there! gislature.

hese parente are poer; but the College being
surrounded witha large and deaxe population,

comparatively spedsing, Ui large population |
‘ + advantages and conveniences which | : : : ,
os, — - a fupen to hold au election at an inconvenient time,

g «i+ in distant parts of the country could pot
avail thems ivés vi.

Jeeted from the county.

Ilon. Mr. PALMER—Yes, bat when such su-!
yperiay advantages are enjoyed in ‘Town, it is!

ion. Mr. ANDERSON--1 supported the amend
ments; but believing that the measure is for the
benetit of the eonntry, I would rather give them up
than lose the Pill
lou. Mr, HUTCHINSON—I approved of those
amendments when they were introdaced, and I
supported them. Tam still of the sane opinion gnd
Pa shall, therefore, adheré to our wanepdments. As
his honor Dro Johuson has observed, the Lignge of
Assembly appear to be very jealous. The amend.
ments principally affect this Couneil, and this House
does not interfere with the lower branch. I think
it would be better to have the serutities conducted
in presence of the Judges, whe are free from party
eousiderations. I should net suppose for a mo
} ment that the Ilonse of Assembly would not give
way
lion. Mr. SIMPSON—I did bope that this Bill,
after being so fully digenssegt last year, would pass
without any alperntjoug this year, except thoge sug
gested by His Grace the Duke af Newcastle

think the Duke will not know what we want when |

we pass one Bill one vearand another Bill another
ivear. | said when the amendments were intro
duced that | would not adhere te them if they were
| disagreed to by the House of Assembly want
the Bill to pass. Jp hps been called for by the
} country, and [believe it will cause a vreat disap
| pointment if it should not pass
lion Mr. RAMSAY—I do not agree with his
honor who spoke last in saving that this measure
for by the country, for 1 have not
} seeu a single petition asking for it; but I supported
it last youy on ¢he ground that it had passed almost
| gnanimoysly through the other branch of the Le-
(Hon. Mr. Palmer, hear.) 1 also sup-
ported the Bill this year though there were some
aiteratjons in it, and rather than endanger it now I
am willing to withdraw our amendments
Ifon. Mr. PALMER—U the country is called

and it is quite probable that such an oecarrence

; Will take place, then we in this end of the building
lion. the PRESIDENT—Only two can be se. |

| rests, when they see that we have passed an amend

will be acquitted of neglecting the people's inte-

ment plactag the time of holding the election in the
hands of his Excellency.
The question was then put on the Hon. Mr.

ikely that they weuld get these twe, and that! Paimer’s motion, that the amendment be not ad-

weld be discouraging to the country generally.
Now, looking at the superior advantages enjoyed
in towa, I th-uk that, iv the presewt state of the}
country, Whee mea ef limited meaps may have)
the laudable desire ef getling their children ad-
vanced, and where there may be young wen of |
great talent and ability, if the competitivn is ren-|
dered too wide, they will net have a fair epporta- |
nity of competiag tor the scholarships. The sub. |
jeet has been before the Beard of Education, and!
some of the contlemea of that hedy sev the priv’
lege should be extended te the Coliege; w' ule
others, to whose judgmert Iweald baw with equal
respect, say it should net. What the inajority |
way Lde vet Know ; Sat my impression is that
they are for withdrawing the privilege from the |
College. However, 1 de net know that I would!
surrender my judgment te ther, on a question of |
euch broad greveds, much ay 4 respect their opi-|
piensa These are mv vie \s on the subject ; but
if it can be shewa that any young man trem the
eountry bas attended the College with a view of
waking himself ft to compete successfully for the
schelarship, [would rather depend upou the Le-
gislatere giving him a tair compensation, tuan by
«x(euding the privilege to the College constitute
a rule waich would be against the interest of the}
ewountry at large.

Hon. Mr. RAMSAY—I am of opinion, Mr.
President, that when the clause in the Act allow-
ing scholarships was framed it was intended for
the benetit ot the country. It was te support!
mupils from the country that the grant was allowed
. the Legislature. Pupils ia town attending the,
College are at home, and they have superior ad-

;

hered to, and it passed in the aflirmative.
Meuse udjourned tor one hour.

AFTERNOON SITTING,

A Bill to incorporate the Roman Catholic Bishop
in Charlottetown was read the second time, passed
throuvh committee, and agreed to without any
ame adment,

Hon. Mr. Porgan moved that # Bill te promote
vaccination be now read the second time.

Hon. Dr. JOUNSON—That is not the Bill which

Fe paseed his House some weeks ago; it is less | . : ‘ : : :
me erm yy ee ty a tat ln | SiR—The above is an extract from the volume | Of Cotton Piece Goods, of all kinds, plain,printed,

comprehensive in its provisjons, bat L hope it will
be extended at a future time. jt will serve to be
sim what T hope will be a blessing to the country.
Lhaye much pleasure, therefore, in secouding the
motion.

The Bill was then read a second time, passe¢
through committee, and agreed to without any
wmnendment.

tee

pressing upon the fair ones of the andience the
weighty responsibilities of *‘ maiden, wife and mo-
ther.’ ” Both of th ludjes logked very well on
the stage; but [ ider the young ereature by far
the most accomplished, fascinating and beautiful of
the two, and T haven't heard a young man express
& coutrary opinion. ;

The proprietor of a begrding house was man-
slanghitored a few days ago near one of the pablic
wherfs in St. John, Pies. |,

St. John, 23rd May, 1362.

<2 000 oe -
VOLUNTEER GEESE SHOOTERS,
vii ,

Mr. Wuetax—Sin—lI did not see you at the
public meeting the other day, and therefore venture
to give youa synopsis of it. Adjutant Currie is
congidered to have made the most sensible remarks,
hg is opposed to sending any Volunteers to Eng-
lamd this vear; thinks we had better sneceed in
| beating onr neighbour Volunteers this snmmer, and
then next year we may have more lead or brass in
our faces to appear on the other side of the Atlantic
to compete with the * Britishers,”’ as Jonathan ealls
jthem The Adjutant further observed that trade
| was dull here, and money was searce now ; but by
| next year there might be good crops, good markets,
land possibly more cash in circulation, when it
; would be much easier to get up a subscription to
| send some Volunteers to England! from which it
may be inferred that Donald knows his masters
| have been far too lavish with the pnblic money
j during the last four years—that they know there
must be a general election this symmer—that they
} willbe in the minorjty, and will have to give fa
pretty severe account ‘of their stewardship, and,
| therefore, they had better be canfipus while in
| oflice of how they tamper with the publie! My
| opinion of the matter Is, that Donald was more
afraid of losing his office by recommending the ex-
travagant idea of exporting any of our geese shoot-
ers, than through a real desire to save expense on
jthe one hand; whereas en the other, if Major or
l rather Lieut. Col. Haviland was a erack shot, the

Acjutant would be among the first to sound his
trumpet in favour of the Colonel's being sent, no
| matter how searce the money was, or how hard the
{tines Were.

|

Yours truly,
A VOLUNTEER.
Charlottetown, May 30, 1862.
— —~9 000
MUNCHAUSEN REDIVIVUS.
' ‘**Andin some ey of the country I found fine
fat pigs ranning abont, already cooked, with a knife

} To Tue Eprror or THE EXAMINER.

| recording the adventures ef the world renowned

“ }
| Baron Muanchausen. In its pages may be found

and fork stuck in their bind quarters, ejaculating, itis £39,000, £34,000, and £26,000,
us plainly as possible, ‘ Come and ext me ! | Yarn the quantities for the three months are 16,-

‘ers; rapidly disgorging mountains of packages
ra pastes: The @fowded thoroughfare fades
away: the sound ef eager expectation ts hushed;
seafluldings, beaches, red clothes, banners, devices,
all are gone ;-—even that singular sight, a thousand
women and chijdren serambling madly, but gaily,
for the sweepings and outpourings of the last pre-
paration day, Allis gene, gone for many a year ;
and in its place there slowly rise before the eye,
as from a distant horizoy, hundreds of lofty, many
windowed Mills, with elesed doors, smokeless
chimneys, and desertedstreets. Thetread of steps,
the beat of machinery, and the throb of all per-
vading industry are hushed and still. But where
are they all? “They sit in cheerless homes, look-
ing at one another, and wondering by what strange
spell all should be so right, and yet all so wrong.
There are the food, and the cotton, and the machi-
nery, and the masters, and they that buy and they
that make; there are the nations at peace with
one another, and the ships; and there are Treaties
of Commerce and laws of mutual kindness. What

hinders that the great work of life should not pro-

ceed, and a million children of Adaim be permitted
to take the blessing with the curse, to work Cot-
ton in the sweat of their brows, and to rid that
ground of its thorn and thistle? A nation of ci-
tizens suddenly changed into fratricides denies or
destroys the sfaff of life, and eares not how many
innocent peighbours perish, so as they may hurt
one another. ‘This is the sad contrast with to-
day's celebration that the Returns before us force
upon our eyes. Not even the splendour of what
we see ean make us forget what we hear and
know. Nor can we forget that if was not so
in 1851,

In these Returns the first item that stares us in
the face with painful significance is Cotton itself.
| In the month of March 1560, we imported from
j the United States 1,629,000; in March, 1861,
1,494,000; and in the saine month this year 2656,
But has not the rest of the world partly made up
for the deficiency? Letus see. In Mareh, 1860,
all the world, including the United States, sent us
1,780,000 ewt.; in March, 1861, 1,503,000; and
in the same month this year 29,600, The deficient
supply shows itself at once in the exports of all
manufactures in which Cotten forms a part. Thus
the declared value of exports of Appareland Slops
in March, 1860, 1861, 1862, is respectively £140,-
000, £125,000, and £104,000. Of Printed Books
Of Cotton

189,000) Ibs., 16,799,000) Tbs., and 8,991,000 Ibs.

or colored, they are 190,108,000 yards, 227,647,-
OOO, ond 154,785,000. Of Haberdashery and

several other curious facts of an equally redieable | Millinery the value of exports for the three mouths

,; character. The book was pyblished long ago; | las been £371,000, £362,000, and £249,000,

jand I thought such travellers had beeeme “ things |'There has been a considerable tall in the export

‘of the past,” until I met with Mr. G. Sutherland's |

of Cordage and Twine, of Sewing Thread, of

lhe Bill to authorize grants of the shores of this | last literary banutling—! The Magdalen Islands,” | Linnen and of Silk Manufacturesand of W orsteds,
Island was again committed to a committee of the! in which T am gravely told that, in the year of | tn some other items there has been a reaction,

whole House, and Hon. Mr. Hutehinson proposed | our Lord, 1860, the inhabitants of these Islands, | but the aggregates are unfavorable.

an amendment to the effect that this Bill shall not
affeet the shores of the Town and Common of
Charlottetown, which was agreed to. The House
was then resumed and the chairman reported the
Bill agreed to with a certain amendment.

Hon. Mr. PALMER laid before the House the
Sehool Visitor's Report for the year 1861, and ou
doing so suid—I regret that J] was not enabjed to
lay this Report before the House ut an earlier
period of the session, though Jam not aware that
uny particular measure has been before the Levis
lature whieh required the jnformation it contains
The delay must be attributed to the large namber
ot schools, there being now about 300.) It would,
therefore, require 300 working days to visit them
ence au year, whereas the law requires that they
must be visited tyice a year. The work is almost

|

among other wonderfu] things they did, * caught
16,000 quintals of dried fists! 104,000 barrels of |
prchled fish! ! manufactured 30,000 gallons of |
vil!!! and 5,500 seal skins !!!!’’

These Islands, as Jonathan (he is neither bro- |
ther nor cousin now) would say, will “ whip all |
creation,” if we rely upon Myr, Sutherland's aec- |
count of them. The Nova Scotia gold fields must !
“hide their diminished heads ;" for a dependency |
in Which pickled and dried fish can be caught in
such eyormous quantities, and oil and seal skins
be manufactured so largely, will surely turn the |
tide of emigration. Mr. Sutherland will then have |
the sstisiaction of kuowing that by his lucid des-|
cription of them he has“ done the state some ser- |

vantages; they should, therefore, be excluded | superhuman, and the Legisjatnre will soon have view.”

from competing for the scholarships. 1 would not
like te see any restricted: but those from the |
country should have the first claim. |

Hon. Mr. WALKER—There are a larze num-|
ber of young men from the country at the College, |
and I think they should hare the liberty of com-
peting tor the schularshipa,

Hon. the PRESIDENT—MPy the original Act
there are two scholarships allewed from each
county; but 1 believe a large proportion of the
pupilg at present attending the College are from

the country, and by the provisions of this Bill they ®™endments to render it more effective.

would be excluded frean competing tor the scholar-
ships, Whereas by the origival Act I think it was
intended to leave it epen to all. Io am rather
surprised that ne scholarships have been selected
sinee the Act was passed in Is60. However,
£120 have been saved by it. Some of the pupils
at the College are from the extreme parts of |
Prince and King’s Counties, and they should not
be excluded trom competing tor the scholarships.

lion. Mr. SIMPSUN—If the young men from
the country whe are attending the College were
allowed te compete I would Lave no objections te

to make some more suitable provision for that ser- |
vice.
louse adjourned,
Tutrspay, April 7. |

The Bill to agthorize grants of the shores of this |
sland, and the Bill to incorporate the Roman Ca
thelic Bishop in Charlottetown, were read the third
time and passed. |

Hon. Mr. Forgan moved for the third reading of
the Bill to promote vaceinstion.

Hon. Dr. JOUNSON—I am extremely sorry that |
that Bill has come before us too late to make any
is very ineflicient. But at jt will be better than
none, and as the Government has taken the subject |
up in asomewhat eurnest manner, I hail it as a
wrecursor Of something better to come. hope the

sill will not be considered as drawn up by me, for
it is very defeetive. I thnk the Governor and
Council should have a little more authority.

Hon. Mr. PALMER—I, woo, will vote’ for the
Bill; but at the same time 1 must express my re
yret that more efficient means has not been devised
to prevent the spread of Srall Pox in this Colony. |
I think the dangerous circumstances iy which we

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aré placed call for amore effective preventatiye than

what is provided by that Bill. 1 will not say that

the Lill; but 1 think it would be very unjust te! the Bill which we sent down from this House was

debar them from that privilege.
Hon. Mr. PORGAN—1I think there are very few

wt the district schools cupuble of: teaching the | character in it, but the Honse of Assembly could

branches in whieh eandidates for the scholarships
ure required by this Bill to be examined. It says
they shall be examined in suuple senten¢es in
Cesar, da Algebra, as fur as simple equations, in
«lusive, and iu the first book of Euclid

perfect, but I will say that it was better than this.

There might have Leen some cluuses of a nevel

have struck them out. I hope no respossibility
will fall on the shoulders of the members of that
Hlouse or of this for not adopting a more effective
measure, should the disease get fairly under way |

mnong the 27,000 inbabitants of this Colony who |

It being the last day of the Session, several of are not vaccinated, and, ther« fore, not protected |

their honers expressed their anwillingness tu go
into Coumittee on this Bill, and, after some farther
desultory debate, the question of concurrence was
puton flon. Mr. Walker's motion of amendment,
and the Youse divided : |

Contents—Hon. the President, Hons. Messrs.
Walker, Forgan, Hutehinsoy and Ramsay—5. i

Nou-contents—Hons. Messrs. Palmer, Johnson,
Andersou, Haszurd, Simpson—,

The members being equal, it passed in the nega-|
tive. ee

The House then went ints committee on a Bill to!
authorize grants of the shores of this Island.

Hon. Mr. HUTCHINSON—Awm I to understand |
that the shores of the city may be granted or leased |
under this Bill? The Corporation Act prevents the
civic xuthorities from eccupyiay the hone, and if
this Bull authorize the granting of therm to others, I
think it is very unfair. The Corporation showld
have the management of them.

| is cow

from Smal! Pox. I do not know that his honor!
Dr. Johnson should disclaim all connection with
this Bill, for it is connected with his profession.
We are all prone, while attending to pF things, |
to forget our spiritual state till good and faithful |
diviners remind ns of it, so it is with national de- |
fenees, until military men point out our danger; |
and lam sure we are under an obligation to his |

| honor for agitating this subject, but for him we

wor'd not bave get even this Bill. I hope it will
be the foundation of something better.

Hon, Dr. JUiLNSON—Tie people are not fully |
awake to the dangers which surround them. If
that awful disease, Cholera, were as near, they
would wake up to the necessity of devising means
to resist it; but Cholera is not one hundredth part
as destructive as Small Pox. Cholera would only
Visit certain localities where there is filth ; not so |
with Sul! Pox, it is the scourge of the world. It|
ox that hus placed us in some degree of |

Hou. Mr. SIMPSON—There is vothing in the Dill calesy. bat the dangers are continually increasing, |

to prevent the Corporation from obtaining grants of
them if they desire todo so.

House resumed and progress reported.

At the request of the House of Assembly, a con-
ference of the two Houses was held on the subjeet
ofthe awendments made by the Council to the
elective Council Bill. The committee on the part
of thie House consisted of Hon. Mr. Palmer,and Hon.
Mr. Anderson.

lou. Mr. PALMER reported that the House of
Assembly had disagreed to the amendment uiving
the Lieut. Governor a discretionary power of «ix
months with regard to dissolving this Couneil after
the passiay of this Bill, beeause it would be inpoli- |
tie to allow this Council, after the paesing of thie!
ill, to exercise any further fanctions. ‘And that |
they had disayreed to the amendment requiring |
serutinies to be held before a Judge of the Supreme |
Court, becanse it eas not advisable to allow al
Jucge of the Supreme Court to mix ap with poli-|
ties. I’ regret, suid bis honor, that the House of |
Assemtily does not deem it expedient to concur in}
those amendments. They may, perhaps, be con-!
sidered unusual and as they lave given their reasons
for disagreeing to them, Dum willung to accede that |
those motives have actuated them, but I cannot |
agree with their reasons. However, it is not my |
intention to-contend for those amendients. They |
may, perbaps, be considered nevel in their charac-
ter. They may be rather entrenching upon the
principles of the Bill. Perhaps I should have suy- |

|

ested those amendments at au earlier stage of the | Years ago, has ever since been regarded with a de-

frit, but they did not eccur to me. If we adhere!
to our amendments We may put it in the mouth of
the members of the other House to say that we
have introduced a new principle into the Bill which
has proeared its rejectiou at the Colonial Uilice, in|
case it should be disullowed eu account ef those |
amendments. J will say ve wore with regard to
the serutinies being held hefors a Judyve of the Su-
preme Court; 1 will cautent myself for the present
with hoping for the appointment of impartial
sherills. But there is one amendment which I am
nat so willing te give up. Itis that which gives a
«dliseretionary power of six months to the Governor
to pat the law in operation. A great deal of incon-
venience might ensue if the Bill is allowed to pass
without that amendment. A despatch with the
Queen's assent to it might arrive When we were on
the eve of a general election for the other House,
or we might bein the middle of a session ; and Ido
not accede that there is anythiasg unconstitutional in
tuis amendment. When we meke provision that a
Vill shall not go into operation till a certain period,
ic ia not law tul that period arrives. However, I
do wot know whether the Hoase of Assembly will
adhere tenaciously to their decision or not, but I
am inclined to think they will, and it now. rests
with your honors to say whether you will adhere
te your amendment or not. T xm oneof the prrty
who are pledged to carry this Bill, and I woete be
disappointed uf -it thoald net receive the Royal
suction. I believe the country would also be dis-
ax peinied, and weeld endeavour to ix the blame
n ou thix Howse. And perhaps, too, half the mem- |
hers of this Hoase might blame us, for it is impos-
sivle to tell how far party feeling and recrimination |
mny go af an exciting time, Since ihe priuciple of
tie iil has been acceded to by his Grace the Se-
ewtary of Stace, and since the Lieut. Governor, who
ax able G give au impartial decixion on this matter,
has received it with great satisxfaction,and considers
at weil w the cireumstances of the Colony,
i would be sorry to insist on those amendments
dest they should obstruec the passing of the Bill.
J would curber take it with, what L consider those
impertettions than uot get it at all. Notwithstand-
ing thaf fT inive-taken some puins in framing those
sincuduents, bala pet eo immatably wedded to
veuliar Views of my own as to insist upon them, if
oy doing se} ehoale endanger an important mea-
eure. 1 thevefore hape that whatever Way your
bomors have ¢ mucr the conseqnences of udbering fo our amend-
ments df we ddlere to the onendusnta it might
‘be ouid dust we were Madying selfish interests of

earown. I weuld like ww rep and put down
aay argiments of that kind, and let it be seen that
went here todo what the coantry requires. 1

therefore move that this House do uct adhere to its

dude ded Tae ike.
Hou.Dr. JOH YSON--lt may be og Ay npr wg to
hive tle it i

the tink olnesiay for Unie imighe be

will. a be
very clase! aud Lukes or our of Lue i
aise seritivies, Perhaps the sberiit

for the number of persons not vaccinated is increas.
abby.
The Bill was then read the third time and passed. |

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This day at four o’clock, His Exeellency George |
Dundas, Esquire, came down to the Council Cham- |
her, and taking his seut on the throne, assented to
the several Bills passed dnring the session, after |
which the Legislature was prorogued with the
ukual formalities. |
James Ramsay, Reporter.

____ GORRESPONDENCE,

NEW BRUNSWICK AFFAIRS.

(FROM OCR own COKRESPONDENT.)

Within the past week occurred the anniversary
of a memorable epoch in the history of New Brun-
swick—in reality the first event worthy of historic
record. The momentous canse which led to its pe-
rilous accomplishment reveals at once the narrative
of bloody events, terminating ou one side in the se-
verence from the Brifish Crown of thirteen of her co-
lonial dependencies, and on the other side, the re- |
eeption of these into the company of recagnized |
nations. The “ landing of the loyalists’ upon the |
unpeopled shores of the river Si. John, ftifty-nine

sree of veneration, which, Hiough palpably spirit-

ss, serves, in some measure, to swell the senti-

ments of loyalty to vur Imperial Mistress that per: |
vade the inhabitants of this Province. The nine- |
teenth of this month, being the day on which this

hardy band of adherents to British institutions and

arbitrary laws arrived upon the desolate wilds,

Where now stands a populous and wealthy city,

Was announced with the heavy roar of ariillery,

waving of gay banners and the stirring sounds of

military mesie. Bat as the faithful subjects of

George the Third, who preferred exile to home and

its charms, and subjection to freedom and indepen-

dence, have already settled their affairs with the

world, aud as their descendants are becoming amal-

gamated with the race of blue noses, so the respect

once accorded very liberally to the event referred

to is fapecartiing its final dissolution.

The Lieut. Governor and his suite were in St.
John a few days since. The principal object ot
His Excelleney's visit was connected with the Vo-
lunteer companies, and in considering their enrol-
ment under a new Militia law recently enacted, and
which it is thought will place the Volunteers and
regular militia in a more etlicient state to repel in-
Varion, should any power undertake so hazardous
an enterprise. Tne Lieut. Governor also, during
his short sojourn here, evinced his deep interest in
the snecess of the edneitional establishments in the
city — visiting several of them aud ascertaining the
proficiency of pnpils in various branches of their
studies. He visited, in company witlr the Right
Rev. Bishop of St. John, the large Catholic school
under the superintendence of the Sisters of Charit y;
and expressed himself gratified with the knowledge
and intelligence of the very juvenile pupils attend-
ing this excellent aud welleenducied eta

re enjoy here, twice a week, in broad daylight,
and in the full glare of sparkling beauty, youth and
matare old ave, a most delightfulfeast prepared and
distribated, irrespective of rank,by the slititers Band
of the Lath Regiment. ‘This very accommodating so-
ciety appeur in ylaring searlet on the public squares,
and in the midst ef a numerous assemblage of the
democracy andseme self-made aristocracy—at a suf-
ficient remove from the vulgar crowd — discourse
music of the tirst order to the high gratification of
the throng of eaver listeners, who become entranced
by the joycas, animated and rapturous sounds that
tioat upon the baluy air aud die away in ethereal
regions.

Some concerts have been Abe here _recently—
some inilitary, some civil and some sacred. Bata
novelty of importance was exhibited in true living
form at one or two of those amusements. I allude
to the appearance on the platform of a young female
orator—a irl of eighteen summers and as many
wimers, lately arrived from the hospitable territory
of the Mormons. This fair leeturer detailed in good
style incidents of Mormow life and enstoms — her
hair breadth escape from the jurisdiction of Brigham
Young; also Southern life aud manners—character
of the Confederate leaders, and eulogised the per-
sonal appearance of the Sonthern women, whom
end pene agers to be fur superior to anything of the
kind at this side of Mason and Dixen's line; and
concluded her rehearsel with a peroration specially
prepaved for the oveasion, the finale of whiew found

uwiodious climax iu the popularair, “ Away down
Se yath in Dixie.” Another matron lady has ‘been

eturing for twelve cents a ticket to St. John au-
icuces ; aud displayed marvellous greapseal im iun-|

Yours truly, &e.,
A TRAVELLER.

-- > 60 oe -

VERY. FRANY,

Mr. Wirtan—Sin—Our Post Office authori-
ties announce that certain letters must be prepaid
or they will not be sent; they also notify us that |

, the Mails, which used to close at 9 a. m., will in

future close at 8 a.im., yet the pigeon hole in the
office window, through which we “ outside bar-
barians” are served, is never opened for business
till after 8 o'clock, aud often as an English mal
arrives in the morning it is not open till after 9)
o'clock. How then can people post and pay for |
their letters to go by an & o'clock Mail, when
there is no access till after 9?) Surely the morn-

‘ings are long enough now to have the office win-

dow open at 7 o'clock, if the public are to be ac-
commodated. |

Then, we haye seme people in our midst whose |
sole delight it seemed to be to give the road over-
seer all the annoyance they could by continually |
pushing lim to see that the street law was carried
out to the very letter. Now, however, when these
same peeple cume to be overseers themselves, the
law is as little noticed as if it were in the moon,

| — houses are being built and their materials are

strewed over the sidewalks, without being fenced
in as the law directs; other houses have their
trents torn out, their cellars deepened, and the
rubbish, mortar, &e., are permitted to occupy
our most public sidewalks for weeks, for people
to tumble over at night, or walk around in day-
light!
funny people.
Yours truly,
OBSERVER.

MISCELLANEOUS
'
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION ODE.
The following is the Ode written by the Poet
Laureate for the opening of the Exhibition, and set
to musie by Sterndale Bennet. If was sung on the
Ist instant, at the Exhibition Palace, with grand

effect :—
Uplift a thousand voices full and sweet,
In this wide hall with earth’s inveutiou stored,
And praise th’ invisibly universal Lord,
Who lets once more in peace the nations meet,
Where Science, Art, aud Labor bave outpour'd
Their myriad horns of plenty at our feet.

Q, silent father of onr Kings to be,
Mourn'd i: this golden heur of jubilee,
For this, for ull, we weep our thauks to thee !

The world-compelling plan was thine,

And, lo! the long laborious miles

Of Palace; lo! the giant aisles,

Rich in model and design;

Harvest-tool and husbandry,

Loom and wheel and engin’ry,

Secrets of the sullen mine,

Steel and gold, and corn and wine,

Fabric rough, or Fairy fine,

Sunny tokens of the Line,

Polar marvels, and « feast

Of wonder, out of West and East,

And shapes and hues of Part divine !

All of beauty, all of use,

That one fair planet can produce,

Brought from under every star,

Blown from over every main,

And mixt, as life is mixt with pain,

The works of peace with works of war.
O ye, the wise who think, the wise who reign,
From growing commerce loose her latest chain,
And let the fair white-winged peacemaker fly
To happy heavens under all the sky,
And mix the seasons and the golden hours,
Till exeh man find his own in all men’s good,
And all men work in noble brotherhood,
Breaking their mailed fleets and armed towers,
And ruling by obeying nature's powers,
And gathering all the fruits of peace and crown'd

with all her flowers.

HUMILITY.

I will tell thee—I will tell thee
Where my bosom friend shall be;
Not where hollyhocks are flaunting,
But where violets scent the lea;
Not where gaudy parrcts chatter,
But where larks und linnets sing;
Not with dahlias of the autuinn,
Bat with lilies of the spring.
Every bird of plainest plumnave
Scatters sweetest wusie round—
Every flower of richest odor
Grows the nearest to the ground.

I will tell thee—I will teil thee
Where my bosom friend shall be ;
Not where haughty riches gather
Needy knaves to bend the knee ;
Not where pride looks down on merit—
Or where beauty dwells with scorn,
But where wealth is linked with goodness,
And the best are noblest born.
For the humblest are the wisest,
And the meck are glory-crowned,
Aad the sweetest scented tlow’ rets
Grow the nearest to the ground.
~ ep

THE DISTRESS IN ENGLAND.

We give below a very suggestive article from
the Loudon ‘Times’ on the prevalent distress in
the manufcturing districts of England, in conse-
quence of the war :—-

It is the duty of a journalist, as of a chronicler,
to take things as they come. Were we toattempt
to put off the evil day, and reserve the gloomy re-
flection till it could be better borne, we might
have a terrible amount of arrears. To-day is one
of the world’s great festivals, England is again
the Queen of the May. She has raised her chap-
leted pole, and all the sisterhood of the Arts and
Sciences come trooping around her. The sun
shines on the festivity. Many wounds have been
healed, many difficulties surmounted, many a hitch
forgotten, and the accumulated tide of ten thou-
sand great efforts is now a glorious success, brim-
mung over, surprising all, filling all minds, and ever
to be remembered. — It is necessary, then,on such
a day to obtrude a disagreeable fact, and to whis-
per in the ear of thirty thoasand holiday people,
“Thou, too, art mertal?” The fact comes betore
us in the dry, revolting form of the accounts of
Trade and Navigation, Happy, indeed, are they
who are never visited by this skeleton. But here
it is, at the best of times an arithmetical prodigy,
now a er of evil. Potent is its dark apeh
At once the “ Exhibition” has vavished from our
eyes, with its vast and gracetul domes; its nume-

Certainly we live among a fuany, verv |

The toral de-
clared value of all articles, enumerated or unenu-
merated, for Mareh, 1560-61-62, is respectively
£ 10,393,000, £ 10,950,000, and £9,664,000,show-;
ing for this month alone a fall from Jast year of
£1,286,000. As both the imports and the exports
are very favorably aflected, ou the whole, by the
French Treats, and the consequent liberation of
our trade with other countries, the figures we
have given greatly understate the effect of the
American War. It may be considered as now
diminishing our exports to the amount of a million
anda half a monuth; er at the rate of eighteen
millions a year; and this immense sun does not
adequately express the misery inficted on our
manufacturing population, the number of the
sufferers, and the apparent hopelessness of their
POSITION.

We cannot help feeling that this is a qnestion

of greater gravity than the Americans, perpaps, |

will be ready to allow. Let us suppose a Civil
War raging between England and Jreland, and
the former, in order to starve out Ireland, estab-
lishing a blockade or procuring an Act of Varlia.
ment, the necessary result of which should be the
starvation of two or three million Americans. [Let

The Civil War in the States.

News by Telegraph.
Sr. Joux, May 26.

General Banks wasattaeked by asuperior force
at Winchester yesterday morning, the fight last-
ing about six houra, Gen. Banks retired to Mar-
tivsburg, a distance of twenty-two wiles, and
crossed the Potomae at Williamsport. ‘The force
of the Confederate attacking army was estimated
iat 15,000 men, under the command of Generals
Flwell and Jackson. It was supposed that it was
the intention of the Confederates to enter Mary-
land via Harper’s Ferry and Williamsport. The
Governor of Pennsylvania has ordered all the
State Militia organization to Washington imme-
diately. The Governor of New York State. has
also ordered several Regiments to Washington,
including the 7th and 7st. President Lincoln
has taken possession of all the Railroad lines tor
Military purposes. General McClellan reports
progress in frout of Richmond City. Mechanics
ville occupied. Reports are current that the Con-
federates are moving north ef Richmond to take
the offensive. General Curtis’ command _ has
jeined General Halleck’s army before Corinth.
Banks’ division was reduced by portions withdrawn
to strengthen MeDowell’s. Prompt measures
have been taken to reinforce Banks, Large forees
of enemy appearing in Western Virginia, give co-
lor to rumor of intended invasion of Northern
States. Scheme considered desperate and im rac-
ticable. Governor Andrews has called gut Massa-
chusetts Militia. Old Sixth has responded. Great
enthusiasm, and crowds rushing to enlist. Col.
Keal’s Maryland regiment bad severe fight with
the enemy, and was obliged to retire across the
Shenandoah, suffering great loss. News of this
caused Secessionists in Baltimore to exult. Great
excitement ensued; Uniontsts handling them
without merey. Flour Market —Superfine, $4.-
35 and $1.60 and $4.7),

St. Joun, May 27.

General Banks in his official despatch says that
When he was attached at Winchester by the Con-
federates, his force was only four thousand men.
He retreated by forced marches, fifty-two miles;
and thirty-five miles was wade in one day, con-
| Stantly encountering the enemy in rear and flank,
jand saving almost his whole supply train. The
enemy. it is sjid, treated the sick and wounded
inhumanly. Gen. Banks now occupies both sides
of the Potomae at Williamsport. The 7th New
York regiment, also the Sth, have leit for Wash-
ington, Ten other regiments are under orders,
Several Pensylvania Regiments are also going.
Governor Sprague with Rhode Island troops also
going. Excitement continues in Baltimore. The
Secessionists, it is said, are getting roughly hand-
led. It is rumored that General Jackson is re-
| treating as rapidly as he advanced. The French
troops have been defeated near Orizaba by 10,000
| Mexicans, with a loss of 500.

Che Cxraminer,

A Bill for settling differences between Landlord
aud ‘Tenant, and to enable Tenants on certain
Townships to purchase the Reversion of their
Farms.

Whereas, by a certain Address of the House of

Assembly of this Island, pursuant to certain Reso-

lutions passed by the said House, it was prayed
| that Her Majesty’s Government would be pleased

2. Be it further enacted, that in any action here-
after to be brought by auy 6f tae said Proprietors,
their heirs, or assigns, agains? any such tenant,
for the recovery of rent which wiy have aécrued
due previous to the day of 1458, under
any such demise as aforesaid, this (as to so
much of the demand as relates te rent acerned
due previous to such last mentioned date) shall be
a good defence under the general issue, without
the same being specially pleaded in the thereto.

4. That nothing in this Aet shall be construed to
entitle the Tenant of any farm or lands, compri-
sing any mill site or water-power, capable of being
used for the driving of any saw or grist mill, to
retein any such remission of arrears of rent, or
a right to purchase the reversion thereof, as
aforesaid.

5. That this Act shali not extend to any lease
or demise where the unexpired term shall be less
than twenty-one years; nor to any lease or demise
of any farm or lands having, at the time of the
granting thereof, any houses, buildings, or other
improvements of that description thereon, unless
such houses, buildings, or other improvements
shall have been erected or placed thereon by such
lessee, or some person from whom he may have
received thereot before the granting of such lease.

6. That no Tenant shall be entitled to claim the
right or option to purchase under this Act, unless
all arrears of rent, and which may be recoverable
by action, shall be first duly paid and satisfied.

7. That in case the Tenant shall destre to pur-
chase between the periods or days on which the
rent falls due, the same shall be apportioned, and
the portion there found to be due, added to the
purchase money, payable by such Tenant under
the provisions of this Act.

8. That nothing in this Act shall extend to any
lease made after the passing of this Act.

9. That no Landlord shall be compelled to sell
under the provisions of this Act, unless the whole
of the _— money be tendered or offered to

be pai

ii SCHEDULE A.

Sir Samnel Cunard, Proprietor of Townships
Numbers Two, Fourteen, Twenty-one, Thirty-two,
Yorty-four, Sixty-three, Sixty-four, and of halves
of Townships Numbers Twenty, Forty-five, Forty-
six, Forty-nine, and parts of Townships Hight,
Forty-cight, Fifty-four, and Sixty-five; also one-
third part of Township Twenty-seven.

Mr. Edward Cunard, Proprietor of Townships
Numbers Four, Five, Six, and half of ‘Township
No. One

Right Honorabie Lawrence Sullivan, Proprietor
of Townships Numbers Nine, Sixteen, Twenty-two,
und Sixty-one,

Sir Graham Montgomery, Proprietor of the One-
third part of Townships Nos. Fifty-one, Fifty
nine, aud Thirty-four.

Honorable Thomas Heath Hayiland, Proprie-
tor of ‘Township Number Fifty-six, and parts of
Townships Numbers Forty-three, Forty, and
Fight.

Henry and Edward Palmer, Proprietors of half
of Township Number One.

Mr. Daniel Hodgson, Proprietor of part of Town-
ship Number Twenty-three.

fr. William Cundall, Proprietor of part of
Township Number Twenty.

Mr. John A. MeDonald, Proprietor of parts of
Townships Numbers Thirty-five and Thirty-six,

Mr. John KR. Boarke, Proprietor of half of
Township Number Thirty-seven.

James Montgomery, Esqr., One-Third part of
Townships Numbers Fifty-one, Fifty-nine, and
Thirty-four.

_—_—_—

THE PROPRIETORS’ BILL.
WE reprint this Bill, as we promised, for the

| to direct a Commission to enquire into the exist-
| ing relations between Landlord and Tenant, and |
to negotiate with the Proprietors for abatement of |
| Arrears of Reut, and also for terms to enable the)
| Tenants to purchase the reversion of their farms.
And whereas Sir Samuel Cunard, Baronet, Ed-

better elucidation of our own remarks upon it,
and for the renewed perusal of a very numerous
body of tenantry whose interests are proposed to
be sacrificed under it.

Before proceeding to review the several parts

us suppose the Americans called on to eudure and | Werd Cunard, Sir Graham Montgomery, James of the Bill, which we have marked for that pur-

to sanction with equanimity some measure of an
unusual and rather violent character, with an

equally sertous aud fatal operation on themselves |

and the Irish, with whom at the very time they
were feeling a great amount of political sympathy.
It is natural to ask what the Americans would do
meuch aecuse, Would they sit down and die in

| Montgomery, the Right Honorable Lawrence |
| Sullivan, Danicl Hodgson, William Cundall, John
Reach Bourke, the Honorable Thomas Heath |
fHiaviland, Jolin A. McDonald, and the Honorable |
Edward Paliner, proprietors of the several Town-
ship Lands mentioned in the Schedule to this Act, |
marked ., did agree to the issuing of such Com-|

pose, we must take occasion to observe that the
*Islander’— the organ of the Government — has

not ventured to offer any defence of

—that it might be advantageous to the tenantry

cided approval of "4 latter measure
sags — iilldding to Sit Saini When ing
pression of belief that his Hi will beg wl
tory One —"T teed hardly say tht it wilt

great pleastire to find Sir Sint Conangs
pations are well fotitided.” Jy View of a
fact’, no man cin suppose, or he
others to supppose—unleas he be wi

fully bent upon deceiving that ad
will be submitted for Her Majesty's me a Mill
Their doom was foreshadowed in the despatey
the 7th February, butit ix uminist =

It is time, however, we

review of the Proprietors’ Bill, and .
| gard to the preamble. a“ =
The proprietors have been ‘
the preamble to their Bill, as the wie "
canmmideration, the several " fer

them by the Royal Coutnissioners 2
the original grants, the quit rents a they -
serves; and in the seeond »
concessions are declared te be a3
at law and in equity.” They inca na
that a deelaratory Act of this kind would fou,
end to all agitation on the subj oeer
but the proprietors would find thee
much mistaken, even if this Bill thould ti
law. Agitation and the leasehold teuupe are
existing things: the one will flourish like -
bay tree as long as the other lasts, Kee
portunity were oflered te all tenantry we,
come frecholders, on terms such an the peaple
the Worrel. Selkick, Lot 11 aud >
allowed—agitation would very soon Sbidtun,
out Royal Commissions or Acts of Varliameut to
repress it. ‘The Proprictorw’ Billefers wo tetans,
ble opportunity to any man to become a freehalder-
and although it has been framed clearly with the
view of confirming proprietary claims, We believe
that proprietary interests would be more insecure
vader it than any other measure that cov!d be de
vised, as it would inevitably give rise to combing.
tions amongst the tenantry to resist thé@paymens
of rent.

With regard to the arbitration, scheme, which
was recommended by the Rayal
the Proprietors state, in the preamble te their
Bill, that the “ Commissioners “
thority intended to be given them bythe Asse
and the said Proprietors,” and, therefore, ther
declare, such arbitration “ cannot be allowed or
confirmed.” Now, supposing that the arbitration
_part of the Award was good for anything, js it
hot an outrageous assumption of power on the
part of the Proprietors to set it aside upon such
silly pretext as this, Sir S, Canard and his von.
freres might entertain what intentions they pleased
but they never made a definite declarstion of
them ;—the Crown, in issuing the Royal Counis.
sion, did not say that the Commissioners should
not resort to the arbitration scheme; on the can.
trary, the Crowy clothed the Royal Cormmistion.
crs with ample power to settle the questions at
issue, in any manner they thought proper, so long
as the settlement was based “on fair and
table principles.” The House of Assembly thought
that the arbitration clause in the Award was a
very excellent provision, and they passed a Billty
regulate its application. Does this show that the

| Proprietors have stated the trath in their Bill,
the |

wherein they declare that the Assembly did nog

| measure, beyond a general assertion, to the effect “intend” that there should be an arbitratign at
jal ! How were the Proprivters to kuow the in.

quiet, being reconciled to death by the considera-; #ssion, And whereas a Reyal Commission was | to have the right to purchase their farms at I5s. | tentions vf the House? No resolution adopted

tion that the blow was meant for the Irish,though

fit inevitably reached the Amerivans also?) We

are inclined to think they would net submit, but

wonld require that, whatever is done to satisfy |

the exigencies of war, there must be no measure
of pure mischief, if they suffer themssives the
larger moiety.
gutter, itis no satisfaction te have your pardon
begged on the ground that the assailaut meant te
knock dowa somebody else through you.

The hardship is agyravated by the circumstance
that at the very moment the American Govern-
ment is cousiguing aanuy thousands ef our poor
people to ruin andgtarvatien, and seeing we take
it all.as a matter 6f course, it 1s inviting its own

people to celebrate a solemn Thanksgiving for its |

deliverance from foreign ibtervention.

| we will, we get no credit for it.
| Christians, we suffer and are defamed at the same

time. A large Federal navy is caretuldy watching |

| that the ordinary means of life shall not reach the |
| British population for whom it was grown, and to |
| whom it is virtually pledged, and the people who |
do thisare approaching the Throne of Grace with |
}solemu thanksgivings for their escape from our |
intervention! We doubt whether our reward for |
an this forbearance will be in this world, or whe-|
ther the Americans will abstain from invasion and |
intervention when it is their own turn to practise |
this virtue. Probably there is no other nation in|
| the world which, having won the power to assert |
‘its own rights, would have taken the matter 80 |
| quietly as we have; and we doubt whetber the
| publie opinion ef mankind will not sume day set
/ us down as even tue righteous and merejful

i

Very Latest from Europe.

THE STEAMER EUROPA OFF CAPE RACE.

(From the Evening Express.

INTERESTING PARLIAMENTARY NEWS
—THE LONDON PRESS GN AMERI-)
CAN AFFAIRS—OPENING OF RUs-
SIAN PORTS IN THE CRIMEA.

The R. M. steatnship Europa, Captain Stone,
passed Cape Race at 7 p. m. on ‘Tuesday last
Through the politeness of Mr. Hunter Duvar we
are enabled to furnish our readers with the sub-
joined resume of European intelligence:—

GREAT BRITAIN.

During a receit discussion on the American
Question in the British House of Commons, Mr,
Layard said Her Majesty’s Government had re-
‘ceived from Lord Lyons a copy of the report of a
committee of the United States House of Repre-
sentatives, on the Reciprocity Treaty with Cana- |
da, and had no objection to lay it en the table.

Lord Palmerston alse stated that the Govern-
ment was prepared to lay on the table all the in-
formation they possessed respecting the occupation
of Mexico and China, and the intentions of the
French Government on the subject. His Lordship
said that what was being done by the naval and}
military authorities in those quarters met the en-
tire approbation of Her Majesty’s Government.
He believed that the steps now taken would lead
to a settlement of the affairs at Shanghae.

The London Times says the Federal advantages
in the Western States cannot he over-rated. The
Times also expatiates on the news of the capture
of New Orleans, and says the North has a right
te presume that the hour of final success is ap-
proaching. The Tunes expresses a belief that the
Seesssionists will soon be glad of an opportunity
to re-enter the American Union on easy terms,
such as the Northern States will be glad to offer.

The London Herald argues that the evacuation
of Yorktown by the Confederate forces will be
found eventually to have been a piece of masterly
strategy on the part of the Southern leaders.

The jewels in this year’s London Exhibition are
suid to be inconceivably splendid. The Koh-i-noor
is there, but not alone in its glory, for a great rival,
said to be worth a million sterling, has come in from
Amsterdam, . This is .“‘the Stav of the South,” a
single brilliant of immense size, and weighing no
less than 125 carets. It is set in the centre of a
magnificeut star of brilliants, each of which though
large and valuable, is a mere foil to the glittering
centre stone. Around the stand on which “the Star
of the South” is shown is a most interesting collec-
tion of diamonds from various mines in every state
of progress, from the rongl stone to the finished
beiltinut. Emanuel shows an enormous emerald set
in diamond, a noble cross cut from a solid topaz,
mounted in gold and enamel with other costly jew-
ellery. But the great blaze of gems comes trom
where the Devonshire jewels, sald to be the rarest
and most artistic collection of antique gems in the
world, are shown amid a perfeet crowd of pearls,
opals, brilliants, rubies, aud topazes. In this case
are jewels to the valne of £300,000 stg.

The owners of the Emile St. Pierre have made
Captain Wilson a present of £2,000, and it is stated
that they also intend to provide handsomely for his
companions, one of whom is an Irishman and the
other a German.

Setting the Thames on fire is a scheme proposed
by one Mr. Mackintosh,in view of a possible foreign
invasion. He proposes to float a sheet of combustible
hydrocarbonaceous liquid over the water that sus-
tuins an adverse fleet, to ignite this combustible ]i-
quid, and thus to eavelope the cnemy in tiumes.

ITALY.

Prince Napoleon, now on a visit to Italy, has
been received with great enthusiasm at Naples,
and is reported to have had a lengthened interview
with Kisg Vietor Emmanuel.

RUSSIA.

An Imperial Decree just issued, opens the har-
bors of Nickolaeiff aad Cherson, in the Crimea, to

rous entrances beset with exhibitors and ticket-

foreign ships atter the 13th Juue ensuing.

When you are knocked into the |

Saffer as |
Like the Early |

‘thereupon issued, which js as follows:
(t. 63 “Vierorti R.
* Vieronta, by the grace of God, of the United |

Defender of the faith,
Presents shall come, greeting ;

“Whereas We have been moved by the Assembly
of Our Island of Prince Edward, to appojut Com-
missioners to inquire into the differences now pre-

| Vailiag in our sud Island, relating to the rights of |

landowners and tenants in Our said Isliund, with

| 2 view to the settlement of the same on just and!

| equitable principles: And whereas the suid Assem-

bly has further, by a resolution dated the Lith

| day of April last, set forth its agreement to abide

| -by the decision of any sch Counnissioners, or the

nujority of them, and to coneur in whatever mea-

sures may be requsite for giving validity to their

decision: Aud whereas it is highly desirable that
the said differences should be adjusted :

* Now know ye, that We, taking (he preuiises into
Our Royal cousideration, are graciously pleased
to nominate iad appoint, and do by these presents
nonrinate and appoint, Our trusty and weil-beloved
John Hamilton Gray, Esquire, Our trusty and
well-beloved Joseph Howe, Esquire, and Our
trusty and well-befoved John William Ritchie,
Esquire, to be Our Commissioners for inquiring
into the said differences, and for adjusting the
sume on feir and equitable principles.
waver at Our Court at acitehain Palace, this
2ith day of Jume, 1360, in the Mth year of Our
Reign.”

os

i

By Her Majesty's command,
** (Signed) NEWCASTLE.”

And whereas the said Cominissioners, by their
Report, did find and declare that the said Town-
ship Lands were not liable to forfeiture in conse-
quence ot any emission to perform, or any non-
performance of any of the conditions in the
original grants thereof. And also that no arrears
of the Quit Rents, by the said grants reserved,
are now due or recoverable from the Proprietors,
Tenants, or Occupiers of such lands; and also that
the Proprietors, their Tenants or Occupiers,
should be quieted in their ener ot certain
parts of the said land, called or known as “ The
Fishery Reserves,” and did also declare and ay;ard
that all arrears of Rent which accrued due to the
said Proprictors in respect of any of the said
Lands, previous to the , 2858, should be
reinitted to the Tenants, and did also fix certain
rates at which they sbould have a right to pur-
chase the reversion of their farms. Aud whereas
the said Cominissioners did also, by their Report,
direct and provide that, in certain cases, the value
of the lands should be ascertained by Arbitrators,
to be appointed by the Landlords and their Te-
nants, in making which last direction or provision
the said Commissioners exceeded the authority
intended to be given them by the Assembly and
the said Proprietors, and the same, if confirmed |
by Act, might give rise to wany disputes and
much litigation between Landlords and Tenants,
and such direction or provision cannot be allowed
or confirmed. And whereas it is, nevertheless,
expedient for preventing the Tenants being delu-
ded by the agitation of impracticable projects,
based on certain questions ealled, in the said
Resolutions, “The Escheat Question,” “The
Fishery Reserve Question,” and “ The Quit Rent
Question,” as well as for securing tothem the be-
nefit arising from the remission of Arrears of Rent,
and the right to purchase the reversion of their
farms, that the declaraiions, provisues, or directions
relative thereto should be confirmed in the man-
ner and under the provisoes hereinafter mentioned.

And whereas the said Proprietors have agreed,
during the several periods hereinafter mentioned,
to adopt the rates of commutation fixed by Her
Majesty's Government for the Commutation of the

| earnestly will it be condenmed by the people ge-

This reticence with regard to the details of the |

| an acre, as proposed in the proprietors’ Bill; but | therein declared that there sheuld be no arbitra.
lthe “Islander” conveniently omits to state that | tion.

What, then, can we think of a measure

Kingdow of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen,) the proposal is coupled with conditions which / ene of the first and mest authoritative declar-
To all to whom these | could not be fulfilled by one raan ina handred. | tions in which has no foundation in truth?

But let us proceed te consider the terms of pur-

Bill shews that the Government are even ashamed } chase, agreed to by the Proprietors, and set forth

of the propricters’ bantiing, believing, no doubt, |

‘that the better it is known the more loudly and)

in the first enacting clause,

The terms of purchase are three-fold. Jet. The

Tenant may purchase his farmyat any tune with-

/nerally; and the condemnation will, in the end, | iu five years frown the Ist of May, 1352, by paying
be pretty sure to fall upon the heads of the Go-| a sum equal to fifteen years’ rent. 24. Tf he de-
‘vernment. Phe‘ Islander’ of Friday last publishes | lays the purchase beyond the five years first men-

| an article relating te the Bill, but the editor eon- tioned, he must pay asum equal te vighteen years’

fines his remarks to two points, in which the pee- tent for the freehold of his farm; aud 3rd. if an
ple can feel no interest whatever,—first, as to the other period of five years be allowed to elapse
particular time at which the Bill was received in | before buying his farm, the tenant must pay a sun
| this Isiand; and second, 2 denis! that Mr. Pal-| equal to twenty years’ purchase. This right of
mer, as leader of the Government, was a party to, purchase is confined to tenants heldiag leases for
ithe framing of the Bill. It is a matter of no con- longer periods than tweuty-one years. The pur-
sequence whether it was or was pot received here | chase money must be calculated aceording to the
(on the 20th or 28th April; we have it, in all its | highest amount reserved as reat,—that js, for in-
| ugliness, before us; and it is equally unimportant stance: a mau takes a lease of a farm for
Whether the lucid pen of the Leader of the Go- Je#rs,—the first three years there may be no
vernment, (McNab the First), actually framed | 'ent,—three years more, sixpence an aere may be
the interesting document — the name of Edward charged; three years after, ninepence per aere;
| Palmer appears in the preamble and in the sehe- | another period comes, and the rent amay be a
dule te the Bill, and he is declared to be a con-| Shilling an acre; another period, and the rent is
senting party to the provisions it contains. That ised to eighteen pence an aere; and it gore on
looks extremely suspicious, to say the least of it; | increasing until it comes to two or three shillings
and every one will think that the positive decla- 20 acre. The highest price—say 2s. or 3x an
ration iu the Bill would not be made without Mr. | 8¢re rent—is that at which the fee simple value
Palmer's knowledge of the details, notwithstand-| of the farm shall be fixed—say 30s. or 458. au
ing all that Mr. Secretary Pope may write te re- acre—it cannot be under 15s. an aere sterling for
lieve his friend from the unpleasant responsibility. , the first five years. No tenant can purchase his
But the most amusing feature in the double. | 9% our ot this extravagantly high rate, unless
dealing tactics of the Government advocate, is the he dine gab a aie ee of rent due smee 1858,
intimation given that the Bills passed last Session rg one e Pepe ney would be’ abust ‘tro
to confirm the original Award — or at least such |?" — fron the time the law could ge pte
parts of it as suited the views of the Tory majo-| operation, No tenant, also, ean claim the right
rity—are yet in a fair way of receiving the Royal {of purchasing his farm. if the landlord ean dis-
allowance. Of course, not one man in the Go- | Pe ner erage * water apes it thet may bow
vernment believes that anything so absurd and eideved cullicient for mill purposes ; woe \eadt he
preposterous will ever come to pass; but it is sup- | a aran’. Tange wetted ree! ag
posed that some little popularity attaches to the | 208 §) 208 FS ee iy By ‘sal
Bills passed last Session because six Liberal mem. &°'™410n8 for the purchase of his farm, if there
bers voted for them ; and it is therefore desirable, | “°T® 88¥ #™provements upon it before he obtained
in the extremity of the Governmental fortunes, to 1 he . buildings, feces, cleerennet jt a
encouraze some amount of popular delusion, par- CSe9 apetion &,),. ar ae, =e : af
ticularly with regard to the Arbitration clause, all the clauses of the Bill is that which declares—
under which the tenants were told they would be (ste section 9)—that in addition to paying all the
able to purchase their lands at fabulously low neweeee of seul, the tenant must pay down in hard
prices. We see no reason to retract or modify ee as ¢ Me porctnn Seay Pe iar
our opinion with regard to that clause. The held of his far - before the landlord can be compel-
Duke of Newcastle is of the same opinion as our- led to sell it. Now, let us see what amount of
selves, that it would be impracticable on account | "°" ® tenant holding 100 genes, at le. anaes,
of the multiplicity of cases that might require its with 1-0th added, would have to pay for his fann,
operation ; and his Grace very plainly intimated |“! *¥¢ !owest price proposed by the Proprietor’ :—

that he would not recommend for the reyal alluw- pr oy rehase of 100 acres at Is. to . :
ance any law that might be passed to give effect Five years’ rent from 1858 te the pase-

Gus ents, a the ow at ese they will permit} to it. The rest of the Award — considering that oa Seng OE G00w DUD ion 5 bis cidade banca 6B 0.
their Tenants to purchase the reversion of their ee e-ninth ou the rent..... + 9wepeccsoo wp
respective farms, and which rates are more ad- the Loan recommendation was annulled by the Deed of Conveyance ..............--1 1 0

vantageous to the Tenants than the rates fixed in
the said Award.

1. Be it therefore enacted by the Lieutenant
Governor, Council, and Assembly, that from aud
atter the passing of this Act, every Tenant of any
of the Proprietors in the said Schedule named,
having, at the time of his desiring to exereise the
right of purchase hereinafter given, an unexpired
teri of not less than twenty-one years, under
written demise, in any of the Township lands of
such Proprietors therein mentioned, shall have a
right or option to purchase the reversionary in-
terest of such Proprietors, his heirs, or assigns
therein, at the rates hereinafter mentioned, that is
to say: during the firet period of five years, from
the Ist day of May, 1862, every such Tenant shall
have a right or option to purchase such rever-
sionary imerest at fifteen years purchase of the
yearly reserved rent; during the next period of
tive years ensuing, such Tenant shall have a right
or option to purchase such reversionary interest
at Is years purchase of the said yearly reserved
rent; and during all subsequent periods every
such Tenaet shall have a right or option to pur-
chase such reversionary interest at twenty years’
purchase of the said yearly reserved rent. . Pro-
vided always, that in’ any case where the said
yearly rent, during the first portion or years of
the term, shall be less than the yearly rent re-
served during the residue of such tetm, the amount
of the purehase money shall be computed b
multiplying the maximum or full rent reserved
during such residue of such term by the number ot
years purchase at which such Tenant ay, under
the provision aforesaid, be entitled to purchase.

2. Be it further enacted, that the hereinbefore
recited Declarations or Award of the said Commis.
sioners, respecting the Escheat or forfeiture of the
Lands, and the Arrears of Quit Rents, and the
Land called or kuown as the Fishery Reserves ;
and also concerning the emission to Tenants ot
Arrears of Rent, which have accrued due previous
to the——day of——1n5s, and which are now
un be, and the same is hereby declared to be,

Duke, as well as opposed by our own Government
and Legislature — is not worth one farthing; but A > taldeead ~_ £112 2 2%
would, on the contrary, be injurious to the inter- | “"™™#! interest on

ests of the Colony, inasmuch as that it proposes ey nina pte one yo PE

‘ Rent at present rate, m-
great Concessions to the proprietors without re-| cluding one-ninth..... 511

sacrifice of Colonial interests. But there is no
use in speaking of the Award as a thing that has
any existence. The very circumstance of the
Duke of Neweastle sending out the Proprietors’
Bill, as the only basis of arrangement which the
proprietors will agree to— proves that the Duke
did not suppose that Bills would have passed dur-
ing the late Session to confirm the Award, the ori-
ginal copy of which he had withheld, so that it
might not be made the subject ot legislation. AN
this was clear enough before, when we read the
Duke's despatch of the 7th F *bruary; but it is
doubly clear to us now, viewed by the light of the
despatch of the 5th April. It is quite true his
Grace expresses no opinion regarding the propo-
sals contained in the Proprietors’ Bill. The only
proposal of any direct consequence to the tenan-
try is that with regard to the terms of purchase.
That branch of the subject was discussed at some
length in the Award of the Royal Commissioners ;
and his Grace, in sending out the printed copy of
the Report, made no observation on that part of
it; but the Duke of Neweastle says he would not,
“IN ANY CASE, pronounce a confident opinion on
a matter depending so much on questions of local
detail.” The silence of the Colonial Minister,
therefore, gives us no reason to believe that he
would accept our Bills in preference to the Pro-

valid aud binding at law aud in equity.

Prietors’ Bill; byt, ou the contrary, he gives a de-|

quiring any concession from them, as well as a! Difference

in favor of

paying rent... 2... 26.0. 140
one-fourth for Bank

rate of unterest........0 6 0

£1W 0

Here, taking the ordinary, uot the highest rate
of rent—not such rent as Mr. Jobn A. MeDonald
receives from his tenants, and basing our caleula-
tious on the lowest offer of the proprietors — We
find that the leaseholder will actually save money
by remaining in his present position, even if he
had thousands of pounds at his disposal. But inthis
poor country we know there is not one tenant in
a hundred—perhaps not one iu five hundred—whe
could pay down seventy five pounds besides bis
arrears of rent. The farmer who has money to
spare is not likely to have any considerable amount
of arrears against him; and the boasted “ conees-
sion” about a remission of rents would be of ne
earthly advantage to him. Besides, the former
who is thrifty enough tosave money from his «mall
guins, knows how to turn it to better account than
in buying land at the high price which the pre
pnetors demand. Numerous opportunities for
speculating would present themselves; and peF>
haps by two or three successful ventures, oF by
keen shaving for two or three years, be could
double his capita). On the other hand, as regards
debted io iis landlord for five years rent, he 08

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