The Herald -- 1867-11-13 -- Page 2

THE HE

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, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13, 1867.

Duke of Buckingham and Chandos will be glad to see
you on Monday neat, the Sth inst., at this Oftice,
about 38 o'clock.
** Yours faithfully,
“iH. J. BRYANT.
“J. Henstay, Esquire.”

L accordingly, on Monday, 8th July, went to the Co-
lonial Office, and had the honor of being received by
His Grace the Duke cf Buckingham and Chandos.

The matter first alluded to was the Loan Bill, and my
object"was to obtain from His Grace an assurance that
it would be submitted in Council to Her Majesty the
Queen, with aw recommendation that it should be left to
its operation, This was necessary before LT could at-
tenipt to negotiate the Loan, ‘The nature of the Loan
Bill and its object had already been brought to His
Grace's notice by your Excellency’s despatch, and by
my own Official Report as Attornvy General. dated the
4th June, 1867, a copy of which, marked (A), is here-
with transmitted, Llis Grace at once informed me that
the Act would be submitted tor Her Majesty's approval
atthe next sisting of the Privy Council, and a Despatch
nohilying this would at once be forwarded to your Ex-
rellency., No allusion was made by His Grace to the
Memorial of Mr. Wim. HL. Pope, which bad been for-

unnecessary Lo advert to it,

I then proceeded to submit to Ilis Grace the views of
‘ats Government on the demand for payment of £4,979
lis, 2d. Sterling, tor maintenance, &e., of ‘Troops,
whieh | contented should not be made, and which this
Government should not be called upen to pay.
brought to His Grace's attention the various Despatches
upon the subject which bad passed between the Colonial
Ottice and the Local Authorities of Prince Edward Is-
lund, with the view of satisfying His Grace that no
agreement to pay for the maintenance of Troops tad
been made er settled, or was contemplated by this Go-
vernment, as apparently assumed by the Despatch No.
8, of 4th March, 1866, from Earl Carnarvon, then Se-
cretary of State for the Colonies, to your Excellency.
I alsa submitted to Hie Grace a statement of the heavy
expenditure for Military purposes wade by this Colony
during the last three or four years, and adverted to the
fet ghat the -dissatia(eetion which prevailed in Prince
Edward Tstand in 1863—which was the cause of the
Troops being sent‘there-—arose entirely from the griev-
ances in connection with the Land Teoures, which the
Local Government, by means of the Land Parchase
aml Loan Bills were Lona fide, anxiously endeavoring
to redress.and remove. I banded to His Grace an epi-
tome of the Despatches, and he assured me that the
matter should receive his consideration, and requested
me to call again at the Colonial Office at an early day
to receive his decision upon it.

Ow the following day 9th July, I addressed to His
Grace, through his Secretary, H. J. Bryant, Esquire,
the subjoined Letter on the same subject :—

**40, Burtinaron Roap,
** Sr, Srerven’s Square,

“Oth July, 1867.
*' Sin;

,“* When I had the honor of an interview, yesterday,
with His Grace the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos,
1 left with him a paper containing ‘a hastily drawn and
rather informal epitome of various ‘Despatches which,
daring the last two years, have passed between Her
Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State forthe Colonial
Department and the Administrator of the Government
and the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Istlaud,
on the subject of the Detachments of Troops stationed

cently made on behalf of the War Department for the
paytent of £4,979 11s. 2d. Sterling, by the Island
Government, for the maintenance of those Troops.

ET Shouli, perhaps, also have left the various print-
ed Despatches and Minutes of Council, of which the
epitéme was drawn und to which it relates, and [ there-
fore now enclose them. His Grave was good enough to
say that the epitome shonld be returned to we when the

Spopiduravion OL tee metion had haan aas-dedeu, AUG J
a gla

it yon will, at the same time, cause the
present enelosed printed papers to be m like manner
rétorned,

** My request to His Grace was that he would consent
to reconsider the deterniination arrived at, and commu-
nicated in Despatch No, 8, of 4th March last, and re-
commend the Secretary at War not to demand from the
Goverament of Prince Edward Island the payment of
the sum above specified for maintenance of Troops, and
T endeavored to bring to His Grace's notice the whole
history of the unfortunate Land Question in the Colony,
and what @ coustant source of trouble, expense and
digcoritent it had proved, and how much the ndvance-
ment and prosperity of the Colony had been retarded
by, jt, That it had, in a great measure, caused the
trodbles which led to the Troops being required there
in 1865, and the claim which, on account of the Land
Tenures, thought the Colony had on the consideration
of the Imperial Government, particularly in the matter
of the present application, That the Island Govern-
ment were by strenuous and bona fide efforts endeavor-
ing to exUdgaish any cause for discontent by buying out
the claims of Proprietors of Lands, and bad of late
been under heavy ootlay for that purpose, having last

ear purchased 212,000 acres of Lund, the Estate of the
ate Sir Samuel Gavyard, at a cost of £53,000 Sterling,
and were still continuing their efforts to acquire farther
lands. That I 4m now in Eugland for the express pur-
pose of endeavoring to raise money on the Public Cre-
dit for the purchase of sach other Proprietary Estates
as could be acquired. That the Island Government bad
expended (when viewed in relation to ite Revenues) a
large sum r= Son, Farad last. two yeats for building Bar+
racks and otier Military and Militia parposes and ex-
penses, as specified iv the epitome, fully as much as its
resources could afford, quite irrespective of the present
demagd.

* That the Executive Government of Prince Edeard
Island in its Minute, dated 17th October, 1865, (now
enclosed) while willingly submitting to pay the trans-
port of Troops from Halifax, aud all expeoses incurred,
whether for maintenance or otherwise, “ when oe | are
tent.inta the Country Districts to assist the Sheritf and
his Officers in maintaining the supremacy of the Law,”
(which latter obligation bad been faithfully discharged)
respecUully rewonstrated; and I again, on behalf ot
he Covernment, res acetfully remonstrated against the
hardship of paying the expenses of the maintenance ot
the Troops while stationed in the Colony. that is, their
ordinary mainténance when in Barracks aud not employ-
ad in assisting the Sheriff.

“*T helieve that the Detachment of troops bas. since
the 20th June last, been withdrawn from Prince Edward
Island, and, therefore, no such question as the present
is likely again to arise. ;

* You will, perhaps, be so good as to communicate!

the contents of this Letter to His Grace, and oblige,
i “Bir,
Yours faithfully,
“JOSEPH HENSLEY.
“Attorney General of
“Prince Rdward Island.’

T subsequently called on several oecarions at the Co-
Jonial Office, as requested by His Grace, afid had inter-
views with Mr, Bryant; and ow Gth Augast last, being
very desirous Of ascertaining the views of the Timperial
Government on the a gepage made by we respeetin
the demand for payMent, to which Chave jost alluded,
L addressed tho following letter to His Grace, through
bis Secretary :—

"40, Burntixaron Roan,
‘Sr, Sreruen's Squane,
** Loxpox,
“di Auguet, 1867,

“San;

#* Will you please to inftrm Tis Grace the Dake of
Backin and, Chandos tbat I purpose ldaving Lon-
don, on my return to Prince Edward Island, on the 16th
Augyst, instant, and should “His Grace please or deen
it re ; Tsbait wait upon His Grace at the Colonial
Ofien A any jime before 16th August which be may
appoint.”

J am not aware whether any decision hds yet been
arrived at respééting the demaid ‘made @pon the local
Government of Prince Edward Island for the payment
of £4,979 iis, 2d. for maintenance of Troops, &e.

cen i woe msamenn ee ~—-saneannen
‘ferred to in my Lettur of 9th July last; bu

it will be communicated to me before my ret
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** Yours faithfully,
* JOSEPH HENSLEY,
** Attorney General,
“ Vrince Edward

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Island.
**H. J. Bavant, Esquire,
* Seeretary to [lis Grace
** the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos,”

On the 10th August | received a communication from
Mr. Bryant, and again on l4th August the following
leiter :

* Conostat Orricr,
** 14th August.
** Deak Sin;

“The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos will be glad

to see you here on Friday next at 4 o'clock.
* Yours faithfully,
“H. J. BRYANT.

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‘Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, when His Grace in-
‘tormed me that the War Office, on his reeemmendation,
lhad modified the demand made in respect of the main-

eney notilyiug the same had been prepared, which His
Grace was good enough to read tome. ‘This Despatch
having since been received by your Excellency, it is
junnecessary for me now further to advert to it. His
iGrace made several coquiries on other matters connect-
vd with the Government and interests of this Island, o
which T need not on the present occasion refer, as they
jdidl not relate to the objects of my mission.

| I shall now proceed to detail to your Excellency the
(Steps which | took after my arrival in England to ascer-
land mm Seodand and Lrelan!, the terms upon which they
j would be willing to sell their Lands to the Government,
;. Laddresved at once Letters to Colonel Cumberland,
jLady Georgiana Fane, Viscount Melville, and Miss
Sullivan, and through Colonel Cumberland to Lady
I \Wood-and Mies Fanning, stating that I was authorized,
ton beball of the Government of Prince Edward Island,
‘to asvertam Whether they were willing to sell thei

[Estates to the Government, and if so, upon what term

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tain from tbe various Proprietors of Lands resideat there}

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linterview, if possible, in order to explain the position of
jmatteré in the Island, and the views of the Government
jon the whole question,
| L received from Colonel Cumberland a Letter under
jdate 12th July, 1867, from Buxton, ervnouledang re-
lavipt of my communication, and informing me that vady
Wood and Miss Fanning were then in Paris. Colonel
Cumberland replied to that part of my Letter which re-
lated to the proposition to treat with him and Mrs,
Cumberland tor the purchase of their Estates as fol-
lows t=

‘With regard to the subject of your Letter, all I can
say is that we are not disposed Lo part with our Ketate
on the Island except on terms which would yield us the
same amount of income we at present derive from it.
Indeed I do not see how it ean reasonably be expected
we should do eo on any other, but if such were offered
to us we should only ve too happy to dispose of all our
interest, &v,”
After receiving this reply from Colonel Cumberland,
again wrote to him a Letter, of which a copy follows,
dated 6th August, 1867 :—

** Deas Sir;
“In your Letter te me dated 18th July last, you state

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there, and particularly in relation to an application re-|tbat you are not disposed to part with your Estate in

the Island, except on terms whieh will yield the same
amount of Jncome as at present; ‘* but if such were
offered to us we should be only too happy to dispose of
all our interest, &e.” Of course Tam not informed as
to the preeise amount of that income, and, therefore,
before I can state what the Goverament are prepared to
give, I require to know:

** At. I - arey of the Land held by you and Mrs.
SiO EET) att nue SNe WA critcan oF lona or

“2nd. The gross annual Rental, and the probable
arrears of Bent?

Sed. The eum or price asked for the whole, includ:
ing arrears?

“ As regard times and modes of payment, I beg leave
to give the following instances of terms on which Pro-
prietors have sold to the Governmeot.,

** The Worrell Estate, estimated at an area of 79,000
acres or thereabouts, cost 28,5007 currency, about 4s,
sterling per acre, and was paid for in Debentures, bear-
ing interest at five per cent per annum, payable annu-
ally, and the principal payable ia Ten years.

* The Selkirk and Montgensery Estates. together,
cost 17,3661 58. 9d. currency, paid one-half in cash and
the other half in Debentures. payable in Ten years, with
interest at five per cent per annum,

* The Cunard Estate, area 212.000 acres, cast 79,-
50M currency, or 58,000] sterling. The terms of pur-
chase as follows ;—

** 5.0001 sterling paid at the time of executing the
Deeds of conveyance, and Debentures for the balance
then delivered, payable as follows :—

71662 188. 4d. sterling, payable on Ist January 1867.
7166/ 138. 44. = do do let July, 1867,
71662 134. 4d, do do lst January, 1867,
with interest in each case at the rate of six per cent per
annum from the date of the Deeds,

** The balance of 26,500/ sterling, payable at the ex-
piration of ten years from the date of the purchase,
bearing interest at five per cent. per annum, payable
annually and secured by the Government Debentures.

*'-On receiving your reply, [shall at once, if never
sary, communicate with the Government in the Island,
an i their views with respect to it as soon as

cas:ble,

oli AsIsball probably be leaving London finally on

{16th instant, IT shall be glad to hear from you on this

subject 80 soon as you can conveniently reply to this

Letter. :

‘*Tam, dear Sir,
“ Very traly ours,

** JOSEP fl HENSLEY,

“ Colonel Bentitk I. Cumpeutann.”

On 7th Augast, Colonel Cumberland, in ackno wledg-

ment of my last letter, wrote as foliows:
** Montcomernry House,
* Buxton
“7th August, 1867,
“Dear Sin; :

‘+ In reply to your letter of yesterday's date, and in
compliance with your request for an early acknowledg-
ment of it, Ihave only to repeat what [have alre
stated, that if the Government of Prince Edward Island
will consent to purchase the property belonging to Mrs,

Comberland and myself there, for a sum equivalent to
the Rental we at present receive from it, we shall be

uite ready to close with the offer; but until such is
\Agnifiod to us by the Government, or yourself as their
accredited Agent, it will be unnecessary tor you to be
turnished with the particalars you speciiy.

** When any of our Tenants are desirous of purchas-
ling theic farms, our Agent, Mr. Wright, has been in-
jstraeted to sell them their Leaseholds for the sam equal
jto the Rent paid by them, &e,, &e., &e.

* Believe me very truly yours,

“B. H. CUMBERLAND.”

| On 25th July, Lady Wood and Miss Fanning address-
‘ed a letter to me stating that they had been informed
by Colonel Camberland that L was desirous to communt-
cate with them ropes the purchase of their r=
ty in Prince Edward Island, aod that they would be.
happy to hear from me on the subject, and tobe made
jaequainted with the time and mode of t to those
| Proprietors who might feel disposed to part with their
| Estates in the Colony,

| L wrote to Lady: Wood and Miss Fanning at Bath; on
‘2nd August, giving thom the mformation asked for,
and specifying instances of the times and motles of pay -
ment adopted on the several ovcasions of parchase, fn
tawoner as referred to in my Letter to Colonel Cumber-
jand, of 6th August; and | aleo offered to go to Buth to
confer with them showld they desire it.

| Aftor consideration of my last Letter, Lady Wood
jand Miss Fanning wrote tome on 7th August, #tat
that they regretted thatthey were unable to farnis
me with the information I required concerning the
Pownsbip Lands in Prince Edward Island, * oneiely
trea of land owned by them, bow auch under, gross

»te- annual Rental, probable arfears of Rent, information ground,” .

t if so, 1 trust’

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imediately communicate w' } '
ion which they would be divposed to treat with the Local

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|000 acres on Townships Nos. 9, 16, 22 and 6).

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I accordingly called at the Colonial Office on Friday,|who is understood te own 10,023 acres of Land on
6th August, and bad an interview with His Grace the|'Townsh

warded against the Loan Bill, and | therefore found it{tenance of Troops, and that a Despatch to your Excell-|diseuesed the matter very freely, and finally, although he

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lthat it was the desire of the Government, if possible, to}
urchase all large Estates belonging to non resident)
roprietors, and that I was anxious to have 4 personal!

ro 2 therefore, to the Commissioner ef Public

which they themselves have been very desirous to obtain
for some fime past, and which it Is quite necessary they
thould. 48 before they can decidé upon the terms
in ott which they would dispose of their property in the
Colony.” That they would urge upon their present
Agent, Mr. Charles Wright, the necessity there was for
their being furnished with the above iuformation at his
earliest convenience, baving obtained i, they would im-
mean te the terms up-

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Wednesday, November 13, 1867.)
Wx are {creed to lay aside this week several commu-|
nications, and to yield up the most of our editorial,
space to muke room for the Hon. Mr. [lensley's Report |
of his mission to England in connection with the Loan
Bill and the Land Question, We feel assured that no
apology is needed from us on this account, From a)
perusal of the Report in question, it will be observed
that the Attorney General was not idle whilst in Kng-
land. No ‘ exhaustive festivities” interfered to seduce
him from his work, and be appears to us to have acted
upon the principle, that although a Delegate in England)
ut the public expense, and upon public business, he was
bound to economise his time and exert himself as fully
as if he were engaged upon his ewn personal business.
That he bas so acted, will be admitted wherever his
Report is read. No better Agent’ could bave been se-
lected, and if his mission will not be crowned with as
(ull a measure of success as the friends of the country
would desire, the fau‘t can not be attributed to him, but
rather to the want of some law which, from its opera
tions, would make the absentee Proprietors of Township
Lands in this Colony only too glad to sell to the Govern-
went. Mr, Hensley's interviews with Hia Grace the
Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, the Secretary of
State for the Colonies, was of the most satisfactory
and gratifying description. Every courtesy was extend-
ed to Mr. Hensley by that noble official, and after the
first interview with him, the Loan Bill was reecommend-
ed to Her Majesty for her assent, notwithstanding
Mr. W. H, Pope's protest against the measure. This,
of itself, is satiefactory, and those who have bitherto
complained— and, perhaps, with justice—that in conse-
quence of our dependent povition, private individuals
could thwart Colonial Legislation, will have bad that
plea taken from them. Mr, Hensley also laid before
Lis Grace the objections of this Government to the ac-
count forwarded from the War Office for the pay and
maintenance of the troops lately stationed here, and so
successfully did he represent the injustice of the demand
against the Colony, that the Colonial Minister at length
obtained an abatement of the clam altogether. There
is not the slightest doubt that had Mr, Hensley not
brought this matter to the notice of the Colonial Office,
the Colony would have had to pay in full the claim of
the War Office, amounting to nearly £5,000 Sterling.
His mission has, therefore, saved this sum to the Island
Treasury. His communication with the Union Bank ol
London reveals the fact that, with a slight alteration in
one of the provisions of the Loan Bill, very little diff-
eulty will be experienced in floating off, upon terms
equal tothose which the neighboring Provinces, or the
combined Dominion, could command, the desired loan.
We are satisfied that the Government will be justified
in carrying out the suggestions of ''A. Serimgeour,”

Government for the sale pf,their Township Lands.

On 13th duly, Thad qn interview at Fulham, near Lon-
don, with Miss Sullwan, the present owner of rig ght

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Sullivan expressed herself as then unwilling to part with
her Estates in the Island, but determined to visit them
jherself, personally, and then finally to decide what course
she would pursue, a determination whieh, as your Ex-
cellency is aware, Miss Sullivan has since carried out.

I called by appointment, on 19th July last, at 7,
Portugal Street, Loudon, upon Lord Visvount Melville,

ip No, 29, and 1182 acres of Land on Township
No. 63, T captained to His Lordship the object of my
visit, and the desire of the Government to purchase his
Estates, if terms cou'd be agreed upon. His Lordship

could not name a price at which he would sell, agreed to
direct his Agent in Prince Edward Island to give mo, on
imy return, full ieformation on ail points respecting his
iKstates, as to the area, annual rent, and probable
jamount of arreaisof Rent, &e., to enable me to take the
views of the Local Government on an offer to purchase
his Estates, which offer Ils Lordship expressed himself
as willing to receive. 1 subsequently, on 6th August
‘last, wrote to Lord Metville, as follows’;
* Tue Viscount Mecvitn—
“My Lorp;

**T purpose leaving London for America on 16th Au-
gust. instant, and on reaching Prince Edward Island 1
shall apply to your Agent, Mr, Bourke, for particulars
concerning your Lordship's Estates in the Island. May
I ask your Lordship to write to Mr Bourke, and request
him to give me all the information I may require on the
subject, I shall then proceed to take the views of the
Local Goverument on an offer to purchase your Lord-
ship’s Estates, and eommunieate the decision to your
Lordship as speedily as possible, and now have the hon-
or to remain,

** Your Lordahip's
** Most obedient servant,
* JOSEPH HENSLEY.”

To this his Lordship replied, through his Solicitor,
John McKenzie, Esquire, of Edinburgh, that a Letter
bad Keen written to Mr. Bourke, requesting him to give
me sach information as I might require. Since my re-
turn to Prince Ddward Island, on 13th September
instant, | have seen Mr. Bourke, and bave obtained in-
formation from him respectiag Lord Melville’s Estate,
which will be fully communicated to the Government.
and their views takon 6n the offer of purchase to be
made to him. The following Letter, received by me
from Mr. Bourke, giveé some of the necessary par-
ticulars :—
**Hononasir Joseru Hexstex—

‘Dear Sin,
** Having received advice from Lord Melville, wishing
me Lo render you, for the information of the Govern-
ment, a statement of the number of acres of Land His
Lordship bolds on this Island, with the rental and ar-
rears due thereon, I complianee with which I beg to
send the following statement, viz :—

On Lot 29, 10,023 acres; Rental, 5871 0 Ol}who recommends a reduction in the terms of the Loan
An ypogirry Fontan ee ee 5 from twenty to ten years, and the application of the
Arreats. due, Slat Dec., 1866," 281 0 v|Sinking fund 50 as to act by a five per cent. annual

drawing at par ; thatis to say, if £5,000 bonds were drawn
each year dy lot, and paid off at £100, thus redeeming
the whole Loan in twenty years, as authorized by the
Act. Ten years Bonds arranged upon this basis would
readily command from 93 a 95. The Legislature and
the couutry would bear the Government out in making
these alterations and securing the Loan without delay,
Mr. Hensley also put himself in direct communieation
and had many personal interviews with: the proprietors}
of Estates in thie Island, resident in England, frem
some of whom he received sufficient encouragement to
justity the expectanon that, before the lapse of maity
months, the Government will have purchased their
claims. We are unable to give the whole of the corres-
pondence in this day's paper, but we shall be able to.
complete it in our next.

** Any farther information which the Government
may require that | can give, I shall always be happy to
communicate,
**Lhave the bonor to be,

+ Sie,

“Yours, &, i

Un 29th July I went to Yoevil, th ROE sg and
bad au interview with Lady C. Georguna Fane, (with
whom I had previously been in peemndenes on the
sabject,) resprcting ber Estates at. Crapaud, on Lot
29, which comprise about 9000 scres of Land. I urged
her Ladyship to offer ther Lands to the Government,
but found her unwilling at that time to part with them.
On 6th August I adressed a Letter to Lady Georgiana’
Fane. on the same subjec, in which I again brought to
ber notice (as } bad previously done,) that avery strony
desire existed in the sland to abolish the I hold Ten-
ure and ag Opportunity to the occupants, to convert
their holdings into Freehold, sad that it was very es-
sential to the public good that this object should,
if possible be attained, [ hoped she would, on further
consideration, determine to offer her ‘Township Lands
to the Goverment on ous terms.” Hor Ladyship
neknowledged the receipt ot this Letter, atid subse-
quendy | bad another ieterview, but 1 still found that
she had not made up her wind to an offer of sale, 1]
also had an interview with Sir Graham Montgomery
(who owns a portion of Lot 34), atthe Trensary,
Whitehall, respecting his Lands in Prince Edward
Island. Although sothing definite resulted fiom it, |
have reason to expect shortly some further commu-
nication en the subject from him, or through bis agent,
the Honorable T. H. Haviland, which, when re-
~ ey I shallat once make known to Your Excel-
ency.

Having learned that Messrs. Thompsons, owners of
a money of Township No, 26, were absent from the
couutry at the time, I was unable to treat with them
respecting the sale of their property, but recommend
that application shall be hereatver made to them vn the

subject.
1 did not apply te the Reverend John McDonald,
bevause 1 had reason to beliéve that his interest In that
portion of Townships Nos, 85 and 36, from which he
receives now his rents, amounts to a life estate on!
and, that therefore, he could not dispose of it absolutely
in fve-simple, as contemplated by the provisions of the
Land Purchase Bill,

Having been also authorized to negotiate a Loan

Since our last issue. the Atlantic Cable has
transmitted the intelligence of a severe engage
meot between the Papal troops and the Garibaldi-
aos, on the 4th instant, The invaders, numbering
12,000 strong, under command of tho red-shirted
hero himself, with a five appreciation of the sol-
emnity of the Christian Sabbath, marched out from
their encampment on a Suuday morning to attack
the Papal position, They were hotly received by
the Pope's troops, aud after a severe fight of over|
two hours, the Garibaldians were completely routed,
losing several thousands in killed, wounded, and
prisoners—Garibaldi aod his son being among the
captured. Towards the clese of the eogagement,
the Freuch troops appeared upon the scene of
action, when Garibaldi aud sou were transferred
over to them, aud despatehed to Floreace as prisov-
ers of war, What his subsequent fate may be, we
kuow not; ‘but‘in the interests of law aod ofder,
and asa warning to other filibusters, it is te be res

gretted that these arch-agitators were mot imme-
ander the Act of last Session, 1 foond it necessary {u'the|diately tried at the drum-h
first place, for the information of those who m " be gd corso Bae Fi

likly to take. it. tp. te-obtely and.cons - sled in the possession of their right senses, despatched —
per statements of the pH sn Poy Cem not to Florence, but toe better Kingdom. The re-

Edward Island, its Revenue and Expenditure, amount! sult of this battle will have the salutary effect of
f Debt, Import d E a veral A ‘rag
past, and also of the Teaull, as neatly. md could. be es. |teRching the enemies of the Holy See thet Rome -
timated, of the Spetenlons of the Government in pur-|not so easily taken as they fancied, aod that when

aftairs seem darkest for the Tempura! Power, it is,

chasing Land u the Lathd Purchase Act. ae
te .
Thonas DesBrisay, Esquire, one ofthe Public Amdi-/i0 reality, strongest and most powerful. The same
Juserutable Power which protected it for the

tors, and’ to Andrew Mitchell, Esquire, formerly
ad Oholord irom them the inrece centuries, will so ordain boman affairs as
to ensiré ite preservation. Drials abd tribulations’

uty Colonial Secretary, ]

necessary information under their
may assail it in the future, as in the past; but no
Catholic entertains, for a moment, the slightest

bande which le eet
es in a) we ra (B,) e) (D,) (B.) {2
. ) Wi ccom ie i
scsluud ds Vad Union Sau ad Gecaates deeobed te
an fo tl ded of my ‘Oca ih the|doubt of the of
printed copies appen port en a permanency the Papacy—ot the
reasons for passing the Loan and M
ae tn be ie pan ay dated in leodan delat tae, Holy Bee, end its thorough independence of all
roar i rg fn 4 ag egret
an respective 5 Joh can the of aby tem !
lowing letter from J. A. Barton, , the Manager |
of the Union Bank of Londen; aelag: particulars of T#ler, because ovee he does v0, he loses that tree-
the anes | upon which the Bank would, act as Agetts dom of action 90 essential to the fies and indepen-
for the Government in pudearering, to meguliste '® dour dibsharge of hie epiriinal functions, For the)
“Usrox Baxx or Lonpox, resent, the Pope is sale, and the cry-of Rome of)
eg, Patace's oun: ner death” is now pronounced te be the inbsendate
“My Dean Gias— P; * |scream of @ maniac—for the same deapateh which
“ ese es a the ste chet with Fas on the #2nounces Garipaldi’s deleat ood im nt also
ubject n to the Penos Kaward Isiand Go-| proclaims t t vobeppy mau's idaay
voreneend, and the commission we should charge for! . ram: m TH ay:
conducting that business, I find that, on comparing og
notes with other parties who have had similar trans-
actions, & commission of 14, per cent. would’not be an-
reasonable. Tam, the » Prepared to undertake
the business on those

Tur Dominion Partiament met at Ottawa on tho 6th
instant. The Speech fromthe Throne by the Gover: |
Canchon was appointed President of the Senate—thus
disarranging the Examiner's prediction of some weeks
ago, to the effect that the Hon, Mr. Kenny Was'to te-
ceive the sppointment.. A Mr. Cockburn was appoint-
ed Speaker of the House of Commons, mech tothe
chagrin of the New Branswick members, who canvase-

** Honorable Josern Hexexey.
“4 por cent. commission. if the Loah falls to the

pert! aa. At'the

ed for the position for the Hon. Mr. Gray, of St. Joba,

The Speech embraces the subjects of tariff, finances

defence, fisheries, marine, postal arrangements, ~
as also the extension of the Dominion, so as to embrace
British Columbia and the Western Teniitory, There
is no allusion to Prince Edward Island or Newfound.
land—the Ministers, no doubt, deeming it advisable to
leave the Island Colonies “out in the cold” for the
present. One or two of the French members for Que.
bee took.exception to the speech becanse it was not
spoken in French as well as in English, aud Mr, Cock.
burn was deprecated as Speaker ‘because, he @ould
not speak the French language. In accepting Confed.
eration, we faney the French members have been
placed in a position where they will not receive that
consideration which was accorded to them under the
late Union between Upper and Lower Canada, They
will now find themselyes compelled to submit to Eng.
lish manners aid usages, as well as to the English
language in the General Parliament, and for this they
are themselves responsible in consenting to the larger
Union. The members for Ontario, New Brunswick
and ova Scotia, forming, as they do, the large major.
ity, will scarcely go to the trouble and expense of
learning French, merely to accommodate the minority
from Quebec, and thus, from this date, we may expect
to see the decline of the French language in the
Dominion, However much we may deplore this fact,
it cannot now be helped. The Hon. Mr. Llowe, in
commenting upon the Speech, opposed the further ex.
tension of the Union by the reception of uew territories
within they Dominion, and in this we think he was
right, for, until the Dominion Exvoutive demonstrates
that it can govern wisely and well the territory now
entrusted to its charge, it would be folly to extend its
borders. There is every indication of a row among
the Ministerislists, (one of whom, the Hon, Mr. Galt,
has been forced, by popular opinion, to resign his port
folio of Finance M‘uister) and of a speedy break-up of
the Dominion.

Founpuna.—On Tuesday morning last, a female
infant, apparently about three days old, was found by
Mr. John McDonald, snugly encased ina amall box,
with the lid nearly closed, on the Avorstep of his father’s
(Mr. Neil McDonald's) house, berbitva Weit. A bundle
of flannel and other élothes avcompan ed the infant, ull
of good quality, but evidently second-haad. A letrar
was found, written in a female hand, some What to the
following effect :

** Christian Friend.--To hide my shame, a poor de
ceived young mother, I have chosen you as the guar
lian of my poorinnocent babe. Its fatheris a deceiver.
[ cannot expect help trom him. God knows J have
learned a dear lesson. So for God's sake tke care of
my child; got it christened and rear it a Catholic. I
am poor, but as Jong as I can earn a shilling you shall
have it. When you hear from me again it shall be bh
the Malpeque post office. So now God bless you all,
and all gt I leave with it,”

sey + sean « Mpa teeta near taunt

The letter was accompanied by 9s. 1d, in cash, ad-
dressed to * Miss McDonald, B. Wd." No clue to the
parties who left the infant can be found, A man's foot-
steps were traced across the field to the house, and the
track of a vehicle was plainlypvisible, on the road, bus
the direction he went in is uncertain.—S. Pragrese.

tw" We have been requested to add the following
particulars to the obituary, published in our law, of
the late Lieut. Colonel P. D. Srewart: ;

* Ile was the eldest son of the late Honorable Charles
Stewart, H. M. Attorney General of this Island; was
the Grand-son of the late Chief Justice Stewart, of this
Island; aad was the Groat-grand-son of the late Sir
John Stewart. of Black Hall,—all of revered memory.

Tar Graty Trive is unusually brisk in thie Tetandue
it is said there will be some sixty square-rigged vessels
leave this Fall loaded with Oats for varidus Ports in
Europe. “This witt be a good thing for the ~ farmers,
particularly as the price has rated high the whole season
—from 2s 6d to 2s 8d, pee bushel, The operations of
one House in this City, ia grain, will amount to nearly
£40,000, Jal.

Wr had a regular old-fash ioned snow sqnall from the
North West, on Wednesday night and Thursday morn-
ing last, and at the time we write the ground is covered
with two or three inches of snow, with every.a co
of an early winter. There are a large number of vessels
in the various Ports and Rivers in the Island, loading
with Produce, and it will require weeks of fine weather
before they can all be despatched.—Zsi.

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Teleg

SS

News by : raph.

London, Nov. 4,:eva,
The ivtelligence from Italy is importaat.
Garribaldiand his foree were attacked aol de-
feated ov Sunday by the Freoch aud Papal troops.
Gen. La Marmora, who was sent to Paris by the
King of Italy on a mission, the nature ot which has
not been developed, has returued to Florence,
baving failed iu accomplishiug the object for which
he was despatched thither.
Paris, Nov, 5.
Phe Moviteur of this moraing publishes full pare
ticulars of the battle im -dtuly. ‘The scene of the
fight was near Fervoli. ight thousand insurgents
were killed, wounded or made prisoners.
Garribaldi bimself.and bid son Menotti were
captured and sent to Florence as prisoners of war,
Four thousand Garribaldians, while oo their
march to reivforce the insurgents were stopped, dis-
“ree and turved back. " : \
Phe greatest agitation prevuils in Italy, The u
alnateenof Napoleoo is te be answered by or be
fore Thursday.

Loudon, Sth, noon.
Serious bread riots occurred in Exeter, yesverday
Every meat and bread shop ip this City was sack-
date of the last despatches iucendisry
fires were breakivg out iv different parts of the
town, There was much excitement and the loest
authorities had petitioued the Government for troops

to quell the discord. _—
‘Nov. 5.

isd ; ct

Parliament has been called Migs hve leh on the
19th of November.

Garribaldi had arrived at Spezzia on Woard au
Italian man-of-war, prisoner in the hands of the Ité-
Yan Government, "

The Vieooa,,Debatte, a semi-official journal, in
this city, states that Baron Von Buest, in @ note,
says that the policy of the Emperor Napoleon aad
that of Francis Joseph ave ihe same, damely that
of peace. — { '

t is thought that the recent defeat: of Gen, Gar-
ribaldi cancels'tte ultimatum of Napoleon.

Itis said that the Italians have repassed the
2 rn wperor Napoleoe b

t is also stated that the E: an
received Gev. La Marmora, the Italian ambae-

sador.
Deopereett fram. Dubilo state that arrests of sap-
posed } continue. General Nagle is to be

*

tried at Bligo.
Saiveyd by Weel ot Landon, 7;

a wan n re
city of continue In Devonshire, ‘av rye -
ed at ¥, Exmouth, and other ba
country. By the efforts of the au “at

the troubles at Exeter were suppressed, and the town